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Small scale renewable energy to benefit from bank pledge

Community groups and smaller developers eager to utilise the Government’s new feed–in tariffs regime would benefit from the fund

Co-op bank pledges £200m to UK renewables, guardian.co.uk, by Zara Maung 1 June 2010, Extra funding for renewable energy will be welcomed as project financing gets tougher The Co-operative Bank increased its support for renewable energy today, by pledging to lend an additional £200 million to the sector in 2010.

The bank also committed to expanding its UK specialist renewables team in Manchester and creating Scotland–based teams at its corporate banking centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The investment follows a £400m renewable energy fund set up by the Co-op in 2007, Continue reading →

June 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, UK | antinuclear, climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment

Potential for wind and solar power to provide electricity for 5 U.S. states

A Bullish View of Wind Power Out West, NYTimes.com, By JOHN COLLINS, RUDOLF, June 1, 2010, Wind energy has plenty going for it: it is clean, unlimited in supply and the most economical source of renewable power. Its clearest drawback is unreliability: sometimes the wind just does not blow.But that intermittency – long considered a major shortcoming – may have little impact on the potential for wind to power much of the electric grid in the western United States, according to a new study by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab. Continue reading →

June 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, climate change, global warming, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment

Mordechai Vanunu, lonely anti nuclear whistleblower

Mr. Vanunu’s story is to be seen in the wider context of the secrecy that has surrounded Israel’s nuclear weapons programme and its western allies’ complicity.

Lonely battle of an Israeli whistle-blower, The Hindu, Hasan Suroor , June 1, 2010 Mordechai Vanunu’s case is as much about suppressing dissent by a supposedly democratic state as it is a demonstration of western double standards.

Had Mordechai Vanunu been, say, an Iranian or a Russian whistle-blower and facing persecution at home, he would have been assured of a prominent place in the western pantheon of heroes. But he is an Israeli dissident and Israel’s friends in the West have no time for him. Continue reading →

June 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | 1 Comment

Nuclear Non-Proliferation not solved, nor is Nuclear Waste

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As the May Nuclear Non Proliferation conference ends, the nuclear industry and President Obama continue to use this story as a selling point for the “peaceful” nuclear industry. And for June, perhaps the critical issue is – how to convince the world that nuclear wastes are OK, that this problem is solved, – when it’s not!

Other selling points are emerging now – perhaps a sign of the desperation of the industry?

There’s a push to use a nuclear bomb as a cure for the oil spill – based on Russian experience – for goodness’ sake! Who in their right mind would trust the Russian history of things nuclear?

Then there’s the push for little reactors, thorium reactors, instead of uranium-fuelled reactors. Anything to look as though the nuclear industry is forging on. But it’s not – except for nuclear weapons.

Meanwhile, despite all the propaganda, and lack of real government incentives, renewable energy technologies are forging on.

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes | antinuclear, disarmament, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, reactors, renewable energy, renewables | 8 Comments

The nuclear industry in decline

Ockham’s Razor – 30 May 2010 – Nuclear energy: a panacea for climate change?

Nuclear energy: a panacea for climate change?. ABC Radio National, Ockham’s Razor, Dr Adam Lucas – 30 May 2010 “………..What is the status of nuclear energy in the world at the moment? And do the arguments of its proponents stand up to scrutiny? Continue reading →

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, business and costs | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, radiation, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

Birth defects from depleted uranium bring lawsuit

Atomic radiation has increased the number of babies born with defects in the southern provinces of Iraq.

VIDEO Fallujah babies born with birth defects as a result of Depleted Uranium WMD contaminated dust. | mesothelioma Lawyer,Mesothelioma, Asbestos Cancer, Mesothelioma Treatments, Lawyers / Attorneys

Fallujah babies born with birth defects as a result of Depleted Uranium WMD contaminated dust. 1 June 2010, Iraq WILL sue US and Britain over depleted uranium bombs FULL story here- http://www.presstv.ir Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says. Continue reading →

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, Iraq | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Doctors oppose radiation experiments on squirrel monkeys

Belmont hospital faulted for monkey experiments, BostonHerald.com, By Associated Press , May 31, 2010 BELMONT – An anti-animal research group is preparing to unveil two billboards criticizing McLean Hospital in Belmont for experiments with squirrel monkeys.The Washington, D.C.-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is scheduled to unveil the billboards Tuesday near the hospital.According to the group, squirrel monkeys will be exposed to harmful radiation at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York and will then be sent to McLean for various tests.

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

Glut of uranium as prices plummet

Uranium Remains Weak FNArena News – June 01 2010 By Chris Shaw Spot uranium has given up some recent gains, leading industry consultant TradeTech to reduce its indicative spot market price another US25c last week to at US$40.50 per pound. The fall reflects aggressive attempts by sellers to motivate buying interest, which is coming via material being offered at lower prices.

