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UK Energy Minister Huhne two faced on renewable energy

Critics said Mr Huhne’s announcement would create more uncertainty for investors at a time when the government should be encouraging the expansion of solar power to meet the UK’s renewable energy targets.

Huhne accused of green energy confusion, FT.com / UK, By David Blair,  February 7 2011 Chris Huhne, the energy and climate change secretary, has announced a “comprehensive review” of the tariff system designed to encourage solar power, sparking accusations that he is creating more “uncertainty” for the renewable energy sector…… Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | politics, renewable, UK | 1 Comment

Old nuclear plants to close in Germany

German Utilities May Close Old Nuclear Plants, Handelsblatt Says, Bloomberg, By Holger Elfes – Feb 7, 2011 German utilities are looking at closing older nuclear power plants, as tighter security standards may make them unprofitable, Handelsblatt reported today, without saying where it got the information…..German Utilities May Close Old Nuclear Plants, Handelsblatt Says – Bloomberg

February 8, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, Germany | Leave a comment

St Lawrence River to get radioactive shipment 50 times over international limit

the shipment would exceed by 50 times the international allowable limits for a single shipment of radioactive waste in inland waters…..

Nuclear shipment angers municipalities By Cheryl Cornacchia, THE GAZETTE February 7, 2011 – City of Montreal officials have joined critics from across Quebec and Ontario in condemning a decision to allow a huge shipment of radioactive waste to travel through the St. Lawrence Seaway……. Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | Canada, water | Leave a comment

USA to boost the marketing of its nuclear wares

U.S. sets up advisory committee to promote civil nuclear exports, iStockAnalyst, WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced on Monday that the country would establish a Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee to expand its civil nuclear export opportunities and improve U.S. companies’ global competitiveness……he 30-member committee will make recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce concerning trade policy development, improving the competitiveness of U.S. industry and its ability to compete for international contracts for civil nuclear products and services, the department said in a statement.

Committee members represented the entire spectrum of the U.S. civil nuclear supply chain from uranium mining to reactor design and transportation and waste management, according to the statement….U.S. sets up advisory committee to promote civil nuclear exports

February 8, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, USA | Leave a comment

Russia might cancel nuclear project in Bulgaria

-Rosatom may drop Bulgaria nuclear project-Ifax | ReutersMon Feb 7, 2011 MOSCOW Feb 7 – Russian state company Rosatom may drop a project to build a nuclear power station in Bulgaria, Interfax news agency said on Monday, quoting an internal Rosatom document…… UPDATE 1-Rosatom may drop Bulgaria nuclear project-Ifax | Energy & Oil | Reuters

February 8, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, Russia | Leave a comment

Russia flexes its legal muscles against Canadian uranium company

Russia blocks litigation claim against ARMZ – Khan, TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – By: Liezel Hill 7th February 2011 Russian authorities have blocked a litigation claim by Canadian junior Khan Resources against Russian State-owned uranium miner Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | Legal, Russia | Leave a comment

Evidence of cancer from medical radiation

The real trouble arises when an individual undergoes multiple tests or procedures,”  ……the number of radiation-based tests and procedures each patient undergoes should be tracked in order to estimate their cumulative radiation dose.

Radiation from medical tests linked to cancer risk: Canadian researchers By Sharon Kirkey, Postmedia News February 7, 2011 Canadian researchers appear to have proven what, until now, had only been assumed: radiation from widely-used medical tests can increase the risk of cancer. Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | health, USA | Leave a comment

Radioactive deposits may settle in lake, due to uranium mining

Va. Beach uranium study warns of radioactive lakes, South Hill Enterprise, Virginia/North Carolina News February 6, 2011 The report, “Preliminary Assessment of Potential Impacts of Uranium Mining in Virginia on Drinking Water Sources,” was presented to the Virginia Beach City Council Tuesday afternoon.Wednesday evening, Roanoke River Basin Association (RRBA) members and concerned citizens spoke via tele-conference to share thoughts and put together a game plan, which includes educating the public.According to the study, not only is Virginia Beach’s water supply at risk if uranium mining occurs in Pittsylvania County but the reason for the risk lies with the deposits that will be settling in Kerr Lake (Bugg’s Island Lake)….. Virginia/North Carolina News

February 8, 2011 Posted by | USA, water | Leave a comment

Radiation testing for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant area

