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Sarkozy to meet Iran’s foreign minister

Sarkozy-salesSarkozy to meet Iran’s foreign minister  Jun 2, 2009

By Emmanuel Jarry

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet Iran’s foreign minister on Wednesday to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program, in rare talks between a leader of a major power and a senior Iranian politician…………………………

Bilateral encounters at such a senior level between Iran and one of the countries involved in the nuclear issue are highly unusual. It will be the first time Sarkozy has met a top Iranian minister since he took office in 2007.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

The West accuses Iran of secretly developing atomic weapons. Iran, the world’s fifth-largest oil exporter, denies the charge and says it only wants nuclear power to generate electricity………………………………..Sarkozy is due to meet U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday in France and Iran is certain to be on the agenda.

Sarkozy to meet Iran’s foreign minister Wednesday | International | Reuters

June 3, 2009 Posted by | France, Iran, politics | , , , , | Leave a comment

Member of German Parliament Sounds Death Knell for Carbon Energy

Member of German Parliament Sounds Death Knell for Carbon Energy ecoworldly by Tom Schueneman  June 3rd, 2009 In Europe“The conventional energy industry is the biggest corrupter in the world”“If there is no change by 2030 there will be a bigger economic crash than the recent banking collapse”“The system must change”“Renewables are the only solution”- Hans-Josef Fell, member of German Parliament, Spokesperson for Energy and Technology, Faction Alliance90/The Greens……………

………………….. these words from Green party member Hans-Josef Fell express the nation’s determination to lead the world to a new energy economy……….

………Carbon capture and storage is unreliable and leads to similar problems as with nuclear energy – the inability to guarantee that our waste doesn’t pollute the lives of future generations.

Member of German Parliament Sounds Death Knell for Carbon Energy : EcoWorldly

June 3, 2009 Posted by | climate change | , , | Leave a comment

DOE Nuclear Clean-Up Program “High-Risk Area For Fraud, Waste, Abuse, And Mismanagement”

DOE Nuclear Cleanup Program “High Risk Area for Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Mismanagement”The Huffington Post | Cara Parks 06- 2-09

The Department of Energy is not adequately reporting the environmental impact of its billion-dollar program to clean up nuclear waste, according to a government audit.

The Government Accountability Office released a report today noting that the DOE’s nuclear clean-up program has been labeled as “a high-risk area for fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement” since 1990, which the GOA says is the result of “inadequate management and oversight of its projects.”

As recently as March of 2009, the report stated, the GOA testified that cost increases at some major nuclear clean up projects were estimated to require an additional $25 to $42 billion to complete. Despite the consistent problems with the projects and ballooning budgets, the DOE did not adequately report its progress or the actual environmental impact of its work, the audit states.

The rising costs on major projects are now being funded partially by the stimulus package, which, according to The Washington Post, has earmarked over $6 billion for cleaning up nuclear sites. The article goes on to report that some of the private contractors receiving stimulus money were previously cited by the GAO for serious flaws in their performance.

DOE Nuclear Clean-Up Program “High-Risk Area For Fraud, Waste, Abuse, And Mismanagement”

June 3, 2009 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

Radiation contamination by Depleted Uranium

Concerns regarding radiation contamination by the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) weaponry in the Balkans, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Eastern Mediterranean Countries. The Palestine Telegraph By Peter Eyre 1 June 09 The majority of high tech weapons today contain Depleted Uranium and or other Heavy Metals. Some are coated in DU and others have both DU and Heavy Metal in their warheads. DU is also used to act as a counterweight…………………………..

The European Parliament has expressed grave concerns on the use of such weapons as follows:

having regard to UN General Assembly resolution of 5 December 2007, highlighting serious health concerns about the use of depleted uranium weapons, having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas (depleted) uranium has been widely used in modern warfare, both as ammunition against hardened targets in rural and urban environments and as hardened armoured protection against missile and artillery attacks,

B. whereas, ever since its use by the allied forces in the first war against Iraq, there have been serious concerns about the radiological and chemical toxicity of the fine uranium particles produced when such weapons impact on hard targets; whereas concerns have also been expressed about the contamination of soil and groundwater by expended rounds that have missed their targets and their implications for civilian populations,

C. whereas, despite the fact that scientific research has so far been unable to find conclusive evidence of harm, there are numerous testimonies as to the harmful and often deadly effects on both military personnel and civilians,

D. whereas the last few years have seen great advances in terms of understanding the environmental and health hazards posed by depleted uranium, ………………

………………………..All of my research experts state it is radiation alpha particles from uranium atoms that causes the problem, and this type of contamination can be measured very precisely. It is the alpha particle that once inside your body runs rife and the rate and type of “Cancer” is subject to if it was inhaled or ingested. The latter is caused mainly in areas where DU dust has spread in the atmosphere and returned to earth in precipitation.

Radiation contamination by Depleted Uranium

June 3, 2009 Posted by | 2 WORLD, environment | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wind power gets set for huge thrust

Wind power gets set for huge thrust By Wan Zhihong (China Daily)2009-06-03 0″………………..China now has the fourth largest wind power capacity in the world. The sector has seen over 100 percent year-on-year growth in the past few years…………………Industry insiders said, by 2020 wind power will likely surpass nuclear power as China’s third-largest source of electricity, after thermal and hydropower.

“Among all the clean energy sources, wind power is developing the fastest these days. The 30,000 mW target is achievable given the fast pace of growth,” said Shi.

Wind power gets set for huge thrust

June 3, 2009 Posted by | China, ENERGY | | Leave a comment