Global warming – hot weather inducing Americans to think about this
Extreme weather shifts US attitudes on climate BY: LAUREN WILSON, The Australian, July 07, ONE of Barack Obama’s top scientific advisers says extreme weather events are making Americans increasingly attuned to the threat of climate change, despite no evidence linking some of the events to global warming.
Jane Lubchenco, head of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, yesterday said climate change was being played out in the backyards of many Americans. subscription only http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/extreme-weather-shifts-us-attitudes-on-climate/story-fn59niix-1226419447697
Could USA’s extreme hot weather shake the faith of climate change denialists?
El Nino may be good for Labor The West, Andrew Probyn July 6, 2012, Shhhh! Don’t mention the war. As the great heatwave struck the US, knocking off thousands of temperature records, Bob Henson, a meteorologist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, was asked this week whether any of this could be down to
climate change.
“Climate change is a political question,” he told Fairfax’s US correspondent Nick O’Malley.
“I thought it was a scientific question,” O’Malley responded.
“Well, it’s both.”
This was a fascinating exchange. Especially in a week where scientists could confidently announce they had confirmed the existence of the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle.
Comparatively speaking, there’s less evidence of the Higgs boson than there is of climate change, but we believed the scientists when they told us they had found the elusive subatomic particle that explained mass.
The fact that Mr Henson went straight to the politics of climate change, rather than going to the cause of climate change (anthropomorphic or otherwise) speaks volumes for the success of the campaign against the so-called “warmists”…..http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/opinion/post/-/blog/14153477/el-nino-may-be-good-for-labor/
South Africa warned against expanding nuclear power
“Minister [Dipuo] Peters’ support to expand nuclear power in Africa is extremely irresponsible given the socio-economic challenges prevalent on the continent,”
Greenpeace urges no nuclear power News 24, 2012-07-06 Greenpeace has repeated its warning on nuclear power following the release of the Japanese parliamentary panel finding into the Fukushima disaster. (AP), Duncan Alfreds Cape Town – Environmental group Greenpeace has repeated its warning on nuclear power following the release of the Japanese parliamentary panel finding into the Fukushima disaster. Continue reading
Solar energy a boon for Americans that rises above party politics
Politicians on both sides of the aisle should open their eyes to the fastest growing energy source in America, surging ahead against hard economic times. They should understand that solar affords Americans – at homes, workplaces and businesses – the ability to generate heat and power cleanly, safely and affordably. As they ready for debates and town hall meetings, they surely should know that solar now employs 100,000 Americans at more than 5,600 companies – the vast majority of them small businesses – across all 50 states.
Solar: Life, Liberty And The Pursuit of Energy Independence, Forbes, 4 July 12, By General Wesley Clark (ret.) and Rhone Resch No energy source is more American than solar. Technologies to convert sunshine to electricity were pioneered in the U.S. half a century ago at Bell Labs, and quickly became a source of inspiration and imagination. In the last several years, solar energy has awoken from yesterday’s dream to today’s reality.
Last year, the U.S. solar energy market more than doubled in size, creating jobs in every state. You can harness solar energy in every city and county in the country, and even in every Congressional district – although you wouldn’t know that given the way candidates in this year’s elections have misconstrued and abused the facts about solar. Continue reading
A summer reminder about UV radiation and danger to eyes
Picking The Right Shades: How To Protect Your Peepers NPR, by JESSICA STOLLER-CONRAD, 4 JULY 12, “…. you need to protect your eyes from blasts of UV light. Though the effects aren’t immediately obvious, basking in the sun’s UV rays can cause permanent damage to your eyes. That’s where the right sunglasses come in.
“We know that people who have had a significant lifetime exposure to UV radiation very commonly develop eye surface problems that lead to discomfort later in life,” says Dr. Rachel Bishop, chief of consult services at the National Eye Institute. “You develop the cancers when you’re 80, but you’ve been accumulating the sun damage your whole life,” she says.
Sunglasses are a must-have to protect your eyes, and that goes for kids, too. But which ones are best at blocking the sun from your baby blues? These days, it’s pretty easy if you read the labels.
“The good news is that it is FDA-regulated, and if you buy [sunglasses] in a store, they should be labeled that they block 99 to 100 percent of UV radiation,” Bishop tells Shots, “and that’s what you want.”….. Add a light-blocking hat or cap with a wide brim for more UV protection….. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/04/156130436/picking-the-right-shades-how-to-protect-your-peepers?ps=sh_sthdl
UV rays can penetrate the internal structures of the eye, causing serious temporary and permanent vision disorders. Short term damage can range from bloodshot or sensitive eyes, to painful conditions like photokeratitis (sunburn of the eye). Meanwhile high doses of UV radiation can lead to long term health issues like cataracts, abnormal eye growths, cancer of the eye and surrounding skin, and macular degeneration.