State of Massachusetts to do radiation testing – Boston.com, February 7,  BRATTLEBORO, Vt.—The state of Massachusetts will begin testing for radiation in the towns closest to the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, but not because of radioactive tritium found on the grounds of the Vernon, Vt., power plant. *  Massachusetts Department of Public Health officials tell the Brattleboro Reformer that the tests — examining vegetation, agricultural products, fish and surface water — will be conducted in Bernardston, Colrain, Gill, Greenfield, Leyden, Northfield and Warwick, which are in the plant’s emergency preparedness zone.Suzanne Condon, director of the Bureau of Environmental Health……State of Massachusetts to do radiation testing – Boston.com

February 8, 2011 Posted by | environment, USA | Leave a comment

China militarising – like everyone else

Why we’re all up in arms over China, Sydney Morning Herald, John Birmingham , February 8, 2011 Governments around the Pacific are preparing for war with China. Not next week. Or next year. Or even any time this decade. But the slow, horrible train wreck of billions of human beings doggedly digging themselves into entrenched and hostile positions is well underway. We’re deep into this hole now. Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | China, weapons and war | Leave a comment

UK energy chief hides the truth, under his pro nuclear hype

“It’s ironic that Huhne should be singing the praises of the nuclear industry at Hinkley Point just days after an independent report revealed that soil around the Somerset power station is heavily contaminated with cancer-causing enriched uranium.

(UK) Campaigners slam energy secretary’s attempts to hide truth about nuclear energy, Stop Nuclear Power Network, 24 Jan 2011, Following Chris Huhne’s visit to Hinkley Point nuclear power station in West Somerset today, campaign group Kick Nuclear has slammed the Energy Secretary’s glowing appraisal of the government’s consultation on the revised draft National Policy Statements on energy infrastructure and its plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations. Continue reading →

February 7, 2011 Posted by | spinbuster, UK | Leave a comment

As legal case is delayed, Hanford nuclear victims are dying

The clandestine 1949 test was among the early Hanford releases that raised thyroid cancer risks to 16,000 infants and small children who drank milk from cows eating contaminated grass, the dose reconstruction study conducted a half-century later would conclude.

Hanford radiation plaintiff near death – Spokesman.com, Karen Dorn Steele,  – Feb. 5, 2011 A woman suing Hanford contractors over her thyroid cancer, whose request for an expedited federal trial was denied last year by a Spokane judge, lies near death in a Longview, Wash., hospice. Continue reading →

February 7, 2011 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Illegal surveillance of Americans in the time of Patriot Act

the civil liberties of Americans are at a greater risk of being compromised than civil libertarians previously thought.

Report shows how FBI chronically compromised civil liberties | CAIVN, by Chris Hinyub 4 Feb 2011, A relatively ignored study has put into stark relief the cons of an emerging surveillance culture in America. According to information uncovered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Federal Bureau of Investigation has a startling track record of illegal and intrusive intelligence investigation practices. Continue reading →

February 7, 2011 Posted by | civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

“Pre-emptve” arrests of environmental campaigners

(UK) Undercover police scandal: why we urgently need a judge-led inquiry, The Ecologist,  Dan Glass 21st January, 2011 With daily revelations about police spying on activists, we need an independent judicial investigation into the scale and nature of infiltration and use of agents provocateurs, says Ratcliffe defendant Dan Glass
It started with the 26 individuals who had been charged with planning to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station for one week. The individuals were part of the 114 arrested at the Iona School in Nottingham on Easter Monday, 2009. The incident was the largest pre-emptive arrest of environmental campaigners in recent history and prompted widespread concerns for civil liberties. Now these concerns have deepened to unimagined depths………
They had a trial late last November, and were found guilty after being accused by the prosecution of merely seeking publicity. Undercover police scandal: why we urgently need a judge-led inquiry – Comment – The Ecologist

February 7, 2011 Posted by | civil liberties, UK | Leave a comment

US govt health consultancy cancels nuclear test veterans’ meeting

Veteran’s fury as A-bomb meeting cancelled  – Shields Gazette, By TERRY KELLY Feb 06 AN angry nuclear test veteran from South Tyneside today slammed as “absolutely disgraceful” the cancellation of a special meeting for A-bomb ex-servicemen in the region.A focus group for men who witnessed nuclear tests without any protective clothing in the 1950s was due to be held in Tyneside next month.But now the health consultancy, appointed by the Government to carry out a health audit of the nuclear test veterans, has cancelled the event……. Veteran’s fury as A-bomb meeting cancelled – Health – Shields Gazette

February 7, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

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