Radioactive Leak Is Fixed at Vermont Plant
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: March 25, 2010
Summary;Technicians have found and fixed two holes in an underground pipe that were allowing radioactive tritium to flow into the groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor. The leak did not contaminate any drinking water, but it did cause a political uproar in Vermont; the State Senate overwhelmingly approved a measure last month that will force the plant to shut in 2012.
Response: Good thing this was caught before anyone was hurt or it caused serious damage.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
3-28-10
Audit Finds Vulnerability of EnergyStar Program
BY MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: March 25, 2010
Summary: In a nine-month study, four fictitious companies invented by the accountability office also sought EnergyStar status for some conventional devices like dehumidifiers and heat pump models that existed only on paper. The fake companies submitted data indicating that the models consumed 20 percent less energy than even the most efficient ones on the market. Yet those applications were mostly approved without a challenge or even questions, the report said.
Response: This is complely ridiculous. So many consumers have been fooled into making what they thought were smart choices for the planet when they were no different.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
3-21-10
Safety Issues Linger as Nuclear Reactors Shrink in Size
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
Published: March 18, 2010
Summary:When the Soviet Union introduced its Alfa class submarine — at the time, the world’s fastest — the subs were the bane of American sailors. Now, the reactors that powered those submarines are being marketed as the next innovation in green power.Environmentalists say the technology is outdated and potentially dangerous, and marketing it as green energy is an abuse of nuclear power’s good green name.
Response: This is bad because people think it will be better for them but in actuality it could be much worse for them and the planet.
3-21-10
U.N. Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
By DAVID JOLLY and JOHN M. BRODER
Published: March 18, 2010
Summary: Delegates at a United Nations conference on endangered species in Doha, Qatar, soundly defeated American-supported proposals on Thursday to ban international trade in bluefin tuna and to protect polar bears. Bluefin tuna unloaded in Japan in September. A trade ban on the species has been rejected.Response: This is not a very good thing because what if this fish goes extinct.
Friday, March 12, 2010
3-12-10
Sushi Spot Is Charged With Serving Whale Meat
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: March 10, 2010
Summary:Federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint accusing a Japanese restaurant in Santa Monica and its chef of serving whale meat, a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Fish and wildlife service, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the federal Custioms and border protection agency, which all concluded that the restaurant was serving endangered Sei whale as sushi. The meat was discovered in visits to the restaurant by undercover agents and environmental advocates who pocketed the meat for testing.
Response: Why people would need to go against the law and hunt whales so they could serve them is beyond me. We have laws to protect them for a reason and I dont get why people would want to eat endangered whales.
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: March 10, 2010
Summary:Federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint accusing a Japanese restaurant in Santa Monica and its chef of serving whale meat, a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Fish and wildlife service, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the federal Custioms and border protection agency, which all concluded that the restaurant was serving endangered Sei whale as sushi. The meat was discovered in visits to the restaurant by undercover agents and environmental advocates who pocketed the meat for testing.
Response: Why people would need to go against the law and hunt whales so they could serve them is beyond me. We have laws to protect them for a reason and I dont get why people would want to eat endangered whales.
3-12-10
Los Angeles Electric Rate Linked to Solar Power
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: March 10, 2010
Summary:Los Angeles averages more than 300 days of sunshine a yearIt would seem, then, that solar energy would be a thriving local industry here but that has never been the case, and cost is the main reason.Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is going to pass a roughly 5 percent rate increase on electricity use. The proceeds would be earmarked for renewable energy purchases and programs, including one that would repay people or businesses that use solar panels to contribute to the power grid.
Response: This is good and bad because if you think of it economically it would suck if your electric bill went up, especially now when money is so tight, but overall it will have a positive effect and maybe cause people to stop wasting energy.
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: March 10, 2010
Summary:Los Angeles averages more than 300 days of sunshine a yearIt would seem, then, that solar energy would be a thriving local industry here but that has never been the case, and cost is the main reason.Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is going to pass a roughly 5 percent rate increase on electricity use. The proceeds would be earmarked for renewable energy purchases and programs, including one that would repay people or businesses that use solar panels to contribute to the power grid.
Response: This is good and bad because if you think of it economically it would suck if your electric bill went up, especially now when money is so tight, but overall it will have a positive effect and maybe cause people to stop wasting energy.
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