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Radioactive waste contaminating Canadian water supply: Report.
Nuclear facilities and power plants are contaminating local Canadian food and water with radioactive waste that increases risks of cancer and birth defects, says a new report to be released on Friday. Canwest News Service. 20 November 2009.
Work on water treatment plant begins.
Town residents are about a year away from the completion of a new water treatment facility. The official ground-breaking ceremony was held Tuesday, Nov. 17, on a picture perfect day at the plant's future site at 500 Route 107. Exeter Hampton Union, New Hampshire. 20 November 2009.
Is electro smog causing your headache?
Swindon will become Britain's first Wi-Fi town, and no doubt many other towns will follow. But these new grids will add immeasurably to the amount of electromagnetic radiation in the air - with potentially disastrous consequences for the nation's health. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
Australian uranium to China, a worry for many reasons .
Whistleblowers are being punished for raising legitimate concerns about nuclear contamination and slack environmental and workplace safety practices. It is into this world that Australia has just sent its second shipment of uranium. Epoch Times. 19 November 2009.
Harvesting gas from the dairy air.
A California utility is aggressively developing power sources cleaner than coal--natural gas, nuclear, hydro, wind, solar...and now even cow manure. But Pacific Gas & Electric isn't turning green totally on its own. It's the law. MarketPlace. 19 November 2009.
Odds stacked against new German power stations.
Power generators looking to expand must grapple with public opposition to coal over its carbon emissions, and delays to a defined future for nuclear energy's as the new government starts to work out its energy policy. Reuters. 19 November 2009.
Climate change plan 'could ruin Australia.'
Australia will go broke and become the laughing stock of the world if politicians ignore basic science on climate change, a leading global warming sceptic says. Australian Associated Press. 19 November 2009.
Containing risk.
The ad-hoc proliferation of high-security biological labs must be controlled, and should be tied in more closely to broader research and public-health goals. Nature. Editorial, 19 November 2009.
Enterprise is not the enemy.
There is no incompatibility between private enterprise or capitalism and the environment. The success of capitalism in raising living standards has been used by some Greens to equate it with environmental degradation. Sydney Australian, Australia. Opinion, 19 November 2009.
Nuclear regulatory system needs restructuring.
The separation of promotion and regulation of atomic energy use is a fundamental rule of nuclear power administration and an internationally accepted concept. Asahi Shimbun, Japan. Opinion, 19 November 2009.
Wake up, Greens, and savour the organic pork belly.
It's clear, as long as green parties allow themselves to be identified as socially radical they'll remain as unelectable as carrot coleslaw. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. Opinion, 19 November 2009.
Senate to put off climate bill until spring.
Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring--in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty. Wall Street Journal. 18 November 2009.
Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club.
Vietnam is expected to take a key step towards meeting its burgeoning appetite for electricity by paving the way for its first nuclear power plant, but debate is still raging over the controversial project. Agence France-Presse. 18 November 2009.
Coal towns remain the heartbeat of China's economy.
Amid the glowing reports of new wind farms and investment in solar photovoltaics throughout China, it's easy to forget that cities like Datong, the coal capital of China, are still the heart of this country. ClimateWire. 18 November 2009.
Md. nuclear power plant criticized.
As Maryland closes in on the construction of a third reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, an environmental organization has released a report calling nuclear power a step backward in the nation's race to reduce pollution. Capital News Service. 18 November 2009.
District 18 plays down radon test results.
Nine rooms in the Stanley School Complex have tested positive for radon levels higher than what's considered acceptable by Health Canada. Fredericton Daily Gleaner, New Brunswick. 18 November 2009.
Sulfide mining issue subject of initiative.
Proponents of a Michigan ballot initiative currently being circulated say it will protect water without causing the loss of jobs, while opponents say it will effectively end mining in the state. Houghton Daily Mining Gazette, Michigan. 18 November 2009.
Bad septic system can poison wells.
Most Star Valley residents get their water from a well, flush their toilets into to a septic system and have never tested their groundwater. Payson Roundup, Arizona. 18 November 2009.
S.F. Green Business Program rewards polluter.
Thanks to yet another of Gavin Newsom's pre-governor's-race-dropout "green" programs, San Francisco taxpayers have actually paid to greenwash a major toxic polluter. San Francisco Weekly, California. Opinion, 18 November 2009.
Are cell phones, grid the next cigarettes?
Like cigarettes, unfortunately, there may be a dark side to cell phones. San Francisco Chronicle, California. Opinion, 18 November 2009.
Jury awards $12M in Verizon toxic waste lawsuit.
Two men who became seriously ill after working at a Hicksville magazine distributor located atop a former nuclear fuel plant have been awarded $12 million in a federal negligence lawsuit against Verizon Communications Inc. New York Newsday, New York. 17 November 2009.
Just one heart attack leads to 725 x-rays.
On average, a patient admitted to an academic hospital with a heart attack had a cumulative effective radiation dose of 14.5 millisieverts -- about a third the annual maximum accumulation permitted for workers in nuclear power plants. Reuters. 17 November 2009.
A new reactor concept inches forward.
The Energy Department plans to announce a significant step toward building a new kind of nuclear reactor that could be used to replace the fossil fuels normally needed to complete high-temperature processing at chemical plants, fertilizer factories and oil refineries. New York Times. 17 November 2009.
China, US agree transition to green, low-carbon economy essential.
China and the United States signed a joint statement Tuesday after talks between Chinese President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart Barack Obama, agreeing that "the transition to a green and low-carbon economy is essential." Xinhua News Agency, China. 17 November 2009.
Nuclear 'Renaissance' held up by fight between DOE and OMB.
The awards of $18.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for new nuclear plant projects remain held up by an ongoing dispute within the Obama administration over the financial risk the new reactors pose for the government and taxpayers. ClimateWire. 17 November 2009.
Lawsuit wants uranium mine on strip halted.
Three conservation groups filed suit Monday to block the first proposed uranium mine in northern Arizona in more than a decade, north of the Grand Canyon. Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun, Arizona. 17 November 2009.
Indian Point puts public health at grave risk.
A major battle over the future of New York's energy policy is being fought at Indian Point, the site of two large nuclear reactors south of Albany. The battle is not just about energy--it's about public health. The three New York counties with the highest rates of thyroid cancer all are within 20 miles of Indian Point. Albany Times Union, New York. Opinion, 17 November 2009.
Nuclear energy high on Senate's climate agenda.
With crucial global climate talks less than a month away, US senators appear to be betting on nuclear energy as the key to finally passing sweeping domestic climate change legislation. Agence France-Presse. 16 November 2009.
Australia told nuclear the best way to reduce carbon emissions.
Australia will eventually have to turn to nuclear power if it wants to substantially reduce carbon emissions, experts predicted on Monday. Xinhua News Agency, China. 16 November 2009.
Mobile phones are very safe, says expert.
Mobile phones appear to be "very safe" and public concerns over the location of mobile phone base stations should dissipate over time, said Professor Rodney Croft, executive director of The Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research. Australian Associated Press. 16 November 2009.
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