Time for Australia to integrate smart grids and renewable energy
An emphasis on keeping electricity prices as low as possible led to severe under-investment in the grid and this resulted in the side-lining of issues such as energy efficiency, the integration of renewable energy sources….…
Smart Grids Transforming the Energy Industry, GLG News December 13, 2010 Continue reading
British youth panel speaks out for renewables, against nuclear
“We are very concerned that short-term reasoning is being used to justify building a technology with substantial long-term impacts and responsibilities. The risks associated with nuclear cannot be ignored. Dangerous nuclear waste is a legacy we would rather not leave to future generations, and the heavy investment that will be required threatens to distract us from pursuing safer, cleaner and more future-friendly energy solutions.”…..
(UK) Youth wants renewables- not coal, or nuclear environmentalresearchweb, 13 Dec 10, DECC’s new report on ‘young people and energy’, based on participative surveys, shows massive support for renewable energy among young people.
Rudd in Israel calls for openness on nuclear weapons
Rudd calls for inspections of Israel’s nuclear facility The Australian John Lyons December 14, 2010 FOREIGN Minister Kevin Rudd has arrived in Israel with a blunt message: allow international inspectors into your nuclear facility. Continue reading
Elderly anti nuclear priests and nun face gaol
They are 82-year-old Jesuit Rev. Bill Bichsel of Tacoma, 60-year-old Jesuit Rev. Stephen Kelly, of Oakland, Calif., 84-year-old Sister Anne Montgomery of Redwood City, Calif.,
(USA) Anti-nuclear weapon protesters convicted in Tacoma, Seattle Times Newspaper, 14 Dec 10, Continue reading
Research debunks uranium companies’ spin on radiation
In 2009, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) stated that radon gas delivers twice the radiation dose to humans as originally thought….
companies such as Toro Energy, Uranium One and Heathgate Resources that have been promoting the view that low-level radiation is beneficial, and funding the Australian visits of people prepared to promote those views.
Radiating risk and undermining public health – On Line Opinion -By Peter Karamoskos , 13 December 2010 On several occasions in recent years uranium mining companies have brought guest speakers to Australia to argue that low-level radiation exposure is not only harmless but actually good for you. Continue reading
Transmission structure and energy storage boost renewable energy
Transmission capacity isn’t the only thing needed for clean energy to come into wider use, though. Also critical is energy-storage technology,
Renewable-Energy (USA)
Infrastructure Gets a Boost, GetSolar, December 12th 2010 Crucial to the wider adoption of solar power and other renewable-energy technologies is an improvement in the nation’s electric infrastructure – and it looks like progress is being made. Continue reading
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