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Jaitapur anti nuclear community determined, despite government repression

“The project is being imposed on villagers even though over 90% people are against it.”….protestors were being tried in false cases. Another local said water pumps which were being to draw water in one of the villages were severed a few days back. Pravin Gavankar, a local activist, claimed that, “Over 191 people had been subjected to preventive arrests

Jaitapur won’t relent, The Times of India, Sandeep Ashar, TNN, Feb 26, 2011,  MUMBAI: Opposition from local villagers to the Jaitapur nuclear power plant is unlikely to recede even as chief minister Prithviraj Chavan visits the site on Saturday. Despite efforts by the government to win support of the locals for the project, most villagers are united in their demand for its cancellation…… Continue reading →

February 27, 2011 Posted by | civil liberties, India, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

Iran’s nuclear reactor in serious safety trouble?

Signs of serious trouble at Iran’s nuclear reactor, guardian.co.uk, Julian Borger, 26 Feb 2011, “……Today, Iran confirmed a UN report that it will have to remove the uranium fuel rod assemblies from the reactor core, a significant setback.The reactor has been under construction since the Shah’s era in the 1970’s. The fuel assemblies were finally introduced into the reactor four months ago and it was meant to start producing electricity in January, but that deadline was missed.

Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Tehran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, told the ISNA news agency that the fuel was being removed on Russian advice……Signs of serious trouble at Iran’s nuclear reactor | World news | guardian.co.uk

February 27, 2011 Posted by | Iran, safety | Leave a comment

133 Native Chiefs oppose shipment of radioactive reactor parts across Great Lakes

Ontario chiefs oppose nuclear shipments The Sarnia Observer – Ontario, CA, 26 Feb 2011, A collective of 133 First Nations chiefs in Ontario has restated its objection to the shipment of 16 decommissioned nuclear steam generators through the Great Lakes. During the Chiefs of Ontario annual health forum on Tuesday, an emergency meeting was called by Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee. On Feb. 4, Bruce Power was authorized by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to transport the shipment…….Ontario chiefs oppose nuclear shipments – The Sarnia Observer – Ontario, CA

February 27, 2011 Posted by | Canada, indigenous issues, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

Cosy relationahip between Canada’s regulators and the transporters of radioactive waste

PHMSA [Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration] is infamous for its negligence in major oil pipeline leaks ……PHMSA has previously rubberstamped approvals for 17 water-borne shipments of large, radioactive nuclear components in the past. These shipments travelled on rivers, bays, and sea coasts across the U.S., and even on the waters of Lake Michigan.

Watchdog group urges env. review of nuclear waste shipments, Michigan Messenger,  By Eartha Jane Melzer | 02.25.11 As the Canadian nuclear power company Bruce Power plans to ship 16 decommissioned radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes, the nuclear watchdog group Beyond Nuclear is asking the federal government to conduct a full programmatic review of water-borne shipments of radioactive waste. Continue reading →

February 27, 2011 Posted by | Canada, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Russia’s $billions spending spree on nuclear weapons

Much of the spending will be channelled into strategic missile forces. Several hundred mobile S-400 and S-500 defence missile systems are on order and a new intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of carrying 10 nuclear warheads, is being developed.

Billions to be spent on Russian rearmament, Sydney Morning Herald, Andrew OsbornFebruary 26, 2011 MOSCOW: Russia has unveiled the biggest rearmament program since the fall of the Soviet Union, Continue reading →

February 27, 2011 Posted by | Russia, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Nuclear weapons – the global environmental danger

simple probability theory tells us that if these nuclear weapons exist indefinitely, they will definitely be used. While it may be difficult to imagine an intentional nuclear war between Russia and the U.S, an accidental exchange remains a threat.

Why Nukes are the Most Urgent Environmental Threat TIME.com by Eben Harrell Friday, February 25, 2011 Environmentalists: Wake up!  There is a greater and more urgent threat to the climate than even global warming: the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

February 27, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Lack of knowledge by Iowa lawmakers, about energy sources

There are other, cost effective ways to make and use electricity. Regrettably, blind enthusiasm prevents legislators from seeing this is possible and that it may be a better path to create jobs and meet our demand for electricity.

Iowa Legislators are Enthusiastic about Nuclear Power, Blog for Iowa, by Paul Deaton, 26 Feb 2011, “……….Why are Iowa’s legislators so enthusiastic about nuclear power? We have created a functional meritocracy around the generation of electricity, in which the power to influence the legislators goes to those with the most knowledge about it, the electric utilities…. Continue reading →

February 27, 2011 Posted by | politics, USA | Leave a comment

Well funded pressure against Australia’s new carbon tax

The nastiest end of the anti-tax campaign will come from a right-wing extremist grouping that includes Fox News’s Glenn Beck and is backed by the notorious Koch brothers.

