Re: [Biofuel] Nuisance seaweed put to good use in Fiji | Radio New Zealand News
Love to you! Thanks for posting and for all the posts! - Original Message - From: Darryl McMahon Sent: 04/07/14 11:30 AM To: Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Nuisance seaweed put to good use in Fiji | Radio New Zealand News http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/240962/nuisance-seaweed-put-to-good-use-in-fiji Nuisance seaweed put to good use in Fiji Updated at 2:00 pm on 7 April 2014 Efforts are underway in Fiji to help communities power their homes and fertilise their crops with nuisance seaweed. It's hoped the University of the South Pacific project would mean an end to crops being fertilised by polluting chemicals partly responsible for the increasing seaweed affecting beaches in the west. The USP's Antoine N'Yeurt says blooms of seaweed fed by pollutants and a warming ocean have been annoying tourist operators and local communities. Operators have been spending a lot of effort and money hauling this seaweed away by barge or burying it which is very labour intensive and not really sustainable so we came up with this solution for them to use this as a source of biomass for making biofuel or fertiliser. Dr N'Yeurt says the project is working on educational material and household machines for local people to transform the seaweed into green energy and compost. ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
Re: [Biofuel] Leaked Emails Expose NRC’s Cover-Up of Safety Concerns Days After Fukushima Disaster | EcoWatch
http://www.sustainabilitysc.org/magazine/nuclear-armageddon/ - Original Message - From: Darryl McMahon Sent: 03/10/14 03:44 PM To: Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Leaked Emails Expose NRC’s Cover-Up of Safety Concerns Days After Fukushima Disaster | EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2014/03/10/leaked-emails-nrcs-fukushima/ [Multiple links and graphics in on-line article] Leaked Emails Expose NRC’s Cover-Up of Safety Concerns Days After Fukushima Disaster Brandon Baker | March 10, 2014 9:37 am | Comments When an earthquake and tsunami struck Fukushima, Japan leading to a nuclear disaster three years ago, U.S. residents wondered if the aging nuclear facilities in their own country were at risk. What they didn’t know is that the federal government’s nuclear arm worked actively in the days after the incident, trying to cover up the perils that existed in the states. According to a report from NBC, a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) campaign to reassure people about nuclear safety standards coincided with agency experts consistently presenting similar questions behind the scenes. Through a Freedom of Information Act request, NBC acquired a string of March 2011 emails that clearly show the cover-up. “While we know more than these say, we’re sticking to this story for now,” Scott Burnell, an NRC public and media relations manager wrote in one email. In the days following the Fukushima disaster, the NRC split its talking points into two segments with different information: “public answer” and “additional technical, non-public information.” Here’s an example of a question the NRC expected to face, followed by the public and non-public answers: Q. What happens when/if a plant ‘melts down’? Public Answer: In short, nuclear power plants in the United States are designed to be safe. To prevent the release of radioactive material, there are multiple barriers between the radioactive material and the environment, including the fuel cladding, the heavy steel reactor vessel itself and the containment building, usually a heavily reinforced structure of concrete and steel several feet thick. Additional, non-technical, non-public information: The melted core may melt through the bottom of the vessel and flow onto the concrete containment floor. The core may melt through the containment liner and release radioactive material to the environment.” One example of a concerted cover-up came five days after the initial reports that an earthquake and tsunami knocked out the power and cooling systems at the six-reactor Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. MSNBC used NRC estimates to rank the U.S. nuclear plants that were most at risk if an earthquake were to hit nearby land. Burnell and members from the NRC’s lobbying arm, the Nuclear Energy Institute, emailed staff members with instructions to find errors in the article, but none came up. He also told experts likely to appear on TV how to deny certain claims. Former U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu appeared on CNN on March 20, 2011 but hesitated when an on-air personality asked him if U.S. nuclear plants could withstand an earthquake that measured 9.0 on the Richter scale. NRC spokesman David McIntyre had his own ideas for how Chu should have handled the question. More than 30 of the country’s 100 nuclear power reactors have the same brand of General Electric reactors or containment system that used in Fukushima, according to the NBC report. The median reactor age in the U.S. is 34. The oldest is the Ginna plant near Rochester, N.Y., licensed in 1969. Only four of the reactors began generating power in 1990 or later. Americans aren’t the only ones concerned with old reactors. Last week, 240 Greenpeace activists from national and regional offices took action across Europe to highlight the risk of aging reactors. ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
Re: [Biofuel] Continuous Process Transforms Algae to Biogas
