3 April 2012 EXPLORATION & NUCLEAR FUEL: Peninsula commits to Wyoming mine Peninsula Energy has announced its formal decision to mine uranium at the Lance Project in Wyoming following a 24.3% increase in total uranium resources. WASTE & RECYCLING: Contract for Dounreay decommissioning Responsibility for the decommissioning, demolition and clean-up of the UK’s Dounreay nuclear Continue Reading →
News 2 new results for PEAK-OIL There’s no place like home… that’s just as well given the cost of petrolBelfast TelegraphBy Nuala McKeever Have you heard the expression Peak Oil? It refers to the time when oil extraction reaches its highest point and then goes into terminal decline — ie, we start running out. Now, Continue Reading →
Alert Name: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS April 3, 2012 Compiled: 1:10 AM Romney Faults Obama for Rising Gas Prices By MICHAEL D. SHEAR (NYT) Mitt Romney blamed the president’s policies for increases in energy costs, but in his 2010 book, the former governor wrote that such changes might benefit the economy. More Articles On This Topic Continue Reading →
7 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Expert: Nuclear Power Is On Its DeathbedChicago TribuneThe disaster insurance for nuclear power plants in the United States is currently underwritten by the federal government, Cooper says. Without that safeguard, “nuclear power is neither affordable nor worth the risk. If the owners and operators of …See Continue Reading →
German Nuclear Plans Reveal Deep Flaws House of Saud to Meet Yemen’s Oil Needs as Sana’a Internally Combusts Gas Glut: Looking at the Options Available to U.S. Natural Gas South Stream and the EU-Russia Balance of Power in the Western Balkans Oil Subsidies: Are Politicians Thinking about the People or Themselves? Pike Research Predict a Continue Reading →
2 April 2012 REGULATION & SAFETY: Early returns to Fukushima Restrictions in sizeable parts of Fukushima’s evacuation area have been relaxed, enabling some residents to visit at will and work towards a permanent return. Two towns have opened, and a third will follow in two weeks’ time. NEW NUCLEAR: Regulator OKs the start of Summer Continue Reading →