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US households turning to solar panels. Impact on power industries

Impact of solar panels keeps growing The U.S. power industry is feeling the pressure, with about 1 million households turning to the sun. PORTLAND PRESS HERALD, BY JONATHAN N. CRAWFORD BLOOMBERG.22 Mar...

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Problems of decommissioning nuclear reactors

Commentary on  report: The Nationwide Failures of Decommissioning Regulation: Decommissioning Trust Funds or Slush Funds?  Fairewinds Energy Education  DOWNLOAD THE REPORT MiningAwareness, 24 Mar 16...

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Scepticism on San Onofre nuclear station cleanup plan

O.C. Watchdog: Could there be an ‘early’ nuclear cleanup at San Onofre? Orange County Register, By TERI SFORZA / March 23, 2016  Federal efforts to speed up the removal of spent radioactive fuel from...

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America’s nationwide problem of nuclear wastes, and Edison’s experimental...

O.C. Watchdog: Could there be an ‘early’ nuclear cleanup at San Onofre? Orange County Register, By TERI SFORZA / March 23, 2016 “…….NATIONWIDE PROBLEM  Some 72,000 metric tons of highly radioactive...

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Large number of baby deaths close to nuclear contaminated site

Cemetery full of dead babies missing brains next to US nuclear site — Funeral Director: Almost all infants we have died the same way… “that’s pretty much all I see on death certificates” — Few miles...

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Home solar energy is booming in USA

The Surprise New Boom Market for Residential Solar  Huffington Post, By Barbara Grady 24 Mar 16 As the price of solar powered electricity keeps falling and rooftop panels pop up in an increasing number...

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USA’s nuclear industry in death spiral?

Has U.S. Nuclear Power’s Death Spiral Begun? With carbon markets and subsidies in doubt, nuclear is no longer affordable  IEEE Spectrum, By Peter Fairley 25 Mar 2016 U.S. nuclear power plant operators...

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Vulnerability of San Onofre’s nuclear wastes

Concerns over nuclear waste stored at San Onofre http://www.cbs8.com/story/31565017/concerns-over-nuclear-waste-stored-at-san-onofrePosted: Mar 26, 2016 SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – North County residents voice...

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Spent nuclear fuel staying put near closed San Onofre nuclear power station

Where is the San Onofre nuclear waste going? Spent fuel staying put for now, San Diego Union Tribune By Rob Nikolewski  March 25, 2016 Some 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste is stored at the...

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Solar WINDOWS (not panels)

AMAZING IOT #8: SOLAR WINDOWS (NOT PANELS!)  ST Smarter Together, 16 Mar 16 A handful of startups are heading toward a new window of opportunity: solar powered windows. If you think about all of the...

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Shared solar – a cheaper, better way to go for electricity

Shared solar can help low-income customers get in on the solar development. Rooftop solar can be expensive, even with incentives or leasing programs, leaving low-income ratepayers out. Shared solar can...

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“Deadly force”– a new rule for nuclear facility safety

Tenn. House OKs deadly force by security officers at ‘nuclear power reactor’ facilities...

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Wake up World! Belgium terrorist attack shows vulnerability of nuclear...

“Every country, no matter how safe it thinks it is, needs to protect nuclear weapons and the materials you could use to make them against the full spectrum of plausible threats,” “And wherever there...

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Solar power’s mighty future

We’ve Barely Begun to Tap the Sun’s Mighty Power http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2016/03/solar-power-nrel-study  By Tim McDonnell Mar. 24, 2016 It seems like every few weeks there’s some new...

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Problem of Hanford’s highly radioactive pool of CESIUM-137 AND STRONTIUM-90

Deep sleep Warren Cornwall*, Science  10 Jul 2015: Vol. 349, Issue 6244, pp. 132-135  DOI: 10.1126/science.349.6244.132 “………..CESIUM-137 AND STRONTIUM-90 are the hot potatoes of the nuclear waste...

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Deep sleep for high level nuclear wastes

Deep sleep Warren Cornwall*, Science  10 Jul 2015: Vol. 349, Issue 6244, pp. 132-135 DOI: 10.1126/science.349.6244.132  One of the world’s biggest radioactive headaches sits in an aging cinderblock...

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Rockefeller to ditch oil, gas, holdings on ethical and economic grounds:...

Rockefeller Dumps Oil, Exxon Mobil Charity linked to the founder of Exxon Mobil’s precursor says it will ditch its oil and gas holdings....

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Wind and solar lead in new energy generation

Wind adds the most electric generation capacity in 2015, followed by natural gas and solar Wind, natural gas, and solar made up almost all new electric generation capacity in 2015, accounting for 41%,...

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Residential solar power a money saver

Saving Money With Solar Power  http://mentalitch.com/saving-money-with-solar-power/The boundless financial benefits of solar power Having a solar energy system in your home puts you at a great...

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USA minimising effect of Fukushima nuclear radiation: Clinton’s secret food pact

Radiating Americans: Fukushima rain, Clinton’s secret food pact, Examiner, Deborah Dupre Human Rights Examiner , 27 Mar 16,    Government agreed to downplay Fukushima radiation  Fukushima is far from...

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