Carbon neutral fuel is produced by using above ground sources. A carbon neutral fuel does not add CO2 to the atmosphere, but rather is part of the natural carbon cycle. Seaweed biofuels are solar sourced. Seaweed biofuels: A green alternative that might just save the planet http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/01/seaweed-biofuel-alternative-energy-kelp-scotland Kelp Farming for fuel: More of plants energy goes into growth and carbohydrate production (doesn’t need to fight gravity). One species grows up to a foot/day. No fertilizer is necessary. Cleans up sewage areas. Cools the water to prevent hurricanes. Cools the water to restore krill/ plankton and other marine life. Absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. Re-oxygenates dead zones. After kelp distillation the liquid stillage left over is excellent organic fertilizer. This would replace the toxic fertilizers now used and eliminate fertilizer plant explosions. Using American coastal areas for kelp farming would replace all transportation fuel for the US as well as a large chunk of natural gas and electricity. Needs to be implemented world-wide to slow effects of climate change. No farmland is required. Existing oil platforms could be converted to plants that process seaweed for alcohol and piped to shore. Jobs for fishermen and others. Neatly solves many problems in one stroke. Kelp is currently being farmed for food successfully in Maine, USA by Sarah Redmond, Seth Barker, Tollef Olson and Paul Dobbins and in Connecticut, USA by Dr. Charles Yarish. Kelp farming for fuel would slow the effects of climate change and get us off fossil fuels. This new industry needs to be funded and expanded worldwide. A free kelp farming manual may be downloaded here: http://www.oceanapproved.com/blog/ “To download a copy of our kelp farming manual, please click on the link below.” OceanApproved_Kelp Manual Information on ethanol production and use can be found at: David Blume http://www.alcoholcanbeagas.com All ‘problems’ with engines/vehicles have been worked out. Contact David for solutions. Climate change is accelerating much more rapidly than the IPCC states because of positive feedback loops that are not mentioned in their 2013 report. See: http://guymcpherson.com/2013/01/climate-change-summary-and-update/ The arctic is rapidly melting and is also being underreported. http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/ Saudi Arabia, Israel and the US have access to seas/waterways where kelp farming could be grown and harvested for fuel. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2013/aug/30/syria-chemical-attack-war-intervention-oil-gas-energy-pipelines Excerpt: Syria intervention plan fueled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concern Massacres of civilians are being exploited for narrow geopolitical competition to control Mideast oil, gas pipelines The Iran-Iraq-Syria pipeline plan was a direct slap in the face to Qatar's plans. No wonder Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, in a failed attempt to bribe Russia to switch sides, told President Vladmir Putin that whatever regime comes after Assad, it will be completely in Saudi Arabia's hands and will not sign any agreement allowing any Gulf country to transport its gas across Syria to Europe and compete with Russian gas exports, according to diplomatic sources. When Putin refused, the Prince vowed military action. http://www.silverdoctors.com/jim-willie-syria-pipeline-politics-opec-the-usdollar/ http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/12/17/3056321/year-fossil-fuel-disasters/ UN bodies and health authorities are being advised to prepare for a world temperature rise of 4°C because scientists no longer believe that politicians are capable of holding the temperature rise below the internationally agreed limit, 2°C above pre-industrial levels. Professor Mark Maslin said: “We are already planning for a 4°C world because that is where we are heading. I do not know of any scientists who do not believe that. We are just not tackling the enormity of the task we face to keep it below the agreed 2°C danger threshold. “If we had the kind of politicians we really need we could still put in place policies that can save the planet from going over the danger level. But there is no evidence at the moment that we have that quality of politicians, so we all have to be prepared for the most likely scenario, which is a 4°C rise in temperature. If we do not prepare to adapt we simply won’t be able to.” http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/2013/11/warsaw-day-6-prepare-now-for-4c-rise/ “Carbon dioxide has an approximate thirty-year time lag between its release into the atmosphere and its corresponding affect on average global temperature. Even if we stop all emissions today – keeping it at 400 ppm – we still have nearly thirty years of warming and climatic changes to undergo.” Yes, there is a thirty-year lag after
Re: [Biofuel] The great biofuels scandal - Telegraph
Don't use land, use the sea. Seaweed biofuels: A green alternative that might just save the planet http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/01/seaweed-biofuel-alternative-energy-kelp-scotland Kelp Farming: More of plants energy goes into growth and carbohydrate production (doesn’t need to fight gravity). One species grows up to a foot/day. No fertilizer is necessary. Cleans up sewage areas. Cools the water to prevent hurricanes. Cools the water to restore krill/ plankton and other marine life. Absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. Re-oxygenates dead zones. After kelp distillation the liquid stillage left over is excellent organic fertilizer. This would replace the toxic fertilizers now used and eliminate fertilizer plant explosions. Using American coastal areas for kelp farming would replace all transportation fuel for the US as well as a large chunk of natural gas and electricity. Needs to be implemented world-wide to slow effects of climate change. No farmland is required. Existing oil platforms could be converted to plants that process seaweed for alcohol and piped to shore. Jobs for fishermen and others. Neatly solves many problems in one stroke. Kelp is currently being farmed for food successfully in Maine, USA by Sarah Redmond, Seth Barker, Tollef Olson and Paul Dobbins and in Connecticut, USA by Dr. Charles Yarish. Kelp farming for fuel would slow the effects of climate change and get us off fossil fuels. This new industry needs to be funded and expanded worldwide. A free kelp farming manual may be downloaded here: http://www.oceanapproved.com/blog/ “To download a copy of our kelp farming manual, please click on the link below.” Ocean Approved OceanApproved_Kelp Manual Information on ethanol production and use can be found at: David Blume http://www.alcoholcanbeagas.com All ‘problems’ with engines/vehicles have been worked out. Contact David for solutions. - Original Message - From: zeke Yewdall Sent: 12/18/13 12:40 PM To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] The great biofuels scandal - Telegraph A. Good to know Z Sent from my iPhone On Dec 18, 2013, at 5:59 AM, Keith Addison ke...