U.S. Supreme Court Expected to Gut Emission Controls as Climate Scientists Petition for Plan B | The Energy Mix
— Read on www.theenergymix.com/2022/06/26/u-s-supreme-court-expected-to-gut-emission-controls-as-climate-scientists-petition-for-plan-b/
Can Failed State live up to abiding by existing laws to classify greenhouse gases as poisons? The gerrymander has certainly killed any way to regulate amount of emissions. Is there hope?
But it costs £30 million a year to maintain and store the subs and dismantling all 27 is expected to cost more than £3 billion.
The Ministry of Defence has faced heavy criticism for the delays in getting rid of the subs – Dreadnought was retired in the 1980s and has been at Rosyth longer than she was in service.
Dunfermline and West Fife MP Douglas Chapman said: “Progress to dismantle the nuclear submarines at Rosyth has been glacially slow and come at a huge cost to the taxpayer.
“For years, the Government has dragged its heels and treated these submarines as an after-thought, rather than a priority.
“Following COVID, I am again meeting with the Labour MP for Devonport, Luke Pollard, and we will be redoubling our efforts to insist the Royal Navy and the submarine agency live up to their promises.”
Ms Bruce said: “We knew 20 years ago we had to do something and although I agree that seems a long time, it’s worth it to make sure it’s done safely and in a way that is environmentally-friendly.
“And it is getting the problem sorted. We don’t want to leave waste for future generations to have to deal with.”
— Read on www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/19934615.rosyth-nuclear-sub-recycled-scrap-metal-global-first/
Obviously…does Australia need this kind infatuation? As it’s less than 40km from where Morrison attended COP26, do we believe he didn’t take a look at option of renting one of these dinosaurs, considering new sub waiting list 10years, then build time 10 more years. Beyond expense, too big and noisy for dscrapping 27 of them – 21 of which are already decommissioned.
Nukes too big and noisy for Defence and likely make Australia target for nuke weapon adversary. Diesel electric stealth best defence in our coastal waters.
Nuclear leaks in the UK
Windscale, Cumbria, 1957: Fire at a military plutonium reactor spread radioactive contamination over large parts of England and EuropeDounreay, Caithness, 1963-84: Tens of thousands of radioactive particles from old reactors contaminated the shoreline and the seabed
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Sellafield, Cumbria, 1983: The government advised people not to swim or use beaches along 10 miles of coastline after a radioactive leak from a reprocessing plant
Chapelcross, Dumfriesshire, 2000-05: 126 radioactive particles from defunct reactors found on the shore of the Solway Firth
Sellafield, Cumbria, 2006-11: 1,233 radioactive particles and pebbles contaminated by historic leaks found and removed from nearby beaches
Dalgety Bay, Fife, 1990-2011: Hundreds of radioactive remnants from the luminous dials of second world war aircraft removed from foreshore
— Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/21/scottish-nuclear-leak-clean-up
Nuclear – nothing but infatuation, Are they ever viable or worth such risk?
Who killed Enova Energy? A market designed for big fossil fuel companies, and by rule makers who don’t understand that small can be beautiful.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/enova-how-australias-best-green-retailer-became-victim-of-fossil-fuel-energy-war/
Land of the fair go is long gone, again, locals undermined by foreign organised crime(plus our own Fed Govt) unless @albomp…
Australia is mourning the loss of a trailblazing climate activist and strategist, who made the case for emergency action more than a decade ago in Climate Code Red.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/vale-philip-sutton-big-picture-strategist-courageous-thinker-climate-activist/
Phillip raised hope that humanity might not entirely self destruct, a wonderful bloke, he will be missed
What makes Matt Kean think fossil fuel generators would start to do the right thing now? For the past two decades or more, they have done everything but.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/market-failure-why-no-one-trusts-fossil-generators-to-do-the-right-thing/amp/
Coal and gas the cause of chaos. Energy is not a market, it’s a mafia.
Oil and vehicle mafia cause transport chaos.8
Clean energy is indeed essential to mitigating the risks posed by climate change and volatile markets. But generating demand for it will be essential.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/why-biden-declared-heat-pumps-and-solar-panels-essential-to-national-defense/
If only @peterduttonmp had proposed this instead of 1 gallon per mile Abrams tanks, much needed for households to reduce power demand from grid, so it’s available for Defence
Renewed interest in nuclear energy will go nowhere unless we talk about carbon pricing. As energy minister Chris Bowen points out, nuclear is extremely expensive.
— Read on theconversation.com/if-the-opposition-wants-a-mature-discussion-about-nuclear-energy-start-with-a-carbon-price-without-that-nuclear-is-wildly-uncompetitive-184471
Didn’t novelty wear off nuclear back in 1960s and 70s? It might have assumed critical mass if all of weapons, navy, merchant navy and civilian power got on board. It was huge infatuation but too dangerous for long term relationship for any other than just a few obsessives. USA subs with claimed 30 year life depend on recycled weapons grade uranium, recycled into big stockpile in 1960s, very much depleted. USA next gen sub will use less dangerous fuel, safely replaced every 20 years, during regular refit, as per French nuke.
Cash for clicks: the Herald Sun model can’t be the future of journalism
— Read on theconversation.com/amp/cash-for-clicks-the-herald-sun-model-cant-be-the-future-of-journalism-119638
in a moment of exasperation, just searched about decline in newspaper circulation, worth a quick read before standards slip any further
Snowy Hydro is hiking contract prices and may build more gas fired generators, because they would make “ridiculous amounts of money”.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/youll-make-ridiculous-amounts-of-money-snowy-hydro-eyes-more-gas-generators/
the Bozo hired by Scomo proclaims that, because gas generators save 10% emissions when compared with coal, you just need 10 gas power stations to get to zero carbon! How good is that for gas led recovery? Even more of a loony than Shadow Treasurer –
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