Prime Minister’s response to Julian Assange pleased USA, not the Australian public
She sought to placate the wrong audience and said what the American government would have wanted to hear, not what the fractious left in Australia wanted to hear.
PM tanks at home, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 Dec 10, Gillard’s ill-advised judge and jury comments convicting Julian Assange alienated a swag of Labor supporters for good.THE WikiLeaks revelations have been an immense political disaster for the Gillard government. Continue reading
US Congress approves $7 billion, not $36 billion, for nuclear loans
House approves money for nuclear loan guarantees The Washington Post, By FREDERIC J. FROMMER , December 9, 2010; The Associated Press WASHINGTON –– The House has passed legislation that would provide $7 billion in new loan guarantees for nuclear power plant construction. The $7 billion in loan guarantees is just a fraction of the $36 billion that President Barack Obama requested earlier this year…. House approves money for nuclear loan guarantees
USA’s Energy Secretary wants to call nuclear energy “clean’, “renewable”
White House open to nukes as ‘clean energy’ , POLITICO.com
By PATRICK REIS | 12/7/10 The Obama administration may consider caving to GOP demands to include nuclear and some coal production in a “clean energy standard,” Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday.A national “clean” or “renewable” energy standard would require utilities to purchase a percentage of their electricity from nonfossil fuel sources and is seen as one of the administration’s few options for a broad energy policy after the death of the cap-and-trade bill……..White House open to nukes as ‘clean energy’ – Patrick Reis – POLITICO.com
USA’s new House Energy chairman an enemy of renewable energy
“When the subsidy spigot is shut off, the green jobs will collapse, just like a Ponzi scheme,” he wrote for The Daily Caller, a conservative web site.
Renewable energy critic gets House post | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs, 8 Dec 10, Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, who last week attacked subsidies for renewable energy, was confirmed today as the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
In an online article, the Republican slammed “rampant cash handouts” for renewable energy and warned against a proposed renewable power mandate that he said would raise electricity prices.
“When the subsidy spigot is shut off, the green jobs will collapse, just like a Ponzi scheme,” he wrote for The Daily Caller, a conservative web site…….Upton replaces liberal California Democrat Henry Waxman, who shepherded a cap-and-trade climate bill through the committee along with the health-care overhaul….
Renewable energy critic gets House post | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs
Thousands to lose jobs if Obama closes renewable energy grants
If President Obama’s final tax package doesn’t include grants for renewable energy projects, the industry expects hundreds or perhaps thousands of solar and wind workers to add to already-lengthy unemployment lines.
Obama Tax Deal Leaving Out Clean Energy, Putting Jobs at Risk Reuters, By Elizabeth McGowan, Wed Dec 8, 2010 Thus far, 1,179 solar projects with total investments of $1.3 billion in 42 states have been built with support from an expiring program Continue reading
India’s Parliament urged to ensure AREVA is accountable for nuclear liability
urge the Central government to insist that Areva be contractually responsible for any cost overruns above the initially estimated figure,” Raja said. …………… Expressing concern over the possibility of NPCIL renouncing its right of recourse against Areva, Raja demanded the contract, including all matters related to nuclear liability, be placed in the public domain.
Now, Left opposes nuclear plant at Jaitapur, Zee News, 9 Dec 10, New Delhi: The CPI Wednesday questioned the environment clearance granted by the Centre to the nuclear power park proposed to be developed by French company Areva at Jaitapur in Maharashtra. Continue reading
USA Democrats seek big cut in nuclear loan guarantees
House Panel Scales Back Obama Plan for Nuclear Loan Guarantees, Bloomberg, By Simon Lomax – Dec 9, 2010 President Barack Obama’s proposed $36 billion expansion of loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors would be scaled back to $7 billion, according to legislation from House Democrats to fund the U.S. government into next year.The loan-guarantee expansion is part of a $1.1 trillion measure that is scheduled for a vote today in the U.S. House.In his February budget proposal, Obama urged Congress to expand the Energy Department’s loan-guarantee program to $54.5 billion from the existing $18.5 billion……………House Panel Scales Back Obama Plan for Nuclear Loan Guarantees – Bloomberg
USA govt unable to kickstart the ‘nuclear renaissance’
“In addition to loan guarantees, you need an environment that’s right, that makes it look like a good investment,’’ Dr. Chu said. But many of those factors, including the price of natural gas, are obviously beyond federal control, raising substantial doubts about how much the government could do to encourage new nuclear construction……..
