Nuclear option not in NZ’s interests: academic | Otago Daily Times Online
Nuclear option not in NZ’s interests: academic
Otago Daily Times By John Gibb 26 Nov 2008 Opting for nuclear power would massively damage New Zealand’s export and tourism prospects, University of Otago historian Prof Tom Brooking warned yesterday……………….nuclear power would fatally damage the country’s “clean green” image abroad, on which much of the New Zealand’s export trade and tourism depended.He also warned about the danger of adopting merely an “engineering solution” to key national problems, and emphasised the need to include perspectives drawn from the humanities, including a sense of history……………… Prof Rob Lawson, of commerce, said that the use of nuclear power internationally, without sufficient regard to the environmental costs of nuclear fuel disposal and the decommissioning of nuclear power plants, amounted to mortgaging the future of the planet.
Nuclear option not in NZ’s interests: academic | Otago Daily Times Online
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The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION >Renewable energy vs. nuclear power
Renewable energy vs. nuclear power
The Manila Times By Dan Mariano26 Nov 08 After a two-decade wait, a bill that aims to boost the development of renewable sources of energy is about to become law. All that the proposed Renewable Energy Act needs is the signature of President Arroyo.
In contrast to traditional energy sources like filthy fossil fuels, Renewable Energy sources are more environment friendly, can be tapped in many parts of the Philippines and help save the country billions of dollars, now spent to import petroleum and coal…………………….Environmental groups led by Greenpeace have registered their opposition to the proposal to commission the anomaly-ridden Philippine Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP), which was built at great expense by the Marcos regime. Environmentalists described the proposal as extremely dangerous and unwise.
As if the Three-Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents were not warning enough, a Greenpeace position paper contended that nuclear power has repeatedly failed to deliver on its proponents’ promises and has proven to be a highly expensive and risky investment……………………..“You can’t solve a problem by creating another problem,” said Amalie Obusan, Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner in Southeast Asia. “To propose nuclear expansion in the name of climate change is stacking one potential catastrophe over another.”………………..Renewable Energy resources can provide as much as 57 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2030, and 70 percent by 2050, with “new” renewables, such as wind, biomass, geothermal and solar energy, contributing as much as 58 percent to the energy mix, Greenpeace pointed out.
The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION >Renewable energy vs. nuclear power
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Dirty energy will fry the globe: expert – Breaking News – National – Breaking News
Dirty energy will fry the globe: expert
The Age Nov 26 2008 f humankind continues with its dirty energy habits then we will fry the globe, an international energy guru has told a Gold Coast conference.Nobuo Tanaka, the chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said major breakthroughs were needed in energy efficiency and renewable energy to stop dangerous global warming.
“Current global trends in energy supply and consumption are patently unsustainable,” Mr Tanaka told the Clean Energy Council’s conference on Tuesday…………………
Mr Tanaka also cited research showing energy efficiency measures could do the most to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Development of renewable energy sources came second.
“The energy sector will have to play the central role in curbing emissions through major improvements in efficiency and rapid switching to renewables
Dirty energy will fry the globe: expert – Breaking News – National – Breaking News
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Obama urged to create ‘Green New Deal’ – The Boston Globe
Obama urged to create ‘GreenNew Deal’
Boston Globe By Beth Daley 24 Nov 08 The worldwide economic crisis is prompting a growing number of countries to back away from pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions and invest in clean energy, just a week before the start of talks in Poland on a new worldwide climate change treaty………………….But a growing chorus of other businesses, environmentalists, and politicians are calling for a green-based economic recovery.
An enormous federal government investment in clean technology would provide low-cost capital to accelerate energy efficiency, build massive renewable energy projects, and jumpstart a sustainable low-carbon economy, these groups say. Such a Green New Deal, woven into the economic stimulus package being crafted for early next year, could create millions of government-subsidized jobs and build a new energy infrastructure.
“It’s a smart thing to do for the economy and a strategically wonderful thing to do for the environment,” said David Foster, executive director of the Blue Green Alliance, a partnership between the Sierra Club and United Steelworkers that works to develop green jobs. His group points to a University of Massachusetts report earlier this fall that said a $100 billion investment in clean technology could create 2 million new jobs in the next two years.
“It leads us down the path for energy independence,” he said. “It’s a historic opportunity.”
On Saturday, Obama gave his strongest comments yet about making the environment a cornerstone of his economic stimulus plan. He outlined a package to create 2.5 million jobs, that included “building wind farms and solar panels, fuel-efficient cars and alternative energy technologies that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil…”
Renewable Energy To Surpass Gas by 2012
Renewable Energy To Surpass Gas by 2012 SustainableBusiness.com 14 Nov 08 Renewable energy will surpass gas as the second largest source of electricity by 2012, according to the latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA)……………………….”Renewables-based electricity generation is expected to grow substantially over the coming decades, benefiting from high fossil-fuel prices, declining investment costs and government support,” said the report………………The ‘Global Wind Energy Outlook 2008,’ published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Greenpeace International, looks at the global potential of wind power and found that it could play a key part in achieving the dramatic shift needed to reduce emissions by 2020, which the IPCC indicates is necessary to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.
