Following the accidental fire in a transformer at the troubled Indian Point nuclear site last weekend, and the unplanned release of oil into the Hudson River, calls are growing for the two remaining power plants to be shut down, writes Karl Grossman. The NRC is likely to extend its expiring licenses for another 20 years - but New York State could still refuse it a water use permit.
… at Indian Point 2, there could be 46,000 'peak early fatalities', 141,000 'peak early injuries', 13,000 cancer deaths and … of containment, CRAC-2 estimates 50,000 'peak early fatalities', 167,000 'peak early …
Thousand-year-old Indian method of using tree seeds to purify water should be used more widely for tackling waterborne diseases
… 'industrial model' of food production REVIEW Peak Water: civilisation and the world's water crisis Alexander Bell's Peak Water offers a fascinating insight into …
Until demand for fish is balanced with sustainable methods of production, write Ruth Thurstan & Callum Roberts, governments should consider the social and environmental implications of promoting greater fish consumption. Worldwide, wild fish supplies per person have been declining ever since 1970.
… were seriously depleted. UK fish landings peaked 101 years ago Government records show that landings of fish by UK vessels peaked in 1913 at 1.27m tonnes and declined …
Ice core analysis shows that lead pollution in Antarctica took off in the 1880s as mining at Broken Hill, Australia, took off. Lead residues have fallen from their late 20th century peak, writes Joe McConnell - but they are still four times higher than in pre-industrial times.
… have fallen from their late 20th century peak, writes Joe McConnell - but they are … concentrations of Antarctic lead reached a peak in 1900 and remained high until the late …
The clean-up of contaminated land earmarked for 380 homes in Cambridgeshire has been 'watered down', according to campaigners, fuelling fears over the potential health impacts of toxic chemicals underground. Tom Antebi reports
… results were an average which did not show peaks of these chemicals and that the effect of any peak would be mitigated by potential low … this concern, and says ‘in order to identify peak concentrations of chemicals a hand held …
2013 was a bad, bad year for Big Coal, writes Bob Burton. If the coal industry's PR dream is for a stream of exuberant articles selling the story line that coal is clean, cheap and desirable, then 2013 delivered the opposite. 2014 will be even worse.
… in their view that Chinese coal demand will peak sooner rather than later and that imports … when, not if, global coal consumption will peak. The coal industry's gloom has been …
Cutting the car out of the school run has health, social and environmental benefits for pupils, parents and teachers. Here's our guide to making it happen...
… to congestion, and traffic levels at peak times can make it feel like a war of …
The world has been the victim of a monstrous scientific error that has understated the dangers of radiation, writes Chris Busby. Following the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, investigators used 'controls' who had been exposed to high levels of 'black rain' fallout to understate the health impacts of radiation. This bogus science still underlies risk models today.
… still underlies risk models today. At the peak of the atmospheric nuclear testing, …
Just as the chemical industry and its shills once proclaimed the safety of DDT, they are doing the same today with the herbicide glyphosate which has penetrated throughout the food chain, writes Evaggelos Vallianatos. And once again it is a toxic lie that threatens species, ecosystems and people. It's time to demand a new kind of agriculture, and a future free of all pesticides.
… Connecticut, was a courageous man. At the peak of the cold war, in 1953, he complained …
With the sixth anniversary of the Fukushima disaster falling tomorrow, nuclear lobbyists are arguing over solutions to the existential crisis facing nuclear power, writes Jim Green. Some favour a multinational consolidation of large conventional reactor designs, while others back technological innovation and 'small modular reactors'. But in truth, both approaches are doomed to failure.
… generation is 10.7%, well down from historic peak of 17.6% in 1996; nuclear power … in 2015 was 8.2% below the historic peak in 2006; and from 2000 to 2015, 646 …
With the 6th International Conference on Bovine TB under way today in Cardiff, Lesley Docksey reports on Defra's latest statistics. BTB in England is falling - and it's falling fastest where the strongest biosecurity measures are in place, confirming the experience of Wales and Scotland.
… in 2013, down from 9,287 in 2012, following peaks of 11,671 in 2009, and 11,401 in 2008. … 2008, and measures were tightened in 2009. Speaking at the 6th international conference on …
A new study in the US's 'fracking capital' Pennsylvania has found that pregnant women who live near gas fracking wells are far more likely to give birth prematurely or develop problems during their pregnancies.
… there are more than 8,000. At the industry's peak in 2011, 1,900 new wells were drilled. …
The financial cost of the diseases of modern civilization is almost double the budget of the National Health Service, writes Jules Pretty, while the economy has grown past the point of greatest satisfaction. Our over-riding priority should be to move to greener, healthier, more sustainable and satisfying ways of life.
… But well-being and life satisfaction seem to peak at low GDP, and do not increase as GDP …
The recently published Global Nutrition Report shows almost all countries face high levels of malnutrition and diet-based ill-health, writes Julia Wright. This reveals deep problems with the dominant industrial model of food production, and the need for new agroecological approaches to feeding the world.
… day, which is the right amount for the future peak population of 14 billion. So in one sense …
Is it possible to live off foraged food alone? Fergus Drennan thinks so and aims to prove it. In the first of his monthly columns he explains why, from April 1 st, he will be eating nothing but wild food – for an entire year...
… Mesolithic ancestors. Perhaps the spectre of peak oil, social collapse, anarchy and chaos …
Could London, New York and other cities be self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables? Yes, writes Rachel Dring, by converting wasted roof space into gardens and greenhouses. Benefits include reducing waste; raising energy efficiency, sustainability and food security; and healthier, more connected citizens.
… improves our resilience to climate change, peak oil and rising food prices by growing … work. Oscar's vision pre-empts a future where peak oil, unstable climate, exponential human …
An invisible cloud of man-made chemical toxins is sweeping the globe, writes Tony McMichael - disrupting ecosystems, damaging human health and shortening our lives. Our response so far has been utterly inadequate, as Julian Cribb reveals in his new book. But there are solutions - and it's up to us to get them implemented.
… human-generated chemical effluent and wastes peaked in the 1970s. Yet since 1960, annual … internet has helped millions of individuals speak up with a common voice about …
As the evidence of the extreme harm to health inflicted by nuclear radiation mounts, the denialists are resorting to ever greater extremes, writes Chris Busby. On the one hand, advancing the absurd claim that ionising radition is not merely harmless, but health-enhancing. On the other, closing down the experiment that would have provided the strongest evidence yet.
… low dose, and this position (the top of the A peak in Figure 1) is different for different … region (the right hand side of the A region peak in Fig 1) which varies depending on the …
How much rainforest does it take for one celebrity to snort another one under the table? Nick Kettles investigates the devastating environmental impact of cocaine use.
… in the Observer in 2004, Sir Elton, at his peak, was taking cocaine every four minutes – …
Skin has a life of its ownthat most of us know nothing about. Getting in touch with its natural rhythms, rather than bullying it with creams and potions, is the most reliable
path to a better complexion
… of a 28-day cycle, skin tone will be at its peak. During ovulation, skin micro-circulation …
With the UK's Digital Economy Bill set to be finalised today, new 5G microwave spectra are about to be released across the planet without adequate safety testing, writes Lynne Wycherley. Global neglect of the Precautionary Principle is opening the way to corporate profit but placing humans and ecosystems at risk, and delaying a paradigm shift towards safer connectivity.
… findings. Device-crowded spaces, such as our peak commuter trains or all-wireless …
When nuclear reactors are refueled, a 12-hour spike in radioactive emissions exposes local people to levels of radioactivity up to 500 times greater than during normal operation, writes Ian Fairlie. The spikes may explain infant leukemia increases near nuclear plants - but operators provide no warnings and take no measures to reduce exposures.
… this sharply increased to ~700 kBq/m³ with a peak of 1,470 kBq/m³: in other words, a spike. …
Take relentless population growth. Add decades of expanding per capita resource consumption. Simmer slowly over rising global temperatures. What do you get? Traumatic information. That is, information that wounds us through the very act of obtaining it.
… and is the author of The Party’s Over and Peak Everything This article first appeared …
A major new study reveals that climate change may be a global medical emergency far bigger than we previously thought. But the authors also see signs that world may be starting to wake up to the danger, reports JOE WARE
… Global coal consumption appears to have peaked in 2013 and is now declining. This …