Nuclear ‘Renaissance’ Is Short on Largesse, NYTimes.com, December 7, 2010 By MATTHEW L. WALD The federal aid now in place for new nuclear plants is far from sufficient for the so-called “nuclear renaissance” that backers are seeking, a panel made up of members of Congress, high-ranking federal officials and leaders of major nuclear companies agreed on Tuesday. Continue reading
Politicians join community protest against Jaitapur nuclear plant
The power plant will endanger the health of those living along the Konkan coast and it will also destroy agriculture”….”The government should not think that it can gag the public.”……
Sena joins ‘people’s war’ against Jaitapur N-plant, The Times of India, Ambarish Mishra, Dec 7, 2010, MUMBAI: Adding muscle to the ongoing agitation, the Shiv Sena has also joined in the protest against the nuclear power plant proposed to be set up at Jaitapur in the coastal Konkan belt Continue reading
UK’s Climate Change chief trying to pass off nuclear energy as “renewable”
The government is considering several options for supporting low-carbon energy. One is to extend the existing renewables obligation system to nuclear generators. Under this system, renewable energy providers are awarded saleable certificates for the power they generate, which are bought by electricity utilities to fulfil their obligation to produce a certain proportion of their energy from renewable sources.
Nuclear plants’ subsidies attacked, FT.com, By Fiona Harvey, December 7 2010 New nuclear power plants should not receive government subsidies Continue reading
Russia manipulating to avoid India’s Nuclear Liability Law
Russia’s concern over liability law may delay new Kudankulam pacts, The Hindu Priscilla Jebaraj, 4 Dec 10, Decision not taken to accept liability: Atomstroyexport MOSCOW: Russian reservations about the implications of India’s nuclear liability law may be delaying the contracts for two nuclear power reactors to be built in Kudankulam, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Continue reading
Nuclear Regulatory Commission blesses Indian Point nuclear reactor for another 20 years
NRC: No Environmental Impact From Indian Point Relicensing – WSJ.com, By Naureen S. Malik NEW YORK (Dow Jones)-–The federal nuclear regulator said Friday no environmental effects exist to keep Entergy Corp.’s (ETR) Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York from operating an additional 20 years.
The report issued by the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the latest development in an ongoing battle over the future of the plant that supplies, on average, a quarter of the power for New York City and Westchester County, according to Entergy statistics. Continue reading
UK govt struggles with escalating costs of planned nuclear power
What’s not sorted is the money…One way or another the government does seem desperate to provide support for nuclear companies . But the financial risks are large – and apparently growing.
Nuclear on the ropes? environmentalresearchweb, 30 Nov 10, The UK government has now dismissed three proposed sites for new nuclear power plants: first it dropped Dungeness in Kent and then Braystones and Kirksanton in the Lake District, Continue reading
France’s struggle to be the world’s king of nuclear reactor sales
The real problem, ….. is that Areva’s main reactor offering, one of the most advanced on the market, is too expensive—
France Aims to Be Atop the Nuclear Pile – WSJ.com, 29 Nov 10, “……..In an attempt to restore its companies to prominence, the French government has reorganized the nation’s nuclear sector. Continue reading
Germany to extend nuclear power plants, but opposition continues
The opposition Social Democrats said on Friday that they would appeal the decision at Germany’s highest court. They argue that the government’s reasoning that the upper house does not have to give its approval for the bill, is unlawful.
Germany passes law on extending the lifespans of nuclear power plants by Nicole Goebel Deutsche Welle | 26.11.2010 A bill that would see the lifespans of Germany’s 17 nuclear power plants extended by 12 years was approved by the upper house of parliament on Friday despite strong opposition. Continue reading
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