The twentieth century way of life has been made available, largely due to the miracle of cheap energy. The price of energy has been at record lows for the past century and a half.As oil becomes increasingly scarce, it is becoming obvious to everyone, that the rapid economic and industrial growth we have enjoyed for that time is not sustainable.Now, the hunt is on. For renewable sources of energy, for alternative sources of energy, for a way of life that is less dependent on cheap energy.Â
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Rare-earth mining in China comes at a heavy cost for local villages Pollution is poisoning the farms and villages of the region that processes the precious minerals Share94 Email Guardian Weekly, Tuesday 7 August 2012 13.59 BST Jump to comments (29) Health hazard … pipes coming from a rare-earth smelting plant spew into a tailings Continue Reading →
Government calls for nuclear dump designs ABCAugust 8, 2012, 7:54 pm tweet0 Email Print The Federal Government has released a tender calling for concept designs for Australia’s first radioactive nuclear waste dump. The Government has previously announced its preferred site for the dump is on Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory, about 120 kilometres Continue Reading →
News 2 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS US NRC freezes decisons on new reactor, license renewal applicationsPlattsThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted unanimously Tuesday not to issue final decisions on granting licenses to build new nuclear power reactors and 20-year license renewals to existing ones, pending resolution of the agency’s waste confidence rule …See all stories on Continue Reading →
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Oil Price Daily News Update Kurds Hold the Aces in Iraqi Oil Sector Sudanese Government Backtrack on Decision to Increase Electricity Rates by 150% Investing Lessons in One of the World’s Most Volatile Sectors Can the Big Shift in Energy bring a Return of Industrial Demand? Iran will Look to Refine its Crude Domestically, Rather Continue Reading →