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USA govt robs renewable energy jobs to pay other jobs

“These rescissions put into jeopardy the green jobs that the administration have touted as part of our clean energy future and put us further behind the rest of the world,” wrote Al Gore

Another $1.5B removed from DOE renewables loan guarantee program to help fund U.S. jobs bill,  Photovoltaics International, 12 August 2010 | By Tom Cheyney | News > Market Watch “…..President Barack Obama signed a $26 billion funding bill passed by the House of Representatives in special session on Tuesday.

What was good news for stuggling public sector employees was not so good for the solar industry. To help fund the bill, the House decided to take $1.5 billion from the coffers originally designated for the Department of Energy’s renewable energy loan guarantee program. Continue reading →

August 17, 2010 Posted by | renewable, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

Never before seen images of nuclear bomb tests in Australia

PICTURES Explosive: Unseen images unearth history of British nuclear bomb testing responsible for poisoning thousands | Mail Online

Unaware of the dangers of radiation, the men supervising the tests wore nothing more than military fatigues, which for some, soon after lead to heavy nose bleeding and early cancers. For others it took years.

Cancer, skin problems and infertility have all been suffered while some veterans may also have passed on genetic damage to their children…….

PICTURES Explosive new images unearthed of British nuclear bomb testing  Daily Mail    14th August 2010 Never-before-seen images of nuclear tests undertaken in Australia in the 1950s have been revealed. Continue reading →

August 17, 2010 Posted by | Resources -audiovicual | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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