forrest
04-23-2008, 08:01 AM
"Russia has shut down a weapons-grade plutonium reactor as part of a deal with the United States to reduce the risk that loose nukes would get into the hands of terrorists. The Siberian plant founded by Soviet leader Josef Stalin, was turned off on Sunday, 45 years after it was started up to create plutonium for Cold-war era bombs." (Reuters News )
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/civics/general/russia-shuts-plutonium-plant.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL21449998
Help Stop Nukes
50 ways to help stop nukes
(but still help combat climate change)
We can do it in the U.S. too!
50 ways to stop nuclear power
1. Switch to a green electricity tariff – don’t buy nuclear electricity
2. Give up Incandescent light bulbs
3. Join the campaign to ban energy inefficient bulbs
4. Save energy around the house
5. Energy saving electrical goods
6. Use a solar clothes dryer
7. Join the Energy Saving Trust campaign and commit to saving 20%
8. Put more insulation in your loft
9. Insulate Cavity Walls
10. Install a gas condensing boiler
11. Install a Micro-CHP boiler
12. Install a small-scale wind turbine
13. Install a solar water heating system
14. Install a combined boiler and solar hot water system
15. Install solar photovoltaics
16. Install a ground-source heat pump
17. Install a Micro-hydro system
18. Install Biomass Heating
19. Get informed about Microgeneration
20. Respond to Government Consultations
21. Respond to Industry Consultations
22. Write to John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
23. Write to Gordon Brown
24. Write to your MP
25. Write to your MSPs
26. Write to your AMs
27. Write to your MLAs
28. Join your local anti-nuclear campaign
29. Ask your MP to sign relevant Early Day Motions
30. Ask your MP to support the Planning and Energy Bill
31. Ask your MSP to support the Energy Efficiency and Micro-generation Bill
32. Lobby your council to support microgeneration
33. Lobby your council to sign the Nottingham Declaration
34. Lobby your council to join the solar cities movement
35. Lobby your council to join Nuclear Free Local Authorities
36. Write to the newspapers
37. Sign a Petition
38. Say Yes to Wind
39. Embrace the Revolution
40. Join WWF’s Campaign for a tough Climate Change Bill
41. Get involved with Stop Climate Chaos
42. Take Action to support Greenpeace’s Climate Change Campaign
43. Organise a showing of the Greenpeace DVD “The Convenient Solution”
44. Join the Friends of the Earth Campaign for a stronger Climate Bill
45. Join the Friends of the Earth Scotland campaign against nuclear power
46. Get Informed
47. Read the Government’s January 2008 White Paper on Nuclear Power
48. Stay Informed
49. Get informed about zero-carbon non-nuclear strategies
50. Make a small donation
http://www.no2nuclearpower.org.uk/help/help_stop_nukes.php
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/civics/general/russia-shuts-plutonium-plant.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL21449998
Help Stop Nukes
50 ways to help stop nukes
(but still help combat climate change)
We can do it in the U.S. too!
50 ways to stop nuclear power
1. Switch to a green electricity tariff – don’t buy nuclear electricity
2. Give up Incandescent light bulbs
3. Join the campaign to ban energy inefficient bulbs
4. Save energy around the house
5. Energy saving electrical goods
6. Use a solar clothes dryer
7. Join the Energy Saving Trust campaign and commit to saving 20%
8. Put more insulation in your loft
9. Insulate Cavity Walls
10. Install a gas condensing boiler
11. Install a Micro-CHP boiler
12. Install a small-scale wind turbine
13. Install a solar water heating system
14. Install a combined boiler and solar hot water system
15. Install solar photovoltaics
16. Install a ground-source heat pump
17. Install a Micro-hydro system
18. Install Biomass Heating
19. Get informed about Microgeneration
20. Respond to Government Consultations
21. Respond to Industry Consultations
22. Write to John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
23. Write to Gordon Brown
24. Write to your MP
25. Write to your MSPs
26. Write to your AMs
27. Write to your MLAs
28. Join your local anti-nuclear campaign
29. Ask your MP to sign relevant Early Day Motions
30. Ask your MP to support the Planning and Energy Bill
31. Ask your MSP to support the Energy Efficiency and Micro-generation Bill
32. Lobby your council to support microgeneration
33. Lobby your council to sign the Nottingham Declaration
34. Lobby your council to join the solar cities movement
35. Lobby your council to join Nuclear Free Local Authorities
36. Write to the newspapers
37. Sign a Petition
38. Say Yes to Wind
39. Embrace the Revolution
40. Join WWF’s Campaign for a tough Climate Change Bill
41. Get involved with Stop Climate Chaos
42. Take Action to support Greenpeace’s Climate Change Campaign
43. Organise a showing of the Greenpeace DVD “The Convenient Solution”
44. Join the Friends of the Earth Campaign for a stronger Climate Bill
45. Join the Friends of the Earth Scotland campaign against nuclear power
46. Get Informed
47. Read the Government’s January 2008 White Paper on Nuclear Power
48. Stay Informed
49. Get informed about zero-carbon non-nuclear strategies
50. Make a small donation
http://www.no2nuclearpower.org.uk/help/help_stop_nukes.php