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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
POLITICS: Straight Answer from NDP on Nucs and LNG. No answers from Greens, Libs, and Cons
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NUCLEAR CONCERNS: Remember Strontium 90? I do and it's now part of the radioactive cocktail out of Japan.
Image via WikipediaWell, I do remember Strontium 90 from way back in the nuclear testing age. It was well understood then that there is no such thing as a small dose, since S-90 accumulates in the bone and more and more is deposited as your intake rises ... regardless of the dose levels in the air.
Nevertheless, "officials" in Japan say there is no risk to human health. Garbage!
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Radioactive strontium detected more than 30 km from Fukushima plant
TOKYO, April 12, Kyodo
Minute amounts of radioactive strontium have been detected in soil and plants in Fukushima Prefecture beyond the 30-kilometer zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the science ministry said Tuesday.
It is the first time that radioactive strontium has been detected since the Fukushima plant began leaking radioactive substances after it was severely damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
There is no safety limit set by the government for exposure to strontium, but the amount found so far is extremely low and does not pose a threat to human health, the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said.
Experts, however, expressed concern that the accumulation of strontium could have adverse health effects. When strontium enters the human body, it tends to accumulate in bones and is believed to cause bone cancer and leukemia.
Samples of soil and plants were taken March 16 to 19 from a number of locations in Fukushima Prefecture.
The government has designated the area within a 20-km radius of the plant as an evacuation zone, while people residing in areas in the 20- to 30-km ring have been asked to remain indoors. On Monday, the government expanded the evacuation zone to some municipalities beyond the 20-km radius where residents will evacuate in around a month.
==Kyodo
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Monday, April 11, 2011
NUCLEAR CONCERNS: But we are smarter than the Japanese and CANDUs are better?
As the tragedy deepens in Japan, the impacts begin to spread around the world as the links below attest ... But I still hear people saying we are better, ours is safer, it's about the jobs ... While the earth moves closer and closer to the brink we will "fiddle while the earth burns."
It appears that locals are buying dulse to make sure their thyroids are are well stocked with iodine. Yet ... records show that local seaweeds take up the dreaded radioactive iodine-137. Are you folks really sure that you are not ingesting radioactive dulse? Really? It's important. Do you really know?
Look at the results for milk below. It's not funny. And then there is the water leak at Pickering ... another no big deal really! More on that here ...
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Japan Nuclear Radiation In Hawaii Milk 2033% Above Federal Drinking Water Limits :theintelhub.com
New EPA milk samples in Hawaii show radiation in milk at 800% above limits for C-134, 633% above limits for C-137 and 600% above EPA maximum for I-131 for a total of 2033%, or 20.33 times, above the federal drinking water limits.
Japan Mulls Raising Nuclear Accident Severity Level To Highest -Kyodo - WSJ.comonline.wsj.com
Japan Crisis Intensifies Doubts on Turning Plutonium Into Mox Fuel www.nytimes.com
The nuclear crisis in Japan has intensified a conflict over a project to turn weapons-grade plutonium into a commercial fuel called mixed oxide, or mox.
Japan Nuclear Radiation In Hawaii Milk 2033% Above Federal Drinking Water Limits :theintelhub.com
New EPA milk samples in Hawaii show radiation in milk at 800% above limits for C-134, 633% above limits for C-137 and 600% above EPA maximum for I-131 for a total of 2033%, or 20.33 times, above the federal drinking water limits.
Japan Mulls Raising Nuclear Accident Severity Level To Highest -Kyodo - WSJ.comonline.wsj.com
Japan Crisis Intensifies Doubts on Turning Plutonium Into Mox Fuel www.nytimes.com
The nuclear crisis in Japan has intensified a conflict over a project to turn weapons-grade plutonium into a commercial fuel called mixed oxide, or mox.
New radiation highs in Little Rock milk. http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/2011/04/10/epa-new-radiation-highs-in-little-rock-milk-philadelphia-drinking-water/
Friday, April 8, 2011
POLITICS: The farce IS with us!!
This just in from one of my favo/urite US Departments. Really shutting down or even pretending to, is not good for your international image folks. Time to get it together and back the President YOU elected at least until YOU vote him out. These potpourri budgets make no sense. Argue the contentious issues separate from the OPERATIONAL issues. Please!!! WE are walking the edge of too many cliffs!
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Dear friends of the Earth Observatory, As you may know, the U.S. government is facing a shutdown due to the end of funding. As a result, the Earth Observatory site will not be updated for the duration of that shutdown (and may not be available at all) which may begin tomorrow, Saturday April 9. We hope that there will be a quick resolution to this crisis and we thank you for your continued patronage. Kevin Kevin Ward Team Leader NASA's Earth Observatory Sigma Space Corporation
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ENERGY: Quebec continues to block Labrador transmission to the south.
So this makes the cable to Nova Scotia even more vital. Now the hidden question that no one is asking. Will the Newfoundland Labrador and Nova Scotia energy company bypass New Brunswick's transmission lines and build a tiny cable across to Maine ... AND bring Maine into the partnership? New Brunswick may have screwed itself to the wall by trying to sell our NB Power to Hydro Quebec. Business hates partners that can't be trusted. Did NB earn that label thanks to Shawn Graham? Perhaps.
My opinions this morning
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NL: Quebec energy agency rejects N.L. appeal for access to electricity grid
Published on April 8, 2011Staff ~ The Canadian Press
[ST. JOHN'S, NL] - Newfoundland and Labrador's government says Quebec's energy regulator has upheld a decision to deny access to the province's electricity transmission system for power generated by the Lower Churchill project.
The ruling follows an appeal filed by Nalcor Energy, Newfoundland's Crown-owned utility, against an earlier decision on complaints filed by the Labrador project against Hydro-Quebec.
Shawn Skinner, Newfoundland and Labrador's minister of natural resources, says the Quebec ruling doesn't address the province's arguments for open transmission access.
Skinner says Newfoundland and Labrador strongly disagrees with the decision and the actions of Hydro Quebec to block the ability of the Atlantic province to export electricity from the proposed Lower Churchill Falls project at Muskrat Falls.
He says in a news release that Newfoundland and Labrador is reviewing its options, including a judicial review.
The minister says a Quebec legislature motion on Wednesday criticizing federal support for the Lower Churchill project shows Quebec is blocking access
NL: Quebec energy agency rejects N.L. appeal for access to electricity grid
Published on April 8, 2011Staff ~ The Canadian Press
[ST. JOHN'S, NL] - Newfoundland and Labrador's government says Quebec's energy regulator has upheld a decision to deny access to the province's electricity transmission system for power generated by the Lower Churchill project.
The ruling follows an appeal filed by Nalcor Energy, Newfoundland's Crown-owned utility, against an earlier decision on complaints filed by the Labrador project against Hydro-Quebec.
Shawn Skinner, Newfoundland and Labrador's minister of natural resources, says the Quebec ruling doesn't address the province's arguments for open transmission access.
Skinner says Newfoundland and Labrador strongly disagrees with the decision and the actions of Hydro Quebec to block the ability of the Atlantic province to export electricity from the proposed Lower Churchill Falls project at Muskrat Falls.
He says in a news release that Newfoundland and Labrador is reviewing its options, including a judicial review.
The minister says a Quebec legislature motion on Wednesday criticizing federal support for the Lower Churchill project shows Quebec is blocking access
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
ENERGY: CBC Special Report shows how Quebec has won with hydro while NB diddled with nuclear!
A quick look at this map show how well Quebec has done in moving to hydroelectric power while NB and NS continued to waste time and resources with oil, coal and nuclear. Same coin ... smart on one side ... stupid on the other.
Get more details at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/features/power-switch/index.html Well worth the visit.
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NUCLEAR: Who says renewable energy can't replace nuclear in New Brunswick?
Now get this all you renewable naysaying nuc-freaks!
The share of domestic U.S. energy production derived from renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, water, wind) rose to 10.92% in 2010, up from 10.65% in 2009. By comparison, nuclear power's share of domestic energy production dropped from 11.48% in 2009 to 11.26% in 2010.
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Renewable Energy Provided 11% of Domestic Energy Production in 2010
By Ken Bossong, Sun Day Campaign
April 6, 2011 | 2 Comments
Electricity from non-hydro renewables grows 16.5% while nuclear power's share drops.