Another step towards renewable energy – Unleashed (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 25 Feb 2011, “…..The “can’t do” campaign will be meeting in PR war rooms across Australia this morning, deciding how much to spend on lobbying, advertising and astro-turfing. As always, America leads the way for Australia’s politics and we should note the news on Bloomberg overnight that the American Petroleum Institute will start backing political candidates this year, in order to prevent climate action by president Barack Obama. Continue reading →

February 27, 2011 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, spinbuster | Leave a comment

Under pressure from nuclear lobby, Spain extends life of reactors

With much propaganda, but no truth or accurate information, the nuclear lobby was quick to proclaim everywhere that the recently adopted Law of ‘Sustainable’ Economy now allows the Spanish government to ‘extend the life of nuclear plants beyond the 40 years hitherto permitted’.

Spain’s nuclear spin | Greenpeace International, 26 Feb 2011, We are living in troubled times in Spain thanks to nuclear energy. The incoherence and inconsistency of the socialist government of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero about nuclear energy in the last few weeks has plunged us into confusion. The nuclear lobby is taking advantage of this situation, proving the Spanish proverb that ‘in troubled waters, fishermen gain’. Continue reading →

February 26, 2011 Posted by | politics, Spain | Leave a comment

Australia’s Prime Minister took part in defaming Australian citizen, Julian Assange

AUDIO Wikileaks’ Julian Assange in ‘David and Goliath’ battle: mother – ABC Melbourne – Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 Feb 2011, A British judge has ruled that Julian Assange must be extradited to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.Julian Assanges lawyers have already announced that they will appeal the decision.His mother, Christine Assange, says that her son is in a ‘David and Goliath situation’.She says that Prime Minister Julia Gillard is ‘complicit in defamation’ of Julian Assange.Christine Assange talks to Jon Faine on 774 ABC Wikileaks’ Julian Assange in ‘David and Goliath’ battle: mother – ABC Melbourne – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

February 25, 2011 Posted by | Resources -audiovicual | Leave a comment

Julian Assange will appeal against extradition to Sweden

JULIAN ASSANGE: Why is it that I am subject – a non-profit, free speech activist – to a $360,000 bail? Why is it that I am kept under electronic house arrest when I have not even been charged in any country?

Wikileaks founder to appeal extradition decision, ABC  25/02/2011 TONY EASTLEY: A London court has ordered that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be sent from the UK to Sweden to face allegations of sexual assault.His defence lawyers have argued the former computer hacker won’t get a fair trial in a country where they say he’s regarded as “public enemy number one”.Mr Assange has already flagged he’ll appeal against the British ruling. Continue reading →

February 25, 2011 Posted by | civil liberties, UK, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Nuclear industry survives only with corporate welfare

The report finds that taxpayers have subsidized the nuclear fuel cycle through every stage from mining to long-term storage of radioactive waste. It identified a total of 30 different subsidies that when combined have repeatedly exceeded the average market price of any power produced.

Scientists: Nuclear power isn’t viable without corporate welfare, SmartPlanet,  By David Worthington | Feb 23, 2011 Nuclear power was supposed to be too cheap to meter, but a science-based nonprofit that advocates for environmental and public health issues has published a new report that casts doubt that it was ever really economically viable. Continue reading →

February 25, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, USA | Leave a comment

Even a ‘limited’ nuclear war would bring immediate global climate change

Increased levels of UV radiation from the sun could persist for years, possibly with a drastic impact on humans and the environment, even thousands of miles from the area of the nuclear conflict.

“A regional nuclear exchange of 100 15-kiloton weapons … would produce unprecedented low-ozone columns over populated areas in conjunction with the coldest surface temperatures experienced in the last 1,000 years, and would likely result in a global nuclear famine,”

Limited Nuclear War Could Deplete Ozone Layer, Increasing Radiation, NTI: Global Security Newswire , By Chris Schneidmiller, 25 Feb 2011, WASHINGTON — A nuclear conflict involving as few as 100 weapons could produce long-term damage to the ozone layer, enabling higher than “extreme” levels of ultraviolet radiation to reach the Earth’s surface, new research indicates (see GSN, March 16, 2010). Continue reading →

February 25, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change, weapons and war | Leave a comment

North Carolina voters don’t want to pay up in advance for nuclear construction

Poll: N.C. voters oppose utility law change – by John Downey, Charlotte Business Journal, February 24, 2011 A new poll says 70 percent of voters in North Carolina oppose a proposed change in state law that would make it easier for utility companies to charge customers for the cost of nuclear plant construction, Continue reading →

February 25, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, USA | Leave a comment

To really promote clean energy, put a tax on carbon

UCS is urging Congress to take devise a more holistic clean energy policy by placing a tax on carbon.

Scientists: Nuclear power isn’t viable without corporate welfare, SmartPlanet,  By David Worthington | Feb 23, 2011“……..Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)  is cautioning that taxpayers will be footing the bill if the nuclear industry ever defaults on its loans. The total amount of loan guarantees paid by the federal government will be $58.5 billion if Congress consents to the President’s proposal. Continue reading →

February 25, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, USA | Leave a comment

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