@journeytoforever.org wrote: Hi all Bjorn Lomborg is, was, or used to be into various shades of global warming denial, depending, I think, on which way the wind's blowing. Recent big winds may have deepened his apparent shade of green. Professional contrarian, author of the infamous The Sceptical Environmentalist. He's a statistician, without environmental qualifications. At a promotional reading of his book in London in 2001 he had a cream pie thrown in his face by none other than Mark Lynas - he who recently changed coats to become a supporter of nuclear power. Maybe they deserve each other. I don't think we deserve either of them. More here: http://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=sustainablelorgbiofuel%40lists.sustainablelists.orgq=Lomborg All best Keith On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Bjørn Lomborg wrote: The costs of global climate policies is running at about $1billion every day. Wind turbines cost 10 times the estimated benefits in terms of emissions cuts, and solar panels cost close to 100 times the benefits. Yet, with spending on these technologies of about £136 billion annually, there are a lot of interests in keeping the tap open. But opposition to the rampant proliferation of biofuels also shows the way to a more rational climate policy. If we can stop the increase in biofuels we can save lives, save money, and start finding better ways to help. This is about investing in more productive agriculture that can feed more people more cheaply while freeing up space for wildlife. It seems to give a fairly rational explanation of how bad mega-biofuels are. then concludes with these two paragraphs which all of a sudden attack wind turbines and solar panels without giving any data to back up their fairly wild claims. And gives a fairly vague sentence about more production agriculture. Does that mean urban farms, edible landscapes or more intensive chemical use and GMO crops, or what I was pretty on to agreeing with everything he said till the end, but now I kind of question exactly where he's coming from and what his agenda is... Z ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org
Re: [Biofuel] Fukushima Workers Doused With Radioactive Water
Fresh water is flowing downhill onto the plant site. This water needs to be diverted into trenches that flow around the site to the sea. The plants are sitting on soggy water and may topple. That would help solve some of the problem and hopefully buy some more time. - Original Message - From: Keith Addison Sent: 10/11/13 08:41 AM To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Fukushima Workers Doused With Radioactive Water Radiation Levels in Seawater Near Fukushima Spike to Two-Year High TEPCO admits cesium levels measured Wednesday were 13 times higher than day before Published on Thursday, October 10, 2013 by Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/10-3 No one at Fukushima seems to have any idea what they're doing WEDNESDAY, OCT 9, 2013 http://www.salon.com/2013/10/09/no_one_at_fukushima_seems_to_have_any_idea_what_theyre_doing/?source=newsletter Through Fukushima Lense, a Look at Looming US Nuclear Crisis Published on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 by Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/10/09-7 DOE Reveals Delays in Plutonium Disposition Program October 9, 2013 Friends of the Earth http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/10/09-2 --0-- http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/09-4 Published on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 by Common Dreams Fukushima Workers Doused With Radioactive Water Second mishap in a week marks ongoing nuclear disaster - Andrea Germanos, staff writer In what was just the latest in a long series of mishaps at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, six workers were splashed with radioactive water, plant operator TEPCO said on Wednesday. A leak occurred when workers accidentally detached a pipe connected to a desalination system and as much as 10 tons of radioactive water may have spilled, hitting workers and covering the floor. Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of Japan's nuclear watchdog, the Nuclear Regulation Authority, said that while he did not believe the workers were exposed to a seriously troubling dosage, he said that the fact that there has been a string of incidents occurring on a daily basis that could have been avoided-I think that is the large problem. Wednesday's mishap was the second to hit the plant this week. On Monday, a worker at Fukushima accidentally turned off power to pumps for a water cooling system. And just days before that, on Thursday of last week, TEPCO announced another spill at the crisis-hit plant released water 6,700 times more radioactive than the legal limit. The list of problems contributing to the ongoing Fukushima disaster are far from solved, as anti-nuclear activist Harvey Wasserman recently wrote: Massive quantities of heavily contaminated water are pouring into the Pacific Ocean. Hundreds of huge, flimsy tanks are also leaking untold tons of highly radioactive fluids. At Unit #4, more than 1,300 fuel rods, with more than 400 tons of extremely radioactive material, containing potential cesium fallout comparable to 14,000 Hiroshima bombs, are stranded 100 feet in the air. All this more than 30 months after the 3/11/2011 earthquake/tsunami led to three meltdowns and at least four explosions. A group of nuclear experts issued a letter in urgency to UN head Ban Ki-moon last month imploring him to coordinate international action to deal with the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
