ticking time bombs I just watched a PBS Front Line documentary on nuclear power plants. These are “…ticking time bombs.” A number of them, worldwide, are in earth-quake zones, including Japan’s now ill-fated Fukishima Nuclear Power Plant. Not only was … Continue reading →
With all eyes on the nuclear power plant in the Ukraine, which is currently caught in the crossfire of war, I interviewed a professor at Ohio Northern University who teaches a “Nuclear Physics” class. He said what is going on … Continue reading →
I was reading some of this book this afternoon… After dropping the atomic bombs on Japan, the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy was set up by Congress. [There was already an Atomic Energy Commission.] These bodies oversaw such things as … Continue reading →
I finished reading this book over the last weekend. As the cover explains, the genre is “historical fiction.” The book revolves around America’s first hydrogen bomb nuclear test at the Bikini atoll in the South Pacific. After reading the book, … Continue reading →
As the drama plays itself out with the Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan, it would seem an opportune time to reiterate our campaign’s stance on nuclear energy. It’s an ill-conceived energy solution and our administration would work to nix it. … Continue reading →
The Japanese scramble to avert a complete meltdown at a nuclear facility today. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant melted down, spewing massive amounts of radiation throughout Russia and Europe. The Deep Water Horizon catastrophe spewed massive amounts of … Continue reading →
The following is an excerpt from the beginning of a column I’m currently working on: Okay, let’s talk “weapons of mass destruction.” They seem to be causing the darndest problems these days. We thought Iraq had them. And boy, look … Continue reading →
I’ve been doing research this week on the Unincorporated Territories, and former Unincorporated Territories, of the U.S. One of the former ones is the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. From 1946 to 1958, the U.S. conducted 67 nuclear detonations. The … Continue reading →
Two days ago the AP carried a story saying the UN inter-governmental panel of scientists not only continue with their assertion that global warming is real, but it’s apparently accelerating rapidly. However, the panel does note there is still time … Continue reading →
According to Gwynne Dyer, author of the book Climate Wars, for each year we don’t “come up with an adequate climate deal (Copenhagen Accords was a bust),” it is probably costing somewhere on the order of 50 million premature deaths … Continue reading →