Nuclear giants stockpile fuel while price is cheap Times Online, June 1, 2010 Some of the world’s biggest energy companies are stockpiling the nuclear fuel used to power reactors as they try to capitalise on rock-bottom uranium prices.An oversupply of nuclear fuel on international commodity markets has followed five successive years of rapid growth in uranium ore production in Kazakhstan, which has nearly quadrupled its output since 2004.

Raw uranium prices have tumbled to around $40 per pound — almost one quarter of the levels of $140 in 2007……About one third of the world’s total supply of nuclear fuel comes from Russian nuclear weapons that have been decommissioned as part of a disarmament agreement struck with the United States at the end of the Cold War. Nuclear giants stockpile fuel while price is cheap – Times Online

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, business and costs | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment

Leaking and lying – time for Vermont Nuclear Plant to close

Nuclear Power Plant Leaking AGAIN AGAIN – IndyPosted, by Maggie Romuld May 31, 2010 The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant could close in March 2012 when its current license expires. While that might not be good news for some, it seems fair for a plant that has been plagued with problems for years, and leaked once again over the weekend. And, perhaps more importantly, when you consider that radioactive tritium was found in an underground pipe and plant officials “acknowledged they had misled state regulators and lawmakers regarding whether the plant had underground pipes that carried radioactive substances.”

Nuclear Power Plant Leaking AGAIN – IndyPosted

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, radiation, reactor, reactors | 1 Comment

The nuclear industry promoted under the banner of non-proliferation

Statement by the President on the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, Politics News, usgov, 31 May 2010 The NPT must be at the center of our global efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons around the world, while pursuing the ultimate goal of a world without them.This agreement includes balanced and practical steps that will advance non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament, and peaceful uses of nuclear energy, which are critical pillars of the global non-proliferation regime. ..

Statement by the President on the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons, peace | Leave a comment

Israel’s nuclear weapons status is critical to Non Proliferation conference

Israel Key To Conference On Banning Nuclear Weapons, THE HUFFINGTON POST, by Edith M. Lederer, 29 May 2010, UNITED NATIONS — After 15 years, Arab nations finally won agreement from the United States and the other nuclear powers to take the first step toward banning nuclear weapons from the Middle East. Now the next move is Israel’s. Continue reading →

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

UN report that Iran has sufficient fuel for 2 nuclear weapons

Iran Has Enough Fuel To Build Two Nuclear Weapons, Says U.N. Report Daily Intel 5/31/10 According to a report from international nuclear inspectors, Iran now has enough fuel so that, “with further enrichment,” they would be able to make two nuclear weapons. The report comes before the U.N. Security Council’s vote on a potential fourth round of sanctions against the country, which has been supported by the Obama administration. Iran did tentatively agree eight months ago to send some of its nuclear material out of the country, but the White House said the deal would still leave Iran with enough fuel to build one weapon. Furthermore, the report claims Iran has expanded work at one of its nuclear sites. Iran maintains that they are using their nuclear facilities to work toward “peaceful projects.” U.N. Report Says Iran Has Fuel for 2 Nuclear Weapons [NYT] By: Josh Duboff

Iran Has Enough Fuel To Build Two Nuclear Weapons, Says U.N. Report — Daily Intel

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Big future for renewable energy in Scotland

Scottish hopes over renewable energy, FT.com, By Andrew Bolger, May 31 2010 There is a growing consensus over the scale of the economic opportunity that renewable energy offers the UK economy – and Scotland in particular.The Offshore Valuation Group, a coalition of government and industry organisations, estimates that wind and wave power – using only a third of the available resource – could generate electricity equivalent to the current level of North Sea oil and gas production. The group also forecasts renewables could create 145,000 new jobs and make Britain a net exporter of electricity by 2050. FT.com / Companies / Utilities – Scottish hopes over renewable energy

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, UK | antinuclear, energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment

California to demand recording of medical radiation doses

Calif. could require recording of radiation doses , San Francisco Chronicle May 28, 2010 California would create safeguards to protect patients from being exposed to excess radiation under a bill approved by the state Senate. Continue reading →

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear technology, radioactive | Leave a comment

New efforts to make California a leader in renewable energy feed in tariffs

Can California Lead the Nation on Feed-In Tariffs? | SolveClimate.com Reviews are mixed, as efforts get underway in the state to pass a somewhat improved FIT bill by Leslie Berliant – May 31st, 2010i
California legislators have struggled to pass a “feed-in tariff” for renewable power that actually works. But a new push looks to fix past mistakes and make California a national model for a financing technique that has helped to turn Germany and Spain into world leaders in solar energy. Continue reading →

June 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, USA | antinuclear, energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment