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Solar rooftop panels a money-maker for UK households

As many as half of Britain’s homes could earn around £600 a year from roof top solar panels and some as much as £1000,


Getting paid to produce renewable energy,  guardian.co.uk, 7 Jan 2011, In the current economic climate investing in solar panels may appear costly but thanks to a government scheme you can profit from producing your own energy Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | renewable, UK | Leave a comment

Political donations pay off for billionaire’s radioactive waste business

Simmons has been the second biggest individual donor to Texas Governor Rick Perry since 2001, contributing $1.12 million, including $500,000 last year….All of the commissioners on the waste disposal commission were appointed by Perry.

Texas Campaign Contributor Wins Expanded Radioactive Waste Contract, AllGov, Noel Brinkerhoff January 06, 2011 Waste Control Specialists has won the right to import low-level nuclear waste from around the country into Texas, marking a victory for billionaire Harold Simmons. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

Blue Ribbon Commission wades on through the nuclear waste mess

Federal officials have agreed to clean and close underground tanks holding 37 million gallons of waste, but they don’t have a final resting place for it….A proposed nuclear building boom would add to the unresolved problem…..

“It was never intended that spent fuel would remain on site,” The Southern Co. spokesman Carrie Phillips said. “Nor was it intended that it would remain the responsibility of the company.” (Why shouldn’t the company be responsible? – C.M.)

Nuclear waste panel tours southeast atomic site – Bloomberg. ATLANTA (AP), 7 Jan 2011, — The head of Southern Co.’s nuclear wing is urging a national panel charged with recommending ways to dispose of highly radioactive waste to bury it in the Nevada mountains, while local environmental groups said that waste should stay put until a final solution is found. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | USA, wastes | Leave a comment

Learning about the nuclear industry’s “safety culture”

FPL customers invited to nuclear safety culture meeting Sun Sentinel By Julie Patel January 6, 2011 Florida Power & Light plans to discuss its safety culture and how to improve it at Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting in Palm Beach Gardens on Tuesday.

FPL Spokesman Mike Waldron said the meeting is about promoting a culture of safety in the workplace, not operational safety. “We requested the meeting as part of our ongoing effort to update the NRC on the strength of our safety culture and the steps we’ve taken to implement industry best practices,” he said. “This is part of our effort to improve dialogue, openness and collaboration at all levels ensuring no matter what the activity, safety comes first.”…..House Keys | Sun Sentinel Blogs | FPL customers invited to nuclear safety culture meetin

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

100% renewable energy for Empire State building

Empire State Building to use 100% renewable power | BrighterEnergy.org By James Cartledge, 7 Jan 2011, New York’s Empire State Building has become the city’s largest commercial purchaser of 100% renewable energy, after agreeing a supply deal with Green Mountain Energy Company…..The 2.85 million square-foot office building is expected to require about 55 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy each year, which will avoid nearly 100 million pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions each year compared to fossil fuel power…….. Empire State Building to use 100% renewable power | BrighterEnergy.org

January 7, 2011 Posted by | renewable, USA | Leave a comment

Avoid radiation “backscatter” airport scanning

There are two types of scanners. The millimetre wave machine (left)  is safe, creating an image of the body by using electromagnetic waves. The other, “backscatter” devices, )right) use low-energy X-rays to produce a picture of the body. These are not so safe…………

Doctor advises travellers to avoid being X-rayed Pat-downs far healthier choice, The Vancouver Sun,  By Dr. W. Gifford Jones, Special to the Windsor Star January 6, 2011 Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | 1 Comment

USA’s nuclear waste dilemma

Nuclear dumping in SC a concern – – TheState.com, 7 Jan 2011, “……….The panel is expected to recommend to President Obama by mid-summer how to deal with the nuclear waste, which is growing as nuclear power plants continue to produce electricity. The U.S. has generated more than 70,000 metric tons of high-level nuclear waste — lethal material that, in some cases, doesn’t break down for thousands of years. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | USA, wastes | Leave a comment

China adamant that it will never use pre-emptive nuclear strike

the Chinese government has pledged never to be the first country to use nuclear weapons – at any time or under any circumstances.

China: No Changes to ‘No First Nuclear Strike Policy’, VOA,  Stephanie Ho 6 Jan 2011, Beijing China denies a Japanese media report that the People’s Liberation Army will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if threatened by another nuclear state. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | China, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Is China considering policy of pre-emptive nuclear strike?

China rethinks no-first-use policy – Hindustan Times, 6 Jan 2011, In what could be a departure from China’s declared stand of a ‘no-first-use’ policy, the Chinese military will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if the country finds itself faced with a critical situation in a war with another nuclear state, the Japanese media reported. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | China, weapons and war | Leave a comment

European countries beating their renewable energy targets

EU Countries Already Exceeding 2020 Renewable Energy Target, Inhabitat – by Timon Singh, 01/06/11, It seems that despite the Copenhagen Climate Conference’s failure to make a dent in global environmental policy, the EU is still doing everything possible to make sure they meet the goal of receiving 20% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020. In fact, many European countries have already begun to exceed this target! Continue reading →

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

Pittsylvania uranium mining study not really “independent”

Politics and uranium mining | GoDanRiver.com, RICHARD D. WOOD 6 Jan 2011, With all the study and attention to the mining of uranium in Pittsylvania County, I would like to comment. As for the independent study, the so-called independents, in the real world will be working for who hired them to do the so-called independent study. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | Uranium | Leave a comment

Intrigue, Western involvement in nuclear proliferation network

Nuclear proliferation: No AQ Khan network, only western suppliers – The Express Tribune, Shahidure Rehman 6 Jan 2011,

ISLAMABAD: There was no AQ Khan nuclear proliferation network, there were only Western suppliers of nuclear wares, said a report submitted recently by a Swiss Magistrate inquiring  into the affairs of three members of the Tinner family. Continue reading →

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

Security risks and Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal

the Punjab governor’s killing was a reminder that  one shouldn’t be too dismissive of the possibility of a breach in the nuclear security systems by an insider, however remote.

Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and the enemy within | , Reuters, 7 Jan 2011, Steve Coll, the president of the New America Foundation and a South Asia expert, has raised the issue of the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in the wake of the assassination of the governor of most populous Punjab state by one of his bodyguards. Continue reading →

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

U.S. nuclear sites not ready for emergencies

Emergency Readiness Said Lacking at U.S. Nuclear Sites, NTI: Global Security Newswire , Jan. 6, 2011 Emergency preparedness and continuity of operations programs at U.S. Energy Department facilities suffer from “significant weaknesses” that could endanger lives and federal property, the DOE Inspector General’s Office said in a report issued this week Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

Attack on Iran’s nukes would be counter-productive, says Israel

Although a nuclear Iran poses an existential threat to Israel, at this time a military attack on its nuclear facilities would be counterproductive and would exact an enormous diplomatic, economic and military price.

No military strike at Iran as Pardo takes Mossad baton, Jerusalem Post, By HERB KEINON 01/07/2011 “,,,,,Meir Dagan formally took leave of the Mossad on Thursday, passing the reins to Tamir Pardo, with Israel facing a strategic situation vastly different from when he was appointed in August 2002……. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | Israel, politics international | Leave a comment

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