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New uranium mining threat to biodiversity of Grand Canyon

Mining has been banned within the Grand Canyon national park since President Roosevelt declared it a national monument in 1908.

Demand for uranium threatens Grand Canyon biodiversity Government report released on Friday will recommend whether raft of proposed mines in region should go ahead Felicity Caru guardian.co.uk,   17 February 2011 The natural beauty and unique species of the Grand Canyon are “in the crosshairs” because of renewed interest in the region’s uranium reserves. Continue reading →

February 18, 2011 Posted by | environment, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

Missouri law currently prevents consumers being slugged for nuclear upfront costs

Kathleen Logan Smith with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment sees the early site permit bill as a first step toward repealing Missouri’s law that bans a utility from charging customers the cost of building a power plant while under construction.

First step toward second nuclear plant brings out strong feelings, MissouriNet,  by Brent Martin  February 17, 2011 A first step toward a second commercial nuclear power plant in Missouri demonstrates how controversial and complicated the issue can be. Continue reading →

February 18, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, USA | Leave a comment

Safety hazards at more than 24 USA nuclear reactors

Report: Monticello nuclear plant among those with potential safety hazard, – TwinCities.com 02/17/2011 A major manufacturer in the nuclear industry is reporting a potential “substantial safety hazard” with control rods at more than two dozen nuclear reactors around the country, including the Xcel Energy plant near Monticello….. Continue reading →

February 18, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

Community wind can be a winner for UK’s local utilities

Why Community Wind Should Be Part of a Utility’s Portfolio, Renewable Energy World, By Cynthia Crooks, February 16, 2011 The clock is ticking. The production tax credit for renewable energy is set to expire at the end of 2012, which means that to take advantage of the incentive a project has to be “commercially operable” by that time. Since it can take two years or longer for a wind farm to be up and running, utilities that don’t already have a project in development should be thinking about initiating one, and fast. But in their rush, utilities should not overlook the additional benefits in speed and local good will that can be had through Community Wind. Continue reading →

February 18, 2011 Posted by | decentralised, UK | Leave a comment

Police detain 350 in German anti nuclear protest

Hundreds detained in nuclear shipment protest ( Google hosted news, AFP) – 17 Feb, BERLIN — German police Wednesday said they detained hundreds of anti-nuclear protestors who tried to block the departure of a cross-country shipment of nuclear waste.The activists tried to get in the way of an 80-metre (260-foot), five-carriage train carrying some 60 tonnes of nuclear as it set off from the western city of Karlsruhe to Lubmin, the main facility in eastern Germany.Police said the protest was peaceful and around 350 were detained.The train was expected to arrive on Thursday after a 900-kilometre (560-mile) trip………AFP: Hundreds detained in nuclear shipment protest

February 17, 2011 Posted by | Germany, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

Delay for AREVA’s uranium mine in Namibia

Areva uranium mine in Namibia delayed,  Bloomberg, Feb 17, 2011 By The Associated Press WINDHOEK, Namibia — French nuclear giant Areva says the opening of its $1 billion uranium mine in Namibia has been delayed again because the project is so complex.The company recently announced that commercial production, which was initially planned to start last year and then pushed to 2012, is now expected to start in 2013…….Areva uranium mine in Namibia delayed – Bloomberg

February 17, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, Namibia | Leave a comment

Floods, extreme weather, scientifically linked to human caused global warming

Blame human emissions for British floods  – 16 February 2011 – New Scientist “……….This week, a study has shown that the devastating floods which damaged nearly 10,000 properties in England and Wales in 2000, and cost £1.3 billion in insurance losses, were made significantly more likely by climate change caused by humans.
It is the first study to quantitatively link a severe rainfall event and climate change. The team that carried out the work, led by Myles Allen of the University of Oxford, had earlier linked the 2003 European heatwave to climate change……
The study of the 2003 heatwave, which used similar methodology, found that greenhouse gases made the event two to four times more likely to happen…….

