US agency publishes radiation ranking for top brands including Motorola, Blackberry and Apple iPhone
… Mobile phone safe radiation guide published The Ecologist | 16th September 2009 News Mobile Phones Radiation Health Iphone mobilephonegirl2.jpg US agency publishes radiation ranking for top brands including …
Forest fires raging near the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in north Ukraine are releasing a surge of airborne plutonium particles as radioactive twigs, branches and leaf litter burn.
… Chernobyl fire radiation hazard as 'hot particles' of … The Ecologist | 30th April 2015 News Nuclear Radiation Forests Ukraine Science … been officially acknowledged yet." Serious radiation risk from re-suspended 'hot …
Stop worrying about major accidents such as Chernobyl, nuclear reactors legally emit radioactive particles that are causing clusters to erupt around the country.
… Richard Bramhall, Secretary of the Low Level Radiation Campaign (LLRC), ‘there’s an … the body, they release powerful bursts of radiation directly into body tissues. Official … like the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE), set up …
Behind the rise of smartphones and tablets, microwave pollution is a serious assault on our health reports Lynne Wycherley, whilst a new Ecologist Film Unit investigation uncovers the hidden cost of tin used in many phones
… 2012 News Smartphones Ipads Pollution Radiation Ecologist Film Unit News Natural … of the rapid growth of radiofrequency (RF) radiation, particularly from mobile-phone … one plot was shielded from a nearby town’s RF radiation, one was ‘mock’ shielded, and the …
Marking 'Chernobyl day' 2014, a website is launched that calls for the arrest of writer George Monbiot for 'Nuclear Crimes against Humanity and the Environment'.
… | 26th April 2014 News Nuclear Power Media Radiation UK monbiot-ted.jpg Marking … The £100 will instead be donated to Radiation Monitoring in Cumbria ( RADMIC ) an … disbanding of Lancashire County Council's Radiation Monitoring in Lancashire - despite …
Tepco has confirmed that steam is rising from Fukushima's melted-down Reactor 3, but insists there is 'no abnormality'.
… also been been "no significant change in the radiation dose and nuclide analysis results … to those from before the steam was observed." Radiation levels remain high on the the … Latest radiation dose monitoring results are posted …
The launch of the Royal Society's report on geo-engineering raises the spectre of a quick-fix solution to climate change. But is it that simple?
… atmosphere or reducing the amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth. Although … upper atmosphere to scatter incoming solar radiation, or using remote ships to vaporise … Deflect a few per cent of incoming solar radiation, slightly reducing global …
Safety concerns may halt construction of a new nuclear facility in Finland, posing questions about the viability of the next generation of European Pressurised Reactors destined for the UK
… vital consideration as they will produce more radiation than current reactors. Doubts over … by the director general of STUK, Finland’s radiation and nuclear safety authority. In a …
Climate manipulation must be regulated at the UN level to avoid countries taking matters into their own hands, says a committee of MPs
… expressed particular concern about Solar Radiation Management (SRM), which involves … and space-based shades to reflect the sun’s radiation. The report said such attempts …
In her book 'The 21st Century is Making you Fat' former Ecologist Editor Pat Thomas details the full range of industrial and everyday chemicals known to encourage us to get fat
… a solution. Pat Thomas reports NEWS ANALYSIS Radiation: are we putting our health at risk … that we are over-exposing ourselves to radiation …
In response to a petition calling on wireless technology to be removed from schools, the Government has pronounced itself happy with WiFi safety guidelines its critics have labelled 'dangerously out of date'
… effects. Exposure to the electromagnetic radiation emitted by WiFi and its masts can … the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). However a …
With a UN resolution on DU munitions due this autumn, the European Parliament is demanding a strong EU position supporting their abolition, or at least strict controls on these fearsome weapons whose toxic residues persist for decades after use.
… an ideal 'interceptor' for background gamma radiation, whose energy is then re-emitted, … as energetic electrons similar to beta radiation. Comprehensive studies on civilian …
Decommissioning has a ring of finality to it. But don't be fooled. A nuclear reactor will be standing for another 150 years before it is finally razed to the ground
… and monitored. If it can be demonstrated that radiation levels are below the national … that have been exposed to neutron irradiation during the reactor’s generation … on its concrete overcoat is cracking and radiation is leaking out – a fitting reminder …
5000 years ago the English Channel didn't exist - so where are we going to bury our nuclear waste that will be safe for up to one million years...or more?
… of nuclear waste in the UK could spread radiation over 100 kilometres. As the train … of thousands of people could be exposed to radiation. Yet local authorities along the …
Get into an argument with a climate change sceptic, and sooner or later they’ll trot out the old arguments about it being all due to cosmic rays, or the sun.
… that a reduction in the amount of cosmic radiation hitting the earth reduces the size …
Only massive and regular sulphur injections into the atmosphere would prevent sea-level rises of 30-70cm on 2000 levels by the end of the century as a result of climate change
… main options involve limiting incoming solar radiation, through the use of mirrors or by …
A growing number of homeowners are taking the green initiative. Laura Sevier reports
The retrofit revolution - domestic makeovers that can help save the world Laura Sevier | 1st April 2008 Ethical Living Retrofit Refurbishment Sustainability Housing Green Housing Environment Green …
A leading US research body has said the range of confirmed or suspected carcinogens to which we are exposed on a daily basis is cause for serious concern, but UK campaign groups refuse to change their views
… including second-hand smoke, ultraviolet radiation, asbestos, radon gas and various …
Ukraine's state-owned nuclear generator is suing anti-nuclear activists in its latest attempt to stifle public debate over the country's ageing fleet of 15 nuclear reactors, while refusing to release information in breach of international obligations.
… from standards and rules of nuclear and radiation safety" , the press statement …
Greenpeace International has today named its first female International Executive Director, and its second: Jennifer Morgan and Bunny McDiarmid will 'job-share' the role now performed by Kumi Naidoo, in an innovative co-leadership arrangement.
… island home that had been contaminated by radiation from decades of atmospheric nuclear …
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… over the possible health impacts from radiation in the increasing number of CT scans …