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Al Gore on climate change, nuclear power

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Basil and Spice Review by Loyd Eskildson Our Choice (Rodale/ Nov 2009) “Our Choice”  is former Vice President Gore’s third book on global warming. Continue reading →

November 10, 2009 Posted by | 1, 2 WORLD, business and costs, climate change | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Maralinga nuclear bomb site returns to aborigines

Traditional indigenous owners to reclaim Maralinga bomb site THE AUSTRALIAN  David Nason  November 10, 2009 MORE than 50 years after their ancestral lands were devastated by nuclear testing, the Tjarutja people of western South Australia will next month be handed back the infamous expanse of remote desert the British named Maralinga. Continue reading →

November 10, 2009 Posted by | 1, indigenous issues | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear test veterans deserve compensation

MP Calls For Action On Nuclear Test Veterans 2009 CREWE and Nantwich GUARDIAN (UK) 10 November 2009 MP Edward Timpson has called for action from the Government regarding British nuclear test veterans.Between 1952 and 1967 the UK carried out a number of tests of nuclear weapons in the Pacific Ocean and in Australia, involving more than 20,000 servicemen.Some 30% of men involved in the tests have since died, mostly in their 50s. Continue reading →

November 10, 2009 Posted by | 1, health, UK | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear expert recommends solar energy

The Case for Solar Energy in Bangladesh Energy Bangla Dr. A. Rahman, CRadP FNucI Monday, 11.09.2009, The global warming due to greenhouse gas emission and the energy scarcity world wide are prompting almost all the countries in the world to look for alternative sources of energy………..the only option that is open to Bangladesh at the moment is renewable energy such as solar and hydro-electric. Particularly solar energy is sufficiently abundant in Bangladesh and can fruitfully be harnessed…… Continue reading →

November 10, 2009 Posted by | 1, ASIA, climate change, ENERGY | , , , | Leave a comment

Legal action against uranium milling

Sheep Mountain files suit against uranium mill approval Telluride Daily Planet (USA) By Matthew Beaudin Editor , November 8, 2009

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“………….Sheep Mountain Alliance, a local environmental group, recently filed a lawsuit against the Montrose County Commissioners and its land use director, alleging a hopscotch of missteps in the board’s approval of a uranium mill to be built six miles outside of Paradox, Colo. Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 Posted by | 1, Legal, USA | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pakistan’s nuclear weapons could fall into dangerous hands

Defending the Arsenal In an unstable Pakistan, can nuclear warheads be kept safe? The New Yorker by Seymour M. Hersh November 16, 2009 America’s dealings with Pakistan may be increasing the risk of radicalization. Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 Posted by | 1, Pakistan, weapons and war | , , , , | Leave a comment

Medical radiation screening – too lucrative to manage sensibly?

Screen test FT By Dr. Margaret McCartney  November 9 2009 News from the US, I can scarcely believe it: The New York Times reports that the American Cancer Society now accepts that screening for breast and prostate cancer is not only inefficient, but frequently inaccurate and alarmist. Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 Posted by | 1, health, UK | , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear power makes no financial sense

11/06/2009  What’s the Allure of Nuclear? SustainableBusiness.com News

Since 2007, there have been applications to license 26 new nuclear reactors in the US. Nine have been canceled or suspended indefinitely in the last 10 months, and 10 have been delayed 1-5 years.  Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 Posted by | 1, general | , , , | Leave a comment

Malawi locals opposing Australian uranium miner

AFRICA: We Are the Government  By Jessie Boylan LAGO DISTRICT, Mozambique, Nov 6 (IPS) –

“……………….Organised by the Citizens for Justice (CFJ), the meeting had representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), churches, communities and universities; and concluded with a clear strategy and action plan as to how the new civil society ‘movement’ would proceed. . Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 Posted by | 1, AFRICA, politics | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

UK facing huge bill for nuclear waste storage

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Note – in the article below, that the UK’sNational Policy civil-liberty-2smStatements are part of a strategy to strip local authorities of the power of approving big energy projects.

£18 billion nuclear waste storage facility to be built underground  TimesOnLine (UK) November 9, 2009 Robin Pagnamenta, Energy Editor Continue reading →

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Secrecy, radioactive leaks, in South Australia’s uranium mines

Secretive US Arms Tycoon behind New Uranium Mine in AustraliaA  Media Freedom International 9 Nov 09 US mining company is threatening the sacred lands of Aboriginal peoples in Australia. Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 Posted by | 1, indigenous issues | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Yucca Mountain would not safely hold nuclear waste

yucca-mtFox News’ La Jeunesse attacks Obama for not spending billions more on Yucca Mountain Media Matters November 05, 2009
University of Illinois report: “[N]o particular reason” to expect that Yucca will accept spent fuel any time soon. Continue reading →

November 7, 2009 Posted by | 1, USA, wastes | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Taxpayer slugged for costs of nuclear wastes

Tracking Your Taxes: The High Price of Nuclear Waste by William La Jeunesse – FOXNews.com – November 04, 2009 SAN ONOFRE, Calif. While closing Yucca Mountain made for good campaign politics in Nevada, it leaves the U.S. with nowhere to store a growing stockpile of radioactive waste. Continue reading →

November 7, 2009 Posted by | 1, USA, wastes | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear Power- a (French) Socialist Solution

Nuclear Socialism, YGLESIAS 7 November 09 the American right’s strangely passionate love affair with nuclear power and the impact it’s having on the climate debate in congress. What I find especially odd about it is that it’s so at odds with American conservatives’ ardor for the free market. Continue reading →

November 7, 2009 Posted by | 1, business and costs, France | , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Murky history of nuclear waste dumping

Tennessee must stop dumping of nuclear waste here TENNESSEAN.COM November 6, 2009 Shifting a problem from one place to another, rather than solving it, never works. Yet, it keeps happening. Continue reading →

November 7, 2009 Posted by | 1, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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