‘French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a $1.43-billion investment in atomic power Monday, going against Europe’s antinuclear tide following the Fukushima disaster in Japan.’
via France announces $1.43-billion nuclear investment – latimes.com.
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France announces $1.43-billion nuclear investment – latimes.com
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Flooding Brings Worry About Nebraska Nuclear Plants – NYTimes.com
Sunday, June 26th, 2011‘KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As record floodwaters along the Missouri River drench homes and businesses, concerns have grown about keeping a couple of notable structures dry: two riverside nuclear power plants in Nebraska.’
via Flooding Brings Worry About Nebraska Nuclear Plants – NYTimes.com.
Whale’s odyssey sheds light on climate change – World news – World environment – msnbc.com
Sunday, June 26th, 2011‘AMSTERDAM — When a 43-foot gray whale was spotted off the Israeli town of Herzliya last year, scientists came to a startling conclusion: it must have wandered across the normally icebound route above Canada, where warm weather had briefly opened a clear channel three years earlier.’
via Whale’s odyssey sheds light on climate change – World news – World environment – msnbc.com.
Video: Crops, Cattle & Carbon Discussion Excerpts
Saturday, June 25th, 2011June 14, 2011 San Francisco
Climate One at the Commonwealth Club hosted a discussion on the importance of California agriculture in regards to climate change and Assembly Bill 32 – California’s Global Warming Solutions Act. The video features excerpts from the panelists.
Panelists:
Cynthia Cory, Director of Environmental Affairs, California Farm Bureau Federation
Jeanne Merrill, California Climate Action Network
Paul Martin, Director of Environmental Services, Western United Dairymen
Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Report by James George
Video: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Clean & Green vs. Dirty Energy
Friday, June 24th, 2011June 17, 2011 San Francisco, California
Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, spoke at Climate One at the Commonwealth Club just prior to the San Francisco premiering of the new coal film which he participated in “The Last Mountain“.
In these excerpts Kennedy compares economic and environmental aspects of dirty fossil fuels vs. clean green alternatives, such as solar and wind.
See also Video: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Comments on Nuclear Power
Video: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Comments on Nuclear Power
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011June 17, 2011 San Francisco, California
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke at the Commonwealth Club before the S.F. premiering of the coal film “The Last Mountain“. Here he responds to a question on nuclear power.
Partial Excerpts:
“There’s not a single utility in this country that will build a nuclear power plant today unless 100% of the construction costs are paid for by the federal taxpayer. Why is that? And then at the end of the life cycle of the plant, we have to store their waste for 30,000 years which is five times the length of recorded human history. What kind of subsidy is that? What kind of deficit spending is that to dump on our children.?”
“…If you’re safe, then get an insurance policy and compete in the free market. You know they can’t get an insurance policy. The insurance industry won’t write them a policy because they’re too risky to insure. And if they had to write them a policy it would be so expensive they couldn’t compete in the marketplace”
“…In a capitalist society, the insurance industry is the final arbiter of risk. You go home and look at your homeowner’s policy. Every homeowner’s insurance policy in this country has a provision in it which says, this policy does not insure you against radiation contamination caused by a nuclear power plant. So you are now insuring yourself against their mistakes. No other industry gets that gift. That is a huge subsidy.”
See also Video: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Clean & Green vs. Dirty Energy
Report by James George
House OKs speed-up of Arctic oil/gas permitting | Reuters
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011‘(Reuters) – The House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would speed up approvals for drilling in the Arctic by removing regulatory hurdles that have stymied development of the area’s vast oil and gas resources.’
via House OKs speed-up of Arctic oil/gas permitting | Reuters.
Obama has failed to lead on climate: Gore – Yahoo! News
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011‘WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former US vice president and environmental activist Al Gore has accused President Barack Obama of failing to lead on climate change, warning that the very survival of civilization was at stake.’
via Obama has failed to lead on climate: Gore – Yahoo! News.
Flooding Brings Worry About Nebraska Nuclear Plants – NYTimes.com
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011‘KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As record floodwaters along the Missouri River drench homes and businesses, concerns have grown about keeping a couple of notable structures dry: two riverside nuclear power plants in Nebraska.’
via Flooding Brings Worry About Nebraska Nuclear Plants – NYTimes.com.
Tritium leaks found at many nuke sites – Yahoo! News
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011‘BRACEVILLE, Ill. – Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows.’
Here’s the larger threat:
‘…Nuclear engineer Bill Corcoran, an industry consultant who has taught NRC personnel how to analyze the cause of accidents, said that since much of the piping is inaccessible and carries cooling water, the worry is if the pipes leak, there could be a meltdown. ‘
via AP IMPACT: Tritium leaks found at many nuke sites – Yahoo! News.