A bigger collaboration between the British Met Office and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US began last year, also with the aim of boosting our ability to link specific events to climate change…….Blame human emissions for British floods – environment – 16 February 2011 – New Scientist

February 17, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change | Leave a comment

Big money for new USA nuclear weapons

A New Nuclear Triad? TIME.com by Mark Thompson , February 13, 2011 Something profound is happening in the proposed 2012 $670 billion (including $117 billion for Afghanistan and Iraq) defense budget that will be released on Monday, but few are paying attention. You may want to, because it sets the nation on a path that, if history is any guide, will last for a half-century, and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Continue reading →

February 17, 2011 Posted by | USA, weapons and war | Leave a comment

US Senator Feinstein speaks out for renewable energy financing

Feinstein says GOP bill would halt energy projects Washington Post,   By KEVIN FREKING, The Associated PressWednesday, February 16, 2011 WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein says renewable energy projects across the country will be jeopardized if House Republicans are successful in scaling back a program that helps companies gain financing for solar, wind and geothermal plants, and transmission lines. Continue reading →

February 17, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Local Councils in UK can profit from renewable energy

Produced by the think-tank the New Local Government Network (NLGN), the study suggests tapping into the subsidies made available for green energy developments could hold part of t

Green energy ‘could unlock £12bn in cash for local councils Low Carbon Economy,  2/17/2011 Renewable energy generation could potentially unlock £12 billion of cash for local councils over the next 20 years, a new report suggests. Continue reading →

February 17, 2011 Posted by | renewable, UK | Leave a comment

Radioactive patients a hazard to homes and hotels

A New Policy on Radioactive Hotel Guests – NYTimes.com, February 15, 2011, By MATTHEW L. WALD A drawn-out fight over the guidelines for thyroid patients who are given radioactive drugs has taken a new turn, with a decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission urging them not to stay in hotels after receiving treatments. Continue reading →

February 17, 2011 Posted by | health, USA | Leave a comment

NUCLEAR POWER and CIVIL LIBERTIES – theme for February 2011

With uranium mining, nuclear power, nuclear wastes, and nuclear weapons,  –  civil liberties are increasingly eroded.  They must be, even when all seems to be going smoothly. Nuclear reprocessing, with plutonium as fuel, would necessitate taking away even more civil liberties.

A police state would develop, even with “peaceful” nuclear reprocessing.  But imagine how fast we would lose civil liberties, in the event of a nuclear mishap – theft of plutonium, terrorist strike, accident. For a start, the public would not even be informed, (for fear of public panic). Very quickly, that police state would be turned into a martial law state.

February 17, 2011 Posted by | Christina's themes | Leave a comment

Nuclear Regulatory Commission being sued by three States

In New York, the lawsuit on Tuesday had another political subtext. The licenses of the Indian Point 2 and 3 reactors in Buchanan are nearing expiration, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo opposes a 20-year extension sought by the plant’s owners.

Policy on Storing Nuclear Waste Is Challenged by States – NYTimes.com, Matthew Wald, 16 Feb 2011, WASHINGTON — The attorneys general of New York, Connecticutand Vermont sued the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday, challenging a new commission policy stating that nuclear waste can be safely stored at a nuclear power plant for 60 years after a reactor goes out of service. Continue reading →

February 16, 2011 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Preserve St Lawrence River from radioactive risk – say Mohawks

“The [River] provides drinking water to some 40 million people,” says Kahnawà:ke Grand Chief Michael Ahrihron Delisle, Jr., in the joint statement issued February 9. “But for us, it’s much more than that. If there is an accident, there is no place for us to go.”

The Mohawk people have been living in the area of the Seaway for at least 9,000 years – and they’re still there today.

Mohawk Communities Oppose Nuclear Waste Shipment ,  GroundReport by  John Schertow February 14, 2011 The Mohawk Councils of Kahnawà:ke, Tyendinaga and Akwesasne have issued a joint statement rejecting the shipment of nuclear waste through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system.On Feb. 4, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC),  gave Bruce Power one full year to get 16 containers filled with radioactive waste to Sweden, where the waste can be recycled. Continue reading →

February 16, 2011 Posted by | Canada, indigenous issues | Leave a comment

Indiana’s Clean Energy Bill an incentive to nuclear industry

… it includes dirty energy like ‘clean’ coal, nuclear and natural gas in its definition of renewable energy,”…….

The CAC said the bill would essentially shift the risk to the ratepayers for projects that Wall Street has traditionally refused to finance. Many of these projects pose a high risk for small returns.

Bill may hurt consumers, encourage nuclear power | City & State | Indiana Daily Student, 16 Feb 2011, The Indiana General Assembly has named it the Clean Energy Bill, but others consider it a utility monopoly bill. Continue reading →

February 16, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

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