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Washington, DC, USA -- According to the most recent issue of the "Monthly Energy Review" by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), nuclear power and renewable energy sources are now neck-in-neck with nuclear power's share of domestic energy production dropping while that from renewable sources growing rapidly.
The share of domestic U.S. energy production derived from renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, water, wind) rose to 10.92% in 2010, up from 10.65% in 2009. By comparison, nuclear power's share of domestic energy production dropped from 11.48% in 2009 to 11.26% in 2010.
Looking at the full energy sector (i.e., electricity, transportation, thermal, and other end-uses), overall domestic production of renewable energy, including hydropower, increased by 5.6% in 2010 compared to the previous year. However, non-hydro renewables increased by 11.6% from 2009 to 2010.
Among renewable energy sources, biomass and biofuels combined accounted for 51.98% of the total, followed by hydropower (30.66%), wind (11.29%), geothermal (4.68%), and solar (1.38%). Comparing 2010 production to that in 2009, wind energy increased by 28%, biomass/biofuels by 10%, and solar and geothermal by 4% each. Hydropower dropped by 6%.
Looking at just the electricity sector, the latest issue of EIA’s "Electric Power Monthly," with full-year data for 2010, reveals that non-hydropower renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, wind) increased by 16.5% over 2009 and provided 4.08% of net U.S. electrical generation. Renewables, including hydropower, accounted for 10.32% of net electrical generation.
During 2010, solar increased by 45.8%, wind grew by 28.1%, geothermal expanded by 4.4%, and biomass increased by 3.7%. Among the non-hydro renewable sources, wind accounted for 56.3%, biomass for 33.6%, geothermal for 9.3%, and solar for 0.8%. Nuclear power's share of net electrical generation dropped from 20.22% in 2009 to 19.59% in 2010.
Against the backdrop of the on-going nuclear disaster in Japan and the pressure for financial belt-tightening at home, the U.S. government’s latest energy statistics once again confirm that limited federal dollars are far better invested in rapidly expanding renewable energy technologies and not in the black hole that is nuclear power.
Ken Bossong is Executive Director of the SUN DAY Campaign.
Note: The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its most recent "Monthly Energy Review" on March 29, 2011. It can be found at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly. The relevant charts from which the data above are extrapolated are Tables 1.1 and 1.2. EIA released its most recent "Electric Power Monthly" on March 11, 2011; see: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/epm_sum.html. The relevant charts are Tables ES1.B, 1.1, and 1.1A.
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Renewable Energy Provided 11% of Domestic Energy Production in 2010
By Ken Bossong, Sun Day Campaign
April 6, 2011 | 2 Comments
Electricity from non-hydro renewables grows 16.5% while nuclear power's share drops.
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Washington, DC, USA -- According to the most recent issue of the "Monthly Energy Review" by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), nuclear power and renewable energy sources are now neck-in-neck with nuclear power's share of domestic energy production dropping while that from renewable sources growing rapidly.
The share of domestic U.S. energy production derived from renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, water, wind) rose to 10.92% in 2010, up from 10.65% in 2009. By comparison, nuclear power's share of domestic energy production dropped from 11.48% in 2009 to 11.26% in 2010.
Looking at the full energy sector (i.e., electricity, transportation, thermal, and other end-uses), overall domestic production of renewable energy, including hydropower, increased by 5.6% in 2010 compared to the previous year. However, non-hydro renewables increased by 11.6% from 2009 to 2010.
Among renewable energy sources, biomass and biofuels combined accounted for 51.98% of the total, followed by hydropower (30.66%), wind (11.29%), geothermal (4.68%), and solar (1.38%). Comparing 2010 production to that in 2009, wind energy increased by 28%, biomass/biofuels by 10%, and solar and geothermal by 4% each. Hydropower dropped by 6%.
Looking at just the electricity sector, the latest issue of EIA’s "Electric Power Monthly," with full-year data for 2010, reveals that non-hydropower renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, wind) increased by 16.5% over 2009 and provided 4.08% of net U.S. electrical generation. Renewables, including hydropower, accounted for 10.32% of net electrical generation.
During 2010, solar increased by 45.8%, wind grew by 28.1%, geothermal expanded by 4.4%, and biomass increased by 3.7%. Among the non-hydro renewable sources, wind accounted for 56.3%, biomass for 33.6%, geothermal for 9.3%, and solar for 0.8%. Nuclear power's share of net electrical generation dropped from 20.22% in 2009 to 19.59% in 2010.
Against the backdrop of the on-going nuclear disaster in Japan and the pressure for financial belt-tightening at home, the U.S. government’s latest energy statistics once again confirm that limited federal dollars are far better invested in rapidly expanding renewable energy technologies and not in the black hole that is nuclear power.
Ken Bossong is Executive Director of the SUN DAY Campaign.
Note: The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its most recent "Monthly Energy Review" on March 29, 2011. It can be found at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly. The relevant charts from which the data above are extrapolated are Tables 1.1 and 1.2. EIA released its most recent "Electric Power Monthly" on March 11, 2011; see: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/epm_sum.html. The relevant charts are Tables ES1.B, 1.1, and 1.1A.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
NUCLEAR: Nanuuks of the North. Something else to keep you awake at night.
Polar countries have been tracking pollution in the Arctic for some time now, including nuclear impacts. Check this map and the amazing proliferation of nuclear plants, accidents, and dumps. Japan's disaster has awakened us to what's really been going on for some time now. More will be coming on the frightening radionuclides that have rained down on the "pristine" arcitc. Be frightened. Be very frightened.
The Arctic terrestrial system is more vulnerable to man-made radioactive contamination than temperate areas. The exposure of people in the Arctic and subarctic is, for the general population, about five times higher than that expected in a temperate area. However, for part of the population the exposure could be more than 100 times higher than expected for similar fallout in temperate areas. The major sources of anthropogenic radionuclides in the Arctic are global fallout from nuclear bomb tests, releases from European nuclear fuel reprocessing plants, and fallout from the Chernobyl accident.
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The Arctic terrestrial system is more vulnerable to man-made radioactive contamination than temperate areas. The exposure of people in the Arctic and subarctic is, for the general population, about five times higher than that expected in a temperate area. However, for part of the population the exposure could be more than 100 times higher than expected for similar fallout in temperate areas. The major sources of anthropogenic radionuclides in the Arctic are global fallout from nuclear bomb tests, releases from European nuclear fuel reprocessing plants, and fallout from the Chernobyl accident.
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Telephone: +47 23 24 16 35. Fax: +47 22 67 67 06.
E-mail: amap@amap.no
Web site: www.amap.no
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HUMO/UR: Maine is the most peaceful state? Hello?
I get the daily news headlines from the Bangor Daily News. Today the lead article was titled: Survey: Maine is the most peaceful state
Now Look at the items that followed:
Veazie duo caught with hundreds of diverted prescription pills, MDEA says
Lewiston City Council approves methadone clinic
2 charged with breaking into Millinocket house, beating owner
Jury weighs whether Goodrich was insane when he shot father, beat mother
Caterpillar infestation seen in midcoast Maine
Maine lawmakers look at bullying in schools
OMG! I wonder what's happening in the other states?
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
OPINION: The Telegraph Journal Editorial Board shamelessly expresses its high opinion of Nuclear Power
This just in from the NB Gristmill Newsletter:
Image via WikipediaTHE TELEGRAPH JOURNAL HAS A STRONG OPINION ON NUCLEAR ENERGY
As the Japan Nuclear Catastrophe Continues What is the Alward Government’s Opinion?
Image via WikipediaTHE TELEGRAPH JOURNAL HAS A STRONG OPINION ON NUCLEAR ENERGYAs the Japan Nuclear Catastrophe Continues What is the Alward Government’s Opinion?
Now that the NB people have the Telegraph Journal’s attention about Nuclear Energy in New Brunswick – let’s see how long the Irving-owned newspaper will last in an honest debate about public support for Nuclear Energy in New Brunswick? New Brunswickers should now ask that the Telegraph Journal do more than editorialize about nuclear energy – the public should now ask the Telegraph to delve deep into the past, present and future of nuclear power in New Brunswick.
If you had asked Japanese Nuclear supporters prior to their disaster if such a nuclear incident could happen there, we all know that the answer would have been: “Absolutely Not.” And they would have backed their statement up with all kinds of expert opinion and assurances that all precautions had been taken many times over and that they were prepared for any disastrous eventuality. There were many media and news paper accounts of the Japanese Government, politicians, and nuclear industry specialists all praising the Japan nuclear program and assuring the safety of the Japanese public far into the future.
But guess what happened? An accident happened! An accident that they were not prepared for.
What do New Brunswick nuclear specialists have to say about their nuclear accident preparations? What do New Brunswick politicians and Government officials have to say about Point Lepreau and the New Brunswick nuclear future now – from the stand-point of all the questions being asked about the Japan nuclear industry? Additionally, there are many public questions being posed about many nuclear programs around the world right now. Shouldn’t theNew Brunswick nuclear program be publicly scrutinized as well?
We think the NB public would like to know the answer to those questions from a New Brunswick nuclear perspective.
Today, April 5th, 2011, the Telegraph Journal published a letter written by
ECONOMICS: Time to restructure our business approach back to home-based developments?
Toyota Will Shut Down All Of Its North American Factories Due To Shortages In Japan
Toyota just announced it will shut down all of its North American factories due to shortages of parts from Japan.
This is a temporary shutdown, which will affect about 25,000 workers. The length of the shutdown is unknown and depends on how fast Japanese parts factories can get back in operation, spokesman Mike Gross told the AP.
Toyota gets about 15 percent of its parts from Japan.
Last month GM's Shreveport plant was shutdown temporarily due to troubles in Japan.
Toyota makes two of The Ten Top-Selling Cars In America >
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/toyota-north-america-factories-2011-4#ixzz1IecrWb5x
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RADIATION: Ocean Radiation Soars To 7.5 Million Times Legal Limit
It's happening that quickly and includes cesium as well as iodine-131! The risks are way to high to be locating reactors by the ocean. Point Lepreau is another total disaster waiting to happen.
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Japan Increases Fishing Restrictions, As Ocean Radiation Soars To 7.5 Million Times Legal Limit
Gus Lubin | Apr. 5, 2011, 5:58 AM in
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A fish was caught on Friday midway between Fukushima and Tokyo that contained dangerously high levels of radioactive iodine and high levels of cesium.
This catch has prompted Japan to announce its first legal limits for radiation in fish, according to the AP. Previously Japan had said it was enough to ban fishing in the near proximity of the nuclear plant.
Japan also just announced a huge surge in ocean contamination, as radioactive iodine-131 at 7.5 million times the legal limit was found near the plant, according to Japan Times. Yesterday, levels were only 5 million times the legal limit.
Ocean contamination will probably get worse. Yesterday TEPCO commenced a plan to dump 11,500 tons of radioactive water into the ocean, and it said a leak of even more toxic water could last for months.
Japan, like the Gulf of Mexico during the oil spill, faces a serious economic blow if its fishing industry dries up.
A Complete Guide To Japan's $200 Disaster And How It Will Affect The Global Economy >
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Japan Increases Fishing Restrictions, As Ocean Radiation Soars To 7.5 Million Times Legal Limit
Gus Lubin | Apr. 5, 2011, 5:58 AM in
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A fish was caught on Friday midway between Fukushima and Tokyo that contained dangerously high levels of radioactive iodine and high levels of cesium.
This catch has prompted Japan to announce its first legal limits for radiation in fish, according to the AP. Previously Japan had said it was enough to ban fishing in the near proximity of the nuclear plant.
Japan also just announced a huge surge in ocean contamination, as radioactive iodine-131 at 7.5 million times the legal limit was found near the plant, according to Japan Times. Yesterday, levels were only 5 million times the legal limit.
Ocean contamination will probably get worse. Yesterday TEPCO commenced a plan to dump 11,500 tons of radioactive water into the ocean, and it said a leak of even more toxic water could last for months.
Japan, like the Gulf of Mexico during the oil spill, faces a serious economic blow if its fishing industry dries up.
A Complete Guide To Japan's $200 Disaster And How It Will Affect The Global Economy >
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