Nuclear power debate – an interesting read:

‘A coalition of environmental groups are calling on senators to remove a controversial provision from the $900 billion stimulus bill that could lead to the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants. We host a debate between independent journalist and longtime anti-nuclear activist Harvey Wasserman and Patrick Moore, a Greenpeace co-founder and member of the pro-nuclear Clean and Safe Energy Coalition.

…HARVEY WASSERMAN: Well, there’s no reason for the United States taxpayers to get stuck with another $50 billion tab for building new reactors that Wall Street won’t fund. Nuclear power has failed utterly in the marketplace, and it’s back at the taxpayer trough trying to get more money.’

See complete article: Democracy Now! | Should Economic Stimulus Bill Include Billions for Nuclear Power?.

Another report on unanticipated consequences:

‘_When an ice sheet melts, its gravitational pull on the ocean is reduced and water moves away from it. That means sea levels could fall near Antarctica and rise more than expected in the northern hemisphere.

_Antarctic bedrock that currently sits under the weight of the ice sheet will rebound from the weight, pushing some water out into the ocean.

_The melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet will cause the Earth’s rotation axis to shift, potentially moving water northward.

“The net effect of all of these processes is that if the West Antarctic ice sheet collapses, the rise in sea levels around many coastal regions will be as much as 25 per cent more than expected,” Mitrovica said in a statement.’

via Icemelt Could Shift Earth’s Rotation, Moving Water Northward.

“BEIJING, Jan. 19 (UPI) — China has completed projects totaling more than 10,000 megawatts of wind power.

The country now ranks fifth in the world for installed wind power capacity, said Zhang Guobao, director for the National Development and Reform Commission.”

via China increases its wind power – UPI.com.

“Sea level rise fueled by global warming threatens the barrier islands and coastal wetlands of the Middle Atlantic States, a federal report warned on Friday.”

via Study Warns of Threat to Coasts From Rising Sea Levels – NYTimes.com.