2012 September 22 « nuclear-news

USA and Israel’s demonisation of Iran

On a Pedestal of Nuclear Immorality, Counter Punch by SAUL LANDAU, 21 Sept 12, “…….Western leaders did not predict, however, the political turnaround that occurred with the Iranian revolution. The fiercely pro western orientation of the Shah quickly turned as millions of Iranians backed a nationalist and anti American ideology in which the country’s leaders rejected both western ideology and the legitimacy of its regional representative, Israel.

Teheran denounced the very idea of a Jewish state and began to refurbish the old plans to produce nuclear power, which the U.S. and Israel now claim is a cover for a nuclear weapons program. The Ayatollah Khamenei, however, has condemned nuclear weapons and denies nuclear weapon ambitions.   Continue reading →

September 22, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, Religion and ethics | Leave a comment

British female student awarded top prize by Nobel winners for solar-powered fridge invention DAILY MAIL 25 October 2010 A 23-year-old British inventor has become the only female – and the only European – to be honoured by Nobel Prize winners in an international ceremony.
Emily Cummins was named among the top 10 most outstanding young people in the world and is receiving two major honours for her inventions which include a solar-powered fridge and a water carrying device designed for use in Africa.
The Leeds University graduate was selected as an Oslo Business for
Peace Honouree by a jury of Nobel prize winners during an awards
ceremony in Norway…..
The solar-powered fridge, which she designed while still a schoolgirl,
is now helping families in Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana
and Zimbabwe.
It works through evaporation and can be used to keep perishable goods
such as milk and meat cool for days.
Without using any power, temperatures stay at around 6C.
The fridge comprises two cylinders – one inside the other. The inner
cylinder is made from metal but the outer cylinder can be made from
anything to hand, including wood and plastic. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1323646/UK-female-student-awarded-prize-Nobel-winners-solar-powered-fridge-invention.html#ixzz27E46eUB8

September 22, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | decentralised, EUROPE | Leave a comment

Steel plates sent to Plant Vogtle fail NRC inspections, The Augusta Chronicle, By Rob Pavey Staff Writer, Sept. 20, 2012 At least 211 steel plates built for use in Plant Vogtle’s new reactors failed inspections by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Continue reading →

September 22, 2012 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | Leave a comment

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