New Report Outlines UV Danger to Eyes from Missing Sunglasses Market Watch, ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-report-outlines-uv-danger-to-eyes-from-missing-sunglasses-2012-05-17
Hypocrisy in nuclear disarmament
Nuclear Armament: Scandalous Hypocrisies, Middle East online, by Immanuel Wallerstein – 1 July 12, Everyone is lying through their teeth. Countries are not working to avoid a nuclear catastrophe. They are working to maintain and/or improve their geopolitical position vis-à-vis their presumed antagonists, Continue reading
The world cannot afford the dangerous distraction of nuclear power
The nuclear argument is a dangerous distraction that could direct resources and technical capacity away from more sensible responses. Nuclear power is certainly not a fast enough response to climate change. Even the pro-nuclear Switkoswki committee concluded that it would take 10 to 15 years to build one nuclear reactor.
Nuclear energy is a dangerous distraction, The Drum, Professor Ian Lowe, 26 June 12, No rational person without a financial interest in the industry would consider nuclear power for Australia. The only logical basis for contemplating its possible use arises from a recognition that climate change is a serious threat to our future.
At the turn of the century, nuclear power was seen as a failed technology. Originally touted as cheap, clean and safe, it was widely recognised as expensive, dirty and dangerous. The peak of installed nuclear power happened more than 20 years ago. Since then, cancellations and deferments have outnumbered new constructions. Continue reading
Philippines – a call for renewable energy
“Previously more expensive geothermal and biomass power are now competitive with coal in terms of generation cost, with wind and solar expected to reach grid parity within the decade,”
WWF urges government: Go for clean energy, Philippine Daily Inquirer TJ Burgonio, June 25th, 2012 The government should stop relying on “quick fixes” and open the door to clean and cheap renewable energy sources Continue reading
Wife claims that politician fled from Tokyo in fear of radiation
Ozawa fled radiation, wife claims, The Yomiuri Shimbun, 24 June 12, The wife of former Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa has accused him of fleeing from Tokyo in fear of radiation shortly after the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Continue reading
The end of cheap coal and the rise of renewable energy
Cheap Coal Is Dead. Long Live Renewable Age (Part 1) By Carl Pope, Bloomberg June 20, 2012 Sustainable Energy for All” is the main theme for this week’s Rio+20 United Nations gathering in Brazil. The challenge of making energy both accessible and sustainable has grown more complicated in the past year or so, and also more exciting.
These are tough times for coal and other high-carbon sources of energy, while the news about clean energy is more promising. Continue reading
Investigation of San Onofre nuclear plant – decision about this to be delayed
Calif. regulators delay decision on possible probe at troubled San Onofre nuclear plant, WP, By Associated Press, June 20 LOS ANGELES — State utility regulators are postponing a decision on whether to launch an investigation into the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, an agency spokesman said Wednesday. Continue reading
Nuclear power plants – very vulnerable to terrorism, and to human error
The destruction of a nuclear power plant has the potential to cause much more harm to a country than any other energy facilities.
Russia’s Dangerous Nuclear Legacy – Analysis Eurasia Review, By: Richard Rousseau June 18, 2012“……Of all known sources of energy, nuclear energy entails the highest destructive potential. In the age of terrorism, nuclear power plants are possible prime and high-profile targets for terrorist and transnational criminal groups.
The nuclear threat poses a very specific problem for the world, whether it is the acquisition of
plutonium and highly enriched uranium, acts of sabotage or attempted sabotage at a nuclear facility, or the intensive use of radioactive materials for the fabrication of “dirty” bombs. Continue reading
Progress in Iran nuclear talks, but slight and slow
Some headway in Iran nuclear talks, SMH, Benedikt von Imhoff, Farshid Motahari and Albert Otti June 20, 2012, Iran and six world powers have finally begun making headway on Tehran’s nuclear program in talks in Moscow, but a wide divide remains between the two sides, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says. Continue reading
Strangely, India’s govt is ignoring the worldwide rethink about nuclear power
Unpredictable financial implications associated with constructing, running, decommissioning plants and handling nuclear risks are causing a rethink on nuclear energy worldwide. But these developments seem to slip by India without so much as causing a ripple…..
This renaissance is just a fairy tale, THE HINDU, 15 June 12, NITYANAND JAYARAMAN The unpredictable financial implications of constructing, running, decommissioning plants and handling risks are causing a global rethink on nuclear energy
For a professed proponent of liberalisation and free trade, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s penchant for a technology that cannot float without subsidies is telling. Nuclear power’s unfavourable economics are not lost on Dr. Singh. Continue reading
Fukushima radioactive debris on USA’s shores
Washington monitoring tsunami debris for radiation, Seattle Times, 14 June 12 Gov. Chris Gregoire and other state officials are holding a news conference Monday at Ocean Shores to explain how the state responds to debris on the Washington coast from the Japanese tsunami….. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018436124_apwatsunamidebris.html
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