Renewable Energy To Surpass Gas by 2012
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Left behind on energy issue
Left behind on energy issue
thestar.com MalaysiaNMA,
Kajang.I REFER to the ongoing debate on nuclear energy. So far, not a single pro-nuclear advocate has told me what they will do with the nuclear waste, except one letter claiming that there will be zero.This is obviously false because it’s common knowledge that nuclear waste is the number one issue preventing most European countries from adding more nuclear reactors in their country, or even replacing their ageing reactors. So, until the authorities can explain what they plan to do with the waste, and that the action taken will be viable and responsible, I will be against nuclear energy……………………..I disagree that renewables are too expensive to be viable; that was the view 10 years ago. Now even a Texas oilman is building a huge solar power plant in an American desert, Australia is piloting a project extracting energy from underground hot rocks and China is now the builder of the most wind farms and solar plants in the world and is still building more and faster.
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David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will | Straight.com
David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will
Straight.com By David Suzuki and Faisal Moola 5 Nov 08 – “…………………..Alternative energy sources are absolutely necessary. Global warming will kill birds and bats, as well as other species, in much greater numbers than wind power. We just need good planning to ensure that our energy production is balanced with ecological concerns. And we need to believe in our ability to develop solutions……………………Making a commitment to resolve a serious crisis generates opportunities and creates jobs.Already, renewable energy technologies are creating employment and giving economies a boost around the world. Countries like Denmark and Germany started shifting to renewable energy sources after the OPEC oil embargo in the 1970s. Today, Denmark obtains 20 percent of its energy from wind power and is aiming at 50 percent by 2020. Germany obtains 14 percent of its energy from wind, is the major exporter of wind technology, and has created more than 82,000 jobs in the wind sector, and more than 200,000 total renewable-energy jobs. Wind power has become the country’s fastest-growing job creator over the past three decades.
Even the U.S. Energy Department has concluded that wind power could become the source of one fifth of that nation’s power by 2030, and other studies have shown that wind, solar, and biofuel energy could create five million U.S. jobs by 2030.
The problem with making major inroads on the climate challenge is not a lack of solutions; it is a lack of will.
David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will | Straight.com
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Breaking News
Boost for renewable energy
Danish wind power company launched a $500 million wind research centre here.Straits Times By Tania Tan Nov 3, 2008 WIND power is picking up as Singapore breezes ahead in its drive to become a global clean energy centre.Danish wind power company Vestas Wind Systems officially launched its $500 million wind research centre here on Monday.
The government will also give research a boost with a $25 million fund to turn green research into marketable applications. It will be administered by the Energy Market Authority……………………
Space constraints also mean that Singapore is unlikely to use wind technology as a source of energy, as wind farms require vast amounts of land.
But an R&D centre is nonetheless good news for Singapore, said executive director of local think tank Energy Studies Institute, Chou Siaw Kiang.
Wind power is becoming very popular in Asia-Pacific countries like China, India and Australia, as these countries look for non-polluting energy sources to satisfy demand, explained Prof Chou.
‘It’s going to be big business, which Singapore can tap on,’ he added……………………..the inaugural Singapore International Energy Week.
Over 2,500 delegates will be in town for the five-day event, which will feature seminars, workshops and cutting edge technology for renewable energy, including solar, wind and fuel cells…………………. Clean energy sector is a key growth area which is expected to generate 7,000 jobs by 2015.(Singapore)
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The Press Association: Renewable energy plan for islands
Renewable energy plan for islands
Press Association 3 Nov 08 Offshore islands could be entirely powered by wind and wave energy in the future, it has been claimed.The Government is to fund a feasibility study to investigate whether electricity, heat and transport needs can be be supplied by renewables.A 12-month pilot project, which is jointly commissioned by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), is to focus on Inis Mor, Inis Meain and Inis Oirr.
The Press Association: Renewable energy plan for islands
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Clean, renewable energy can break oil dependence
Clean, renewable energy can break oil dependence
Morining Sentinel 11/02/2008 A new report documents that the average annual temperature since 2000 in Maine was 1.0°F above the historical average. Burning fossil fuels — oil, coal and natural gas — to power cars, homes,and industry produces most U.S. global warming pollution.
While one or two degrees may not seem like much, just as any parent with a sick child knows, even a small rise in temperature can have a big effect. In Maine, we have a lot to lose from global warming, including sea-level rise, retreating sugar maples and more severe weather.
We’re at a crossroads on energy, and it’s up to the next president to choose a new path.
The good news is that repowering America with clean, renewable energy, like wind and solar power, can curb global warming, break our dependence on fossil fuels and jump-start our flailing economy.
