Colourful Swedish protestors demonstrate nuclear reactor risks
VIDEO Renewable energy protesters say no to nuclear in Sweden | Greenpeace International Greenpeace International by adavies – June 14, 2010 ‘……
Our man in Sweden says:
“The Swedish parliament is risking the country’s reputation and position as a progressive leader in clean and safe energy development. All the evidence shows that nuclear power is a dangerous, expensive and dead-end distraction from the real solutions to climate protection and energy security. Reactors are standing in the way of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.”
— Ludvig Tillman, energy campaigner for Greenpeace Nordic.Renewable energy protesters say no to nuclear in Sweden | Greenpeace International
Swedish police arrest 50 activists after Greenpeace protest at nuclear plant, Google hosted news, , By Malin Rising (CP) – 15 June 2010, STOCKHOLM — Continue reading
Obama’s all too cosy circle of pro nuclear advice and money
..Ultimately, Obama remains as mired in nuclear energy as he is in the Gulf oil mess. Let’s hope it doesn’t take a nuclear accident to change his mind.
Obama’s nuclear family. AlterNet, by lindagunter 14 June 2010,
June 14, 2010In case we were hoping that the BP oil disaster would open the Obama administration’s eyes to the equal if not likely greater risks of nuclear energy, we can quickly disillusion ourselves. ….. Continue reading
Radioactivity in India – lax anti-pollution measures
Anti-pollution laws only on paper in Punjab’, The Times of India, 15 June 2010, “…….. In Muktsar, the home district of Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, a state health department survey revealed that 1,074 people died of cancer between 2001 and November 2009 and 668 others are on their deathbed.
In Lambi, the home constituency of Badal, 211 residents lost their lives and 164 got afflicted with cancer in the last eight years, revealed health department survey report. Continue reading
India’s uranium radioactivity hotspot
Uranium, metals make Punjab toxic hotspot, The Times of India. Balwant Garg, TNN, Jun 15, 2010, BATHINDA: After discovery of high levels of uranium in hair samples of a large number of mentally retarded children in Punjab’s Malwa region last year, another study suggests Punjab has become a hotspot of environmental toxicity of multiple types……….. The adverse health effects on plants, animals and humans are visible and some of the studies have proved this. “It’s clear that Punjab is in a deep ecological crisis with its ramifications on socio-economic and cultural aspects of its population,” said Dr Reyes Tirado, a scientist from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, who conducted the study in 50 villages in Muktsar, Bathinda and Ludhiana districts last year under a Greenpeace Research Laboratories investigation.
Uranium, metals make Punjab toxic hotspot – India – The Times of India
Call to restrain over-consumption, energy and water waste
“This reckless use of energy resources also leads to depletion of natural resources, the capabilities and budgets of the countries at the expense of social spending..”
Reckless energy waste must stop’ Gulf Daily News, By MANDEEP SINGH , June 15, 2010 RECKLESS consumers are wasting Bahrain’s power and water supplies because heavy subsidies make them so cheap, a minister declared yesterday. Continue reading
Report from Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change
Climate Change And Indigenous Peoples: Second Edition, Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources, 14 June 2010, The severity of the impacts of climate change and mitigation processes on indigenous peoples and the complex negotiating processes around climate change compels us to have a basic understanding of climate change and the policies and actions being taken to address it.
We, indigenous peoples, have long observed and adapted to the climatic changes in our communities for tens of thousands of years. Continue reading
UK’s new green energy tariff – good in parts
A green tariff people can believe in, guardian.co.uk, Julie Davenport, 8 June 2010, The UK’s Green Energy Supply Certification Scheme will increase confidence for green electricity consumers, but energy companies outside the scheme will still be allowed to greenwash… Continue reading
Texas Attorney General heavily financed by nuclear waste company
For Sale: One Used Attorney General?, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Barbara Ann Radnofsky: 15 June 2010, As taxpayers we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests. What happens when the very companies that our elected officials should regulate enter the six- and seven-figure levels in their generous campaign contributions? Continue reading
Apparently, uranium prices staying flat
Spot Uranium Quiet, International Business Times, 15 June 2010,
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European Union invites Iran for nuclear talks
Ashton invites Jalili for nuclear talks, PRESSTV, 14 Jun 2010 , EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has invited Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator to discuss Tehran’s nuclear issue ahead of an EU summit in Brussels Thursday. Continue reading
Italy’s terrorist danger from nuclear waste dumps, and neighbouring reactors
Terrorism report warns of ‘dirty bomb’ risks, says Italy’s nuclear waste deposits vulnerable, The Canadian Press:By The Associated Press (CP) – 15 June 2010, ROME — Italy’s dumps of nuclear waste and other radioactive material are vulnerable to terrorists and should be kept under strict security, a terrorism report released Monday said. Continue reading
Radiation therapy not always necessary for breast cancer
Study Results: Radiation May Not Be Necessary in Some Cases South Central Nursing News, June 14, 2010 Breast cancer patients with early stage disease that has spread to only one lymph node may not benefit from radiation after mastectomy, because of the low present-day risk of recurrence following modern surgery and systemic therapy, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer in Hoston. Continue reading
Insects much more resistant to ionising radiation
PODCAST Cockroaches V. Radiation: Who Wins? | A Moment of Science – Indiana Public Media 15 June 2010, Cockroaches V. Radiation: Who Wins? | A Moment of Science – Indiana Public Media You may have heard that cockroaches can survive nuclear war. Have you wondered if there is any truth to this?Well, they couldn’t survive the heat of a nuclear blast at ground zero, but their resistance to radiation may surprise you. In fact, most insects are much more resistant to ionizing radiation than mammals. Continue reading
Bill Gates promoting untested and unlikely, nuclear technology
Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Startup TerraPower Piles on Investors , 14 June 2010, Is this really the best Gates can do as far as energy bets goes? This one is still in simulation mode with a best ‘estimate’ they might be able to demonstrate a prototype plant by 2020? Surely there are some more ‘realistic’ energy start-ups Gates could also be ‘pushing’ as well.
Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Startup TerraPower Piles on Investors
Niger radio station, critical of AREVA uranium company, re-opens
….who announced in January 2008 a campaign against uranium mining, including by French state-controlled nuclear company Areva, in the north..
Niger radio in rebel area back on air after 2 years , Google hosted news 15 June 2010, NIAMEY — The main private radio station in uranium-rich northern Niger was on air again on Monday after being closed two years earlier by the deposed president following broadcasts linked to the Tuareg rebellion. Continue reading
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