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Zombie nuke plants.
In the face of climate change, many people who are desperate for alternatives to fossil fuels are considering the potential of nuclear power. More than half of America's nuclear plants have received new twenty-year operating licenses. These undead nukes are highly dangerous. Nation. 21 November 2009.
Containing risk.
The ad-hoc proliferation of high-security biological labs must be controlled, and should be tied in more closely to broader research and public-health goals. Nature. Editorial, 19 November 2009.
Indian Point puts public health at grave risk.
A major battle over the future of New York's energy policy is being fought at Indian Point, the site of two large nuclear reactors south of Albany. The battle is not just about energy--it's about public health. The three New York counties with the highest rates of thyroid cancer all are within 20 miles of Indian Point. Albany Times Union, New York. Opinion, 17 November 2009.
The threat of nuclear meltdown.
Critics say that nuclear power plants are vulnerable to attack, and that the government is not taking the measures necessary to protect the public. And with more nuclear plants likely to be built, there is an urgent need to address safety. CNN Money. 12 November 2009.
Seven of Britain's new nuclear plants will be on Irish Sea coast.
Fears have been raised about the health and environmental risks to Ireland after the British Government gave the green light for the construction of 10 new nuclear power plants — seven of them along the Irish Sea. Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom. 10 November 2009.
We should say 'no' to coal.
Back in the 1970s, I was an anti-nuclear power activist. It turns out, I should have been protesting the coal-fired power plant in the Menomonee Valley. For it's now looking as though burning coal may well do us in - and much more quickly than nuclear power ever will. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. Opinion, 7 November 2009.
Nation is facing vaccine shortage for flu.
Even though the regular flu season has yet to start, the nation is facing a severe shortage of seasonal flu vaccine as well as swine flu vaccine. New York Times. 5 November 2009.
Tamiflu shortages have parents on wild dose chase.
First it was the rush for hand sanitizer. Then it was the quest for the vaccine. Now, as increasing numbers of children are coming down with swine flu, more parents are facing yet another anxiety-provoking chase: the hunt for liquid Tamiflu for kids. Washington Post. 29 October 2009.
An epidemic of fear.
Paul Offit, a pediatrician in Philadelphia, is the coinventor of a rotavirus vaccine that could save tens of thousands of lives every year. He is also the main target of a grassroots movement that opposes the systematic vaccination of children and the laws that require it. Wired. 27 October 2009.
Kingsnorth: How climate protesters were treated as threat to the country.
Police were in no mood for a "softly-softly" approach when climate change campaigners began their demonstration outside Kingsnorth power station in Kent last year. Their response was harsh and expensive – and has been roundly criticised. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 27 October 2009.
Nuclear energy becomes pivotal in climate debate.
Nuclear energy, once vilified by environmentalists and facing a dim future, has become a pivotal bargaining chip as Senate Democrats hunt for Republican votes to pass climate legislation. Associated Press. 27 October 2009.
Blast climate change: India's ready to go nuclear.
Should we be worried that a nation struggling to provide clean drinking water or universal education for its people, one that is in a state of near-war with all its neighbors, is racing to construct 15 nuclear power plants at eight different sites? Mother Jones. Opinion, 27 October 2009.
R.I. tracks H1N1 with electronic data.
State health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing what they believe is a model that could help doctors more easily identify and respond to an outbreak of the illness. Associated Press. 26 October 2009.
Go green, but keep drilling.
As a nation, we can go green as we keep drilling. Call it the hybrid energy policy for the 21st century. But if we're serious about achieving true energy independence, we can't afford to wait another three decades to act. Austin American-Statesman, Texas. Opinion, 26 October 2009.
Nuclear energy becomes pivotal in climate debate.
Once vilified by environmentalists and its future dim, nuclear energy has become a pivotal bargaining chip as Senate Democrats seek Republican votes to pass climate legislation. Associated Press. 25 October 2009.
