]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Environmentalism Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131464?rsstype=latest&cid=55 So, India and the US got exactly what they wanted at the weekend. The 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) gave India permission to join the nuclear club without all the fuss of having to first sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).The s... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:17:49 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131464?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131465?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Over at OpEdNews, John Peebles has an excellent article outlining the many drawbacks and failings of nuclear power. Well worth a read.... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:00:08 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131465?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131466?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:Statesman Journal: Nuclear power doesn't benefit Britain, other nations I write from London, England. I cannot speak for France, Japan or Russia, but can enlighten your readers that th... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:45:10 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131466?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131467?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Every year since 2001 scientists have been calling for reductions in the amount of big-eye and yellowfin tuna caught in the Pacific. But every year big fishing nations such as Japan, Taiwan, China and Korea have refused to pay attention to the warnin... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:25:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131467?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/131400?rsstype=latest&cid=55 The Senate bipartisan compromise on offshore drilling is, as I've argued, Something for nothing. But the Drill, baby, drill Republican National Convention and the VP selection of Big Oil Super Shill (B.O.S.S.) Palin mean McCain has doubl... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:03:32 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/131400?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131374?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Companies building and running nuclear power stations find it impossible to get insurance to cover them in the even of a nuclear accident. They are uninsurable. The costs of containing and clearing up are unimaginably huge and would surely bankrupt a... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131374?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/131251?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Gidon Bromberg is the Israeli Director of Friends of the Earth - Middle East, a trilateral NGO working to promote peace and sustainability in the Middle East.In part one of this interview, Gidon discussed FoEME's work in promoting cross-border cooper... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:05:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/131251?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/131484?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Greener Lawn Mowers, Boat EnginesThe Environmental Protection Agency, has declared that in the next two or three years, stricter regulations will be imposed on inboard and outboard motors on recreational boats, lawnmower engines, and all lawn and gar... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:42:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/131484?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/131330?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Palin on the Environment, Beyond the Sound BitesWe've all heard the big ones by now: Sarah Palin doesn't believe in global warming (as a result of human practices, at least), she's suing the federal government to get polar bears removed from the end... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:12:01 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/131330?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/131212?rsstype=latest&cid=55 I spoke this past week to a group of senior marketing professionals from a major consumer products company. It was a half-day workshop to explore the question, How good is 'good enough'? That question has been at the heart of speeches and presentat... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:44:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/131212?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/131142?rsstype=latest&cid=55 What do you love about nature? What place, animal, thing, or experience opened your eyes to the sacredness of the natural world? Who in your life provided a role model for stewardship, activism, or scholarship? Why on Earth do you give a hoot about t... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:00:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/131142?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/131140?rsstype=latest&cid=55 In the early 1990's, says Gidon Bromberg, everyone was convinced that peace was just around the corner in the Middle East. Bromberg, then a young lawyer working for an environmental NGO in Tel Aviv, was frustrated that environmental issues were not b... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/131140?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/131046?rsstype=latest&cid=55 By Lisa J. BuninConsumer market rejection seems to be the ongoing theme of U.S. food politics in the waning days of Bush's inept Food and Drug Administration. Given FDA's repeated failure to protect our nation's food supply or to respond quickly and ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:34:48 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/131046?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/131063?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Later this month Silicon Valley will be opening its doors to West Coast Green, the nation's premier exposition of sustainable building, business, and design. Taking place from September 25-27th in San Jose, this year's event will feature more than 38... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:30:57 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/131063?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130976?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Here's some cool fly on the wall footage from the recent action in Papua New Guinea. ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:33:06 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130976?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130865?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:icLiverpool: French fuel prices 'subsidised by us' A MERSEY MP yesterday accused a French-owned energy firm of stinging British families with sky-high prices rises - to keep bills down... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:20:19 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130865?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130864?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Take a look at this rather amazing animated advertisement from everyone s favourite nuclear incompetent, Areva:Beautiful, isn t it? Everything s so green. Nuclear power stations aren t grey, foreboding monsters. Oh no, they re cool science-ficti... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:20:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130864?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130863?rsstype=latest&cid=55 The UK has a famous satire and investigative journalism magazine called Private Eye. In the current edition, it has the following to say about the construction of the EPR reactors at Olkiluoto in Finland and Flamanville in France:... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:20:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130863?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130818?rsstype=latest&cid=55 By Kate Sheppard John McCain. Republican presidential candidate John McCain's acceptance speech in St. Paul this evening had plenty of references to the nation's energy concerns, calling for drilling here and now, as well as nuclear, clean... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:14:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130818?rsstype=latest&cid=55 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-blog/130821?rsstype=latest&cid=55 Leading climate science Dr. James Hansen [search], who heads NASA's noted Goddard Institute for Space Studies, has called for an immediate halt in the construction of coal-fired power stations [ark] moreark. This is something Ecological Internet ha... 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