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No funds to deal with UK’s dead nuclear submarines: public at radiation risk

The reports also reveal that there is “no funded plan” for the decommissioning of Britain’s 16 defunct nuclear submarines…..the need to make cost savings is being put ahead of the need to meet regulatory safety and environmental standards.”

Nuclear weapons sites cuts put public at risk, says watchdog, The Guardian, 12 Jan 2011, Staff shortages and funding cuts at nuclear weapons sites across the UK have put the public and the environment at risk, according to the Ministry of Defence’s nuclear safety watchdog. The analysis, marked “restricted”, points to 11 “potentially significant risks” at bomb-making sites and ports housing nuclear submarines, documents seen by the Guardian show. Continue reading →

January 13, 2011 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

UK Green Investment Bank money going more to bankers’ bonuses, than to renewables

“I was astonished when a UK Lib Dem minister admitted that money from the fossil fuel levy will set up a bank that could see some of the bankers’ bonuses that are a matter of some debate at the moment…Scotland has a real opportunity to lead the renewables revolution and releasing this money to create green jobs rather than bankers’ bonuses would help advance that cause.”

Green jobs not bankers’ bonuses | SNP – Scottish National Party, 13 jan 2011, An SNP MSP has expressed astonishment that money which could and should be invested in creating jobs in Scotland’s green energy industry could be paid out in bankers bonuses after an admission by the UK LibDem Energy Secretary Chris Huhne and his colleague Philip Wynn Owen that bankers’ bonuses and public bailouts could be a feature of a new Green Investment Bank set up with money from Scotland’s share of the fossil fuel levy. The SNP believes the £200 million should be released now to be invested in Scotland’s green energy industry creating new jobs and boosting the economy. Continue reading →

January 13, 2011 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

UK government holding back Scotland’s renewable energy drive

Scotland calls on Westminster to release £200m for renewables ClickGreen , 12 Jan 2011 The Scottish government has slated the UK Treasury’s “intransigence” for stalling on the transfer of nearly £200 million it has earmarked to invest in the region’s renewable energy industry. Continue reading →

January 13, 2011 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

Annan, Scotland pioneers renewable energy technology

“This can then be applied to future green energy plants in UK, China and worldwide, potentially making Annan a centre of excellence for this technology.”

Salmond hails China renewable energy deal Scotsman.com, By David Gunn scotsman.com, 09 January 2011 Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has welcomed a £6.4m renewable energy technology deal signed between Scotland and China.The agreement, which was announced as Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang began a four-day visit to the UK, will see technology pioneered in Scotland used at a new renewable energy conversion plant in China. …. Continue reading →

January 10, 2011 Posted by | renewable, UK | Leave a comment

Solar rooftop panels a money-maker for UK households

As many as half of Britain’s homes could earn around £600 a year from roof top solar panels and some as much as £1000,


Getting paid to produce renewable energy,  guardian.co.uk, 7 Jan 2011, In the current economic climate investing in solar panels may appear costly but thanks to a government scheme you can profit from producing your own energy Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | renewable, UK | Leave a comment

UK govt knowingly subjected troops to nuclear radiation

The press release was drafted ahead of Operation Buffalo at Maralinga, during which troops were ordered to crawl through areas hit by fallout. It was not meant to be made public

Top secret document reveals British troops were knowingly revealed to radiation during nuclear fallout tests – mirror.co.uk, by Susie Boniface, 2 Jan 2011, British troops WERE knowingly exposed to radiation during nuclear fallout tests, a top-secret document has finally proved. Continue reading →

January 2, 2011 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, history, secrets,lies and civil liberties, UK | Leave a comment

Wind energy growing fast in UK

Industry on target to deliver a third of power supply within a decade Bradford Telegraph and Argus) (UK)  31st December Wind power is now providing nearly half or the UK’s renewable electricity and the country is on the verge of having ten per cent of its electricity generated from renewable sources. Continue reading →

January 1, 2011 Posted by | renewable, UK | Leave a comment

5,000 jobs prospect for SW England’s renewable energy

The report said that wind farms, tidal and wave power could generate £48bn for the local economy. Most of the jobs would be in operating and maintaining offshore wind farms, tidal and wave power stations.