Nuclear power revival for GE leaves waste unsolved.
When 65 scientists met at Princeton University in 1955 to decide where to permanently store radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, their conclusion was simple: Bury it deep underground, far from earthquakes. Bloomberg News. 20 October 2009.
German company sent nuclear material for open-air storage in Siberia.
Since the mid-1990s, Urenco Germany has shipped 27,300 tons of low-level radioactive, but still highly toxic, residual material from uranium enrichment processes to Russia where it is stored in containers in the open air. Der Spiegel. 20 October 2009.
Balancing lab security.
Congress is considering wide-ranging legislation to address the threat of a biological attack on the U.S. But scientists are cautioning about the risks of overregulating laboratories, saying strict new security measures could have a chilling effect on vital infectious disease research. Chemical & Engineering News. 19 October 2009.
Soldiers other enemy.
Terrorists and hidden bombs aren’t the only threat facing American soldiers in Iraq. Environmental hazards also pose dangerous, even deadly, threats to armed forces. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Indiana. Editorial, 14 October 2009.
Need energy? Forget nuclear and go natural.
Is nuclear power the only way to meet Australia's future energy needs and cut carbon emissions? The answer is no! Melbourne Age, Australia. Opinion, 14 October 2009.
Nanotechnology: sci-fi fears vs. a world of innovation.
As nanotechnology has come into wider use, more mundane dangers have surfaced. Now scientists worry that that tiny, fiberlike nanomaterials used to fight disease inside the body might cause the same kinds of lung inflammations, even cancers, as the fibers in asbestos. Miami Herald, Florida. 9 October 2009.
Behind the scenes, system sniffs for biological attacks.
BioWatch is quietly operating in more than 30 cities. It is a federally funded, locally run program with an $80 million annual budget, it depends on a network of vacuum pumps that draw surrounding air through filters, sniffing for signs of biological agents. USA Today. 8 October 2009.
Critics say recycling spent fuel creates more problems.
While the nuclear industry point to progress made in the field of nuclear fuel reprocessing, critics contend it has a checkered history that includes contamination of land, pollution of water and huge clean-up costs. Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont. 8 October 2009.
Store nuclear waste in Australia: Gareth Evans.
Kevin Rudd's troubleshooter on nuclear non-proliferation, Gareth Evans, says Australia could make a big contribution by entering the atomic energy fuel trade and taking back all waste derived from the uranium it sells. Sydney Australian, Australia. 6 October 2009.
Nukes bombshell: Feds mull slashing $40M funding for Securing Our Cities radiation detection system.
Ambitious anti-nuke screening system designed to detect radioactive material that could be used to sneak a nuclear bomb or radiation-spewing "dirty bomb" into the city is at stake in Congress in the coming weeks. New York Daily News, New York. 4 October 2009.
Lawmakers signal tougher controls on pathogen research.
A crescendo of concerns over the security of U.S. biocontainment labs, voiced by lawmakers and experts at two congressional hearings last week, threatens to slow the booming biodefense industry. Science. 2 October 2009.
The dirtiest, most dangerous, and most expensive source of energy.
Nuclear energy is neither cheap nor clean, but the most powerful people on earth have always tended to portray it as such. Malta Today, Malta. Opinion, 2 October 2009.
Overzealous lab rules may stifle research efforts to protect against biological threats.
A panel of university and private-sector scientists urged Congress not to overregulate laboratories that handle the world's deadliest pathogens, saying it could have a chilling effect on research of biological threats. Associated Press. 1 October 2009.
Driven out of research.
A number of scientists are pushing back against proposed additions to already-beefed-up biosecurity requirements. Rebeca Rico-Hesse is one of them. Nature. Opinion, 1 October 2009.
Risky business.
If two new nuclear reactors were built in Bexar County, our leaders would be forced to investigate cancer claims. And we’d also demand to know: What’s the worst that could happen? San Antonio Current, Texas. 30 September 2009.
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