Kathryn Fox
Climate Organizer
Environment Maine
Portland
Clean, renewable energy can break oil dependence
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AdelaideNow… Go green for jobs bonanza
Go green for jobs bonanza
October 28, 2008 11:01pm
EMPLOYMENT in the green energy sector is set to sky-rocket, confidential Treasury modelling to be released by the Federal Government shows.
The modelling, which sets out the Commonwealth Treasury’s best assessments of the impact on the economy of climate change, and a planned emissions trading scheme, suggests a virtual bonanza of jobs will occur in the renewable/clean energy sector.
That growth could be as high as 2900 per cent suggesting that as many as 300,000 green jobs could be created over the next 40 years.
The Advertiser has learned the spectacular growth of the alternative energy sector is predicted assuming continuation of the 20 per cent mandatory renewable energy target, and the economic incentives inherent in the emissions trading scheme.
It finds the alternative energy sector is expected to grow by 1735 per cent by 2050. That jumps out to a massive 2900 per cent growth in output once the emissions trading scheme and other green policies are factored in.
AdelaideNow… Go green for jobs bonanza
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VOA News – Environmentalists Say Renewable Energy Brings Economic Benefit
Environmentalists Say Renewable Energy Brings Economic Benefit
Voice of America News 28 Oct 08 A new report said investing in renewable energy would not only help reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gasses, but create a booming industry and help the global financial crisis. From Paris, Lisa Bryant has more on the report.
The report from environmental group Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council offers ambitious proposals for switching to renewable energy and conserving power. The report outlined why the groups believe doing so could help fire up the world economy, which is facing its worse financial crisis in decades.
The study is being released before the international climate change meeting in December.
The two environmental groups argue that through energy efficiency and aggressive use of renewable energy such as wind, solar and geothermal, the world can cut trillions of dollars in energy spending. The study claimed that before this century ends all the world’s energy needs could come from renewable sources – if the political will exists to make that switch.
VOA News – Environmentalists Say Renewable Energy Brings Economic Benefit
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Green Energy Investors Flock to China – TheStreet.com
Green Energy Investors Flock to China
TheStreet.com Jeff St. John 23 Oct 08 In the midst of a worldwide financial crisis, China’s growing demand for energy continues to be an attractive draw for investors. (Don’t miss ”Several greentech companies this week have announced plans to put money into satisfying fast-growing appetite for renewable energy……………………. The deals were announced a day after Google pledged to give $250,000 to the U.S. National Academies to find ways to link the United States and China — the world’s two largest energy consumers and greenhouse gas emitters — in developing renewable energy policies and technologies………………………China already leads the world in making solar-water heaters, and its list of solar-photovoltaic manufacturers has grown to include heavy hitters such as Suntech Power Holdings (STP Quote – Cramer on STP – Stock Picks), China Sunergy (CSUN Quote – Cramer on CSUN – Stock Picks) and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co……………………..Despite the ongoing global financial crisis, Pernick sees permanence in China’s current renewable energy push, given its people’s increasing concern about environmental problems within the country’s borders and global concerns about the country’s role in curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Green Energy Investors Flock to China – TheStreet.com
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Schwarzenegger opens Aussie solar plant – Breaking News – World – Breaking News
Schwarzenegger opens Aussie solar plant
Sydney Morning Herald 24 Oct 08Australian solar company Ausra and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have joined forces Thursday to make history.
The former Hollywood action star flicked the “on” switch at Ausra’s new Kimberlina solar energy facility located in the desert about 160km north of Los Angeles……………………………”This next generation solar power plant is further evidence that reliable, renewable and pollution-free technology is here to stay, and it will lead to more California homes and businesses powered by sunshine,” Schwarzenegger said…………………..
Ausra was founded by Australian researcher Dr David Mills who developed the solar technology at a University of Sydney lab.
The company, now headquartered in Palo Alto near San Francisco,
Schwarzenegger opens Aussie solar plant – Breaking News – World – Breaking News
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New jobs in a clean economy *
Sydney Morning Herald October 22, 2008 Tackling the threat of climate change will destroy some jobs but replace them with others, Kelsey Munro reports. It is shaping up to be the boom sector of the future. So-called green collar careers in renewable energies, recycling industries, green services and any other jobs contributing to better environmental outcomes are expected to grow rapidly over the next few decades.Many of today’s green jobs hardly existed 10 years ago. In the 1990s, jobs such as those of carbon trader, solar panel installer or green energy auditor sounded to many like science fiction. To really expand the future green-collar economy, skills and training initiatives – up-skilling and re-skilling – will also be necessary.
That is the finding of research commissioned by the Dusseldorp Skills Forum, a not-for-profit body, and carried out by the CSIRO. The report, Growing The Green Collar Economy, says green-collar job growth should offset and possibly exceed job losses caused elsewhere by cuts to carbon pollution.
“The traditional thinking that if you’re more concerned about the environment you will lose jobs is not true,” says Heinz Schandl of the CSIRO, one of the authors of the research.
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