Devon and Cornwall jobs hope from renewable energy, BBC News, 31 Dec 10, More than 5,000 jobs could be created in south-west England through renewable energy by 2030, Continue reading →

December 31, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | 1 Comment

UK govt urged to GENUINELY promote renewable energy through Feed-In tariffs

The government proposals are inspired by e.on and EDF to benefit nuclear power, which will crowd out renewable energy. This flies in the face of all independent opinion polls which show that the public wants its electricity payments to be reserved for renewable energy, not nuclear power.

Wrong policy on renewable energy The Guardian, Monday 27 December 2010 We urge support for real feed-in tariffs for renewable energy and not nuclear power. British policymakers are poised yet again to ignore the dominant and most effective mechanism for promoting renewable energy across the world (feed-in tariffs) in favour of an auction system Continue reading →

December 29, 2010 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

Scotland’s energy now 25% from renewables

Climate Change Minister Roseanna Cunningham said that while Scotland’s renewable energy future looks very promising, the next decade will be “..decisive for determining the pace of the renewable revolution and the transition to a low carbon future. We need a fairer transmission charging regime and we need the UK Government’s proposals to reform the electricity market to help, not hinder Scotland.”

25% Of Scotland’s Electricity From Renewable Energy Renewable Energy News,  29 Dec 10, According to a report from Scotland’s government, over a quarter of the country’s electricity needs now come from renewable energy sources. Continue reading →

December 29, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | Leave a comment

UK youth enthusiastic about renewable energy, through games and education

Older children and teenagers learn about renewable energy and climate change in the new video game Fate of the World, a global strategy game …..94% said that offshore wind was the ‘fairest’ energy technology and 81% identified onshore wind. Ninety four percent supported solar energy

Growing up Solar – Solar Novus Today, by Nancy Lamontagne,19 Dec 10, Today’s children are growing up with solar power and other renewable sources of energy as part of their every day lives, but does this mean they view it as important ? Continue reading →

December 27, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | Leave a comment

UK renewable energy has grown fast

Renewable energy use reaches record levels, Rapid Electronics , 24 Dec 10, The renewable energy industry made its highest ever contribution to the UK’s electricity supply during the autumn, new figures show. Continue reading →

December 27, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | Leave a comment

UK 1970s plan – Trident nuclear missiles to kill 10 million Russians

Secret files from 70s reveal Trident strike needed ‘to kill 10m Russians’, Whitehall documents written in 1970s and marked ‘personal and top secret’ show logic of British Cold War deterrent  *Rob Edwards * guardian.co.uk, 26 December 2010
The British government opted for the Trident nuclear weapons system because it estimated it could kill up to 10 million Russians and inflict “unacceptable damage” on the former Soviet Union, according to secret Whitehall documents written in the 1970s. Continue reading →

December 27, 2010 Posted by | history, UK, weapons and war | Leave a comment

UK nuclear waste burial site endangered by earthquake risk

“It would be stupidity to bury high levels of radioactive material underground in areas which can be affected by earthquakes.

Earthquake ‘could hit plans to bury nuclear waste’, Whitehaven News, By Alan Irving, 22 December 2010 WEST Cumbria’s potential for burying highly radioactive nuclear waste could have taken a step back as a result of Tuesday night’s earthquake, say campaigners.Seismic tremors have to be seriously considered as part of a watertight safety review if a site is eventually found which appears to have the right geology. Continue reading →

December 22, 2010 Posted by | UK, wastes | Leave a comment

Attack on a UK nuclear train would be a terrorist coup

particularly concerned about the possibility of an attack on the nuclear trains that go through the main Olympic site in east London, since a successful attack on one of them in its vicinity, whether during or in the lead-up to the Games, would be a terrorist media spectacular.

Video of UK protest Guest post: The Nuclear trains that threaten our safety | The Olympic Borough

The Nuclear trains that threaten our safety, The Olympic Borough, Dec 20th, 2010 by Dave.Anyone who uses Stratford station on a regular basis may have encountered this lot, the Nuclear Trains Action Group (NTAG), doing their best to raise awareness about what they believe is a serious threat to our safety and security. Continue reading →

December 21, 2010 Posted by | technology, UK, wastes | Leave a comment

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