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“Mercenary science”– crooked science funded by corporations.

Past time to listen to Greta.  Meet the scientists quitting academia for climate activism.

Media has ignored climate strategies to stave off ecological disaster.   BUT – Weather reporters now joining the battle against climate change. As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk. Could geoengineering strategies help tackle climate change?.

Katherine Hayhoe on A BETTER WAY TO TALK ABOUT THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

Oxford City Council says NO to nuclear weapons.

Dangers of Artificial Intelligence with Nuclear Weapons.

Westinghouse will acquire the Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear Systems and Services’ 11 locations in Canada, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Surplus nuclear power has become an embarrassment. Inflexible baseload power no longer needed.

ARCTIC. Why Arctic glaciers are melting away at an accelerating rate.

JAPAN.  With 170 tons more radioactive water added each day, Japan’s desperate plan for dumping Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean.   Japan’s METI recommends releasing Fukushima Daiichi radioactive water into sea. Tepco estimates 44 years to decommission Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant.   Shikoku Electric not to appeal injunction over Ikata nuclear plant.

UK.  In Cumbria, concern over nuclear waste canisters, and inadequacy of Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) Need to include a No New Nuclear clause in climate emergency planning.    New nuclear: protecting the planet or turning climate emergency into double whammy?  UK government could save money, promote health, by energy efficiency programmes.

EUROPE. Europe to be the first carbon neutral continent, and WITH NUCLEAR POWER EXCLUDED. Top EU diplomat to visit Tehran amid nuclear tensions.

CANADA. Indigenous community votes down proposed nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron. Opposition to Nuclear Waste Storage Plan Near Lake Huron.

USA.

• A really bad idea – The Navy’s New Mini-Nuclear Warheads,  USA’s new low-yield nuclear warhead increases likelihood of nuclear war.  The danger in deploying new US nuclear warhead on a submarine. Does the USA arsenal REALLY need costly new plutonium weapons cores? Nuclear weapons- the USA bomb making companies are doing great!. The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War.
•  A new serious problem with stainless steel canisters for nuclear wastes.
• Long Island Power Authority ratepayers will have to Subsidize Upstate Nuclear Power Plants.

AUSTRALIA.

• Australia’s extreme bushfires – forests might not recover.   #ScottyFromMarketing has no climate target, because he is controlled by climate denialists.  Morrison questions importance of global climate treaties.
• A reminder to South Australian govt that nuclear waste dumping is illegal there. . Dodgy #ScottyFromMarketing govt process for Kimba nuclear waste dump needs investigation.

NORTH KOREA.  North Korea’s nuclear tests have made Hamgyong Province area unstable.

IRAN. U.S. sanctions Iran’s atomic power chief for nuclear violations.

CHINA. The reasons behind China’s No First Use nuclear weapons policy.

SOUTH KOREA. Kepco to halt two nuclear reactors after missing counterterrorism deadline.

QATAR. Qatar says UAE`s power plant activities are a threat to Gulf stability and the environment.

BOLIVIA. Political instability adds to the danger of nuclear power for Bolivia.

UGANDA. Girl erased, but not gone.

TURKEY. Danger of Armenian nuclear plant to neighbouring Turkey.

RUSSIA. Vladivostok customs stopped a radioactive Toyota Prius that arrived from Japan.