Nuclear will not be part of Australia’s energy future

Australia’s Future Power Sources Won’t Include Nuclear – PM CANBERRA -By Ray Brindal, Dow Jones Newswires 4 November 09 – The future sources for Australia’s power needs include coal, natural gas and a range of renewables rather than nuclear, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday. Continue reading →

November 4, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, politics | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Dangerous burden of nuclear power

Cost of nuclear power is too great a burden THE NATION (Thailand) by GARETH CLAYTON BANGKOK October 30, 2009 “……..danger of accidents from nuclear power stations.
These dangers are real. Continue reading →

November 2, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, renewableenergy | Leave a comment

Germany to invest in USA renewable energy

German Energy Giants Eye a Greener U.S. Washington may be struggling with climate change policy, but German energy companies are angling for a piece of the action in Obama’s green energy push Business Week By Christopher Lawton October 30, 2009, “………..

After dipping their toes into the U.S. renewable energy market a few years ago, Germany’s largest energy players are now increasing their investments, Continue reading →

October 31, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, ENERGY, USA | antinuclear, renewables | 1 Comment

100% Renewables by 2030 for Less Than Fossil Power:

100% Renewables by 2030 for Less Than Fossil Power: A Case is Made solve climate by Stacy Feldman – Oct 26th, 2009

Can the whole planet really get 100 percent of its energy from renewables in just two decades?

Yes, according to new research, and for cheaper than coal. Continue reading →

October 27, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, ENERGY | renewables, solar | Leave a comment

Nuclear dangerous and ineffective against climate change

Nuclear debate: A dangerous option that wont solve climate change Green Left Jim Green 25 October 2009 There are three main problems with the nuclear “solution” to climate change — it is a blunt instrument, a dangerous one, and it is unnecessary. Continue reading →

October 26, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, climate change, Copenhagen, nuclear, nuclear spin, renewables | Leave a comment

Even Switkowski admits that nuclear can’t fight global warming

Climate change: nuclear no answer Green Left 25 October 2009
The big nuclear push is on. The nuclear industry is trying to re-brand yellowcake as “green” Continue reading →

October 25, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change | antinuclear, climate change, nuclear, renewables | Leave a comment

Immediate danger of nuclear global cooling

The Forgotten Nightmare: Global Cooling

By Robin Davis 21 October, 2009 Countercurrents.org “……………….While global warming dominates the headlines a more urgent danger threatens life on earth. Global warming could make the planet uninhabitable by the end of the century. Global cooling – the “Nuclear Winter” that would follow nuclear war – could achieve the same result in days or weeks……… Continue reading →

October 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change | antinuclear, climate change, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Climate Bill Becoming Just a Nuclear Power Promotion

Is the Climate Bill Becoming an Excuse to Promote Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power?By Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. October 21, 2009.The Senate bill includes a “Clean Energy Development Administration” that could deliver virtually unlimited federal cash to build new reactors and fund other mega-polluters……….. Continue reading →

October 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, USA | antinuclear, climate change, nuclear | Leave a comment

100 percent clean renewable energy soon possible worldwide

Shifting The World To 100 Percent Clean, Renewable Energy As Early As 2030: Here Are The Numbers Science Daily (Oct. 19, 2009) — Most of the technology needed to shift the world from fossil fuel to clean, renewable energy already exists. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, ENERGY | renewableenergy, renewables | Leave a comment

Nuking Climate Change

Nuking Climate Change mother nature network, by Ken Edelstein Oct 19 2009 When people like John Kerry back nuclear subsidies, green activists find themselves in a difficult position…………………………In many ways, Kerry’s support for nuclear subsidies demonstrates just how desperately he and others view the prospect of climate change. It’s not that nuclear plants have become any safer. Continue reading →

October 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, USA | antinuclear, climate change, nuclear, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

US Climate Bill turning into a pro-nuclear excuse?

Nuking the Climate Bill

CounterPunch By HARVEY WASSERMAN 16 Oct 09

Is the Climate Bill morphing into an excuse to promote fossil fuels and new nuclear power plants?

Sen. John Kerry’s (D-MA) recent promotion of a pro-nuke/pro-drilling/pro-coal agenda in the name of Climate Protection has been highlighted in a New York Times op ed co-authored with Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC). The piece brands nuke power “our single largest contributor of emissions-free power.” Continue reading →

October 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, USA | antinuclear, climate change, Copenhagen, nuclear, nuclear spin | 1 Comment

Energy efficiency and renewables beat nuclear on costs

Nuclear Power – Climate Fix or Folly –Treehugger, Rebecca Cole, Rocky Mountain Institute 7 Oct 09

“………….Lovins points out nuclear drawbacks and a better path forward.
Lovins, who for years has argued that nuclear power is an “uncompetitive, unneeded and obsolete” way to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels, again reiterated that efficiency, distributed generation and renewable energy is a better path. Continue reading →

October 8, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, business and costs, climate change | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment

Nuclear energy is not Renewable – an engineer’s view

Nuclear Power is not Renewable Energy Round 2 Techdiplomacy 28 Sept 09 – “……………..Now the Nuclear Power industry is actually challenging Solar and Wind power, they are claiming that they are far more ‘green’, than is the traditionaly accepted renewables, solar and wind. This is almost criminal and I cannot see where this information has its basis in fact…………….. Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, spinbuster | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, renewables | Leave a comment

Natural gas can bridge the way to renewable energy

Is natural gas a real low-carbon option?

October 5, 2009

by Ed Crooks

Using natural gas instead of coal for power generation is a clear improvement in terms of carbon dioxide emissions: Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, climate change, ENERGY | renewables | Leave a comment

Marshall islanders affected by radiation, and now, climate change

Marshallese president: Climate change real threat
Taiwan News B y JON GAMBRELL Associated Press2009-09-29 The president of the Marshall Islands said Monday that his nation is one of the “forefront victims” of climate change and called on the world to address a growing environmental disaster that is forcing his citizens to higher ground. Continue reading →

September 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, OCEANIA | climate change, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment