Energy & Nuclear

"TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Co. shut down three major generators at the world's biggest nuclear power plant after a powerful earthquake in Japan on Monday caused a brief fire in one of the units, company officials said. "TEPCO, Asia's biggest … [Read more...] about Earthquake Results in Nuclear Shutdown

G'Day Jennifer, Maroochy Shire Council on the Sunshine Coast is attempting to build a mega garbage dump in a beautiful fertile valley just 500 metres from homes. This dump is a Bioreactor, like the two at Ipswich west of Brisbane. Our committee … [Read more...] about Is a Bioreactor Suitable for this Community?

Dear Jennifer, Mark Diesendorf’s new book on renewable energy – ‘Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy’ is likely to receive plenty of comment if the last few days are anything to go by. I think it’s important that his work is put under the … [Read more...] about Moving Beyond Rhetoric to a Nuclear Future: A Note from Haydon Manning

"The issues of climate and future temperature increases have become part of our everyday life, and central in this debate is carbon dioxide. The fossil fuels we use contain carbon and hydrocarbon compounds, and carbon dioxide is released together … [Read more...] about IPCC Too Optimistic on Fossil Fuel Supplies