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UK’s Labour and Scottish National Party to join forces opposing Trident nuclear weapons system

submarine-missileCorbyn says Labour and SNP will join forces to oppose nuclear deterrent. Irish Times, 25 Sept 15 Labour leader’s opposition to Trident puts him at odds with many in his own party The British Labour Party will work with the Scottish nationalists to try to block the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent in a parliamentary vote due next year, Labour’s new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Friday.

The Conservative government backs the multibillion-pound renewal of Britain’s ageing fleet of nuclear-armed submarines. It has a slim majority in parliament, so some of prime minister David Cameron’s own MPs, as well as other opposition parties, would have to join with Labour and the SNP to defeat the plans.

The Scottish National Party, which won 56 out of 59 seats in Scotland in the general election in May, has long opposed renewing the weapons and had called on veteran antiwar campaigner Mr Corbyn to support them.

“My position on Trident has been very clear all of my life. I am opposed to nuclear weapons,” Mr Corbyn, who was elected as Labour’s leader earlier this month, told BBC Scotland.

“Trident should go. I do not believe that it is a form of defence. I do not believe it is something that anyone in their proper mind would ever want to use.”

Labour’s existing position is to back the renewal of Trident, although it has previously suggested reducing the number of submarines to three from four……..http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/corbyn-says-labour-and-snp-will-join-forces-to-oppose-nuclear-deterrent-1.2366935

September 26, 2015 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, politics, UK, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Russia woos Malaysia to its nuclear technology

Russian-BearRussia offers nuclear expertise to Malaysia Star.com. 25 Sept 15  KUALA LUMPUR: Russia will extend its expertise if Malaysia decides to develop its own nuclear programme.

Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev, who said this, added that his country was well-placed to build and support a national nuclear industry.

“We will propose a very sophisticated and complex construction of a local nuclear programme. We can construct nuclear power generation stations………http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/09/25/Russia-offers-nuclear-expertise-to-Msia/

September 26, 2015 Posted by | Malaysia, marketing, Russia | Leave a comment

Climate News 26 Sept 15


climate-changeChina to announce 2017 launch of carbon market – US officials
Barack Obama welcomes China’s Xi Jinping to the White House ahead of joint presidential statement meant to boost prospects for a global climate change pact.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-25/china-to-announce-2017-launch-of-carbon-market-us-officials-say/6804344

Climate change the new gender agenda
Female scientists from around the world will voyage to Antarctica to turn up the heat on global warming.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/homeward-bound-trip-to-take-78-female-leaders-in-science-to-antarctica-20150924-gjuhx9.html
Extreme Pacific sea level events to double in future
Many tropical Pacific island nations are struggling to adapt to gradual sea level rise stemming from warming oceans and melting ice caps.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-09/uoha-eps092215.php

September 26, 2015 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

New batteries coming for solar powered homes

solar-rooftopsWant a Solar-Powered Home? Here’s a New Battery That Won’t Ignite
As solar panels and wind turbines spread worldwide, they’ll need batteries to store power for times when they don’t produce it. Harvard debuts a promising prototype. By Wendy Koch, National Geographic  SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 If you dream of an off-grid house powered by the sun, plan on a battery to store energy for cloudy days—ideally, one that won’t catch fire. Harvard researchers might have just the fix.

 In the race to build the battery of the future, they’re unveiling a unique option. They say their flow battery is the first made with cheap, non-toxic, non-corrosive, non-flammable, high-performance materials.

“It is a huge step forward. It opens this up for anyone to use,” says Michael Aziz,  Harvard University engineering professor and co-author of a study published Thursday in the journal Science. Because the battery is safe and non-corrosive, he says, it’s well suited for both businesses and homes, adding: “This is chemistry I’d be happy to put in my basement.”………http://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2015/09/150924-nonflammable-battery-could-charge-solar-homes/

September 26, 2015 Posted by | decentralised, energy storage, USA | Leave a comment

European countries caught up in America’s nuclear weapons trap

nuclear-weapons-3Shocked Into Reality: Europeans Find Themselves Caught in US Nuclear Trap, Sputnik News,  Ekaterina Blinova, 2 Sept 15, Washington’s plan to modernize NATO’s nuclear arsenal in Germany has triggered a heated debate across Europe and prompted concerns in Moscow; if the information is confirmed it would “shock Europe into reality,” French journalist and founder of Agora Erasmus political organization Karel Vereycken told Sputnik.
Reportedly, Germany will start to prepare the Büchel airbase in Western Germany to receive the upgraded version of some 20 B-61 thermo-nuclear warheads.

“Experts remain skeptical and astonished about such an early timetable, since the upgrade of the weapons was only expected to be ready in 2019. Four years to prepare an airbase for the new weapons seems farfetched and would imply that the B61-12 is scheduled to arrive sooner than expected,” Vereycken told Sputnik.

Earlier this month, Belgian political organization Agora Erasmus drew up a petition against the modernization of NATO’s nuclear weaponry in Belgium. It is worth mentioning that US tactical nuclear armaments are currently stationed in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Turkey.

“If the information is confirmed it would shock Europe into reality,” Vereycken underscored.

According to the journalist, the information could have been leaked by US military officials who oppose Barack Obama’s ‘nuclearization’ policy in Europe. Purportedly, those who released the information hoped that the leak would spark public protests in the EU… …….

The irony of the situation is that while Germany’s population remains widely opposed to nuclear power, the country is now being forced by Washington to station new nuclear bombs on its territory.

On the other hand, Washington’s recent saber-rattling and muscle-flexing in Europe have attracted the attention of international observers, who consider the moves a sign of the US’ increasing hostility toward Russia………http://sputniknews.com/politics/20150924/1027482113/us-nuclear-trap-for-europeans.html

September 26, 2015 Posted by | EUROPE, USA, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Nuclear power – no good for South Africa – or anywhere

flag-S.Africa Nuclear is polluting http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/letters/2015/09/25/letter-nuclear-is-polluting Judith Taylor EarthLife Africa Joburg SEPTEMBER 25 2015, IT IS a long-standing misconception that nuclear provides base-load power and is reliable.

Nuclear power does not create the easily observed health effects of coal-fired power stations, but the process of mining uranium and producing the fuel rods is highly polluting and has appalling health effects on the mine workers, their families and the receiving environment.

Nuclear is becoming extremely expensive, while sustainable power solutions are falling in price rapidly.

The decommissioning of nuclear power plants has never been done successfully anywhere in the world.

The ability of the nuclear industry to contain sites where accidents have occurred has been proven not to exist. This has exposed, and is exposing, entire communities to radiation and radiation-related diseases.

 

September 26, 2015 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

VIDEO: Drone captures rare footage of abandoned Chernobyl-era nuclear plant in Crimea

Drone captures rare footage of abandoned Chernobyl-era nuclear plant in Crimea (VIDEO)RT.com  Sep, 2015 Footage captured from a bird’s-eye view of a Chernobyl-era nuclear power plant in Crimea shows its heart – the reactor. The unfinished plant has been standing abandoned for almost three decades………https://www.rt.com/news/316529-drone-video-nuclear-plant/

nuclear reactor abandoned Crimea

September 26, 2015 Posted by | Resources -audiovicual | Leave a comment

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