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Goa beach huts are a popular alternative to hotels in Goa. Most of them can be found in south Goa, particularly Agonda, Palolem, and Patnem beaches. You'll also find a few on the less developed north Goa beaches, such as the Arambol to Morjim stretch.
Read: Goa Beach Guide, Which Beach is Best for You?
Unfortunately, the beach huts are no longer cheap places to stay though. Rates have been jumping substantially every year, and it's a case of paying for location, location, location. Compared to what you'd get at a hotel for the same price, facilities are minimal. Part of the reason is because the huts have to be pulled down every year and reconstructed for the season, which runs from around November to May.
These Goa huts all offer something a little more special than others in their areas.
Dwarka Eco Beach Resort, Cola
Dwarka Goa
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Paradise found is the first thing that comes to mind at exclusive Dwarka Eco Beach Resort. Tranquility and seclusion abound with 10 stylish cottages, set amid a private sprawling palm grove that borders a lagoon right next to the ocean. Nature is a focus and it's as idyllic as it sounds! To get there, you have to drive through villages and down a dirt road. The location is little-known Cola beach (not to be mistaken with Colva beach) in south Goa, with the closest beaches being Agonda and Benaulim. Expect to pay 12,000 per night, for a double. The rate includes breakfast, lunch, evening tea/cookies and dinner.
Palm Grove Beach Resort, Ashwem
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Palm Grove Beach Resort consists of 20 gorgeous bamboo bungalow huts, in two locations (Palm Grove and Little Palm Grove) only a few minutes walk apart. They're stylish and comfortable, and come with king size bed, porch, and hammock. Some are air-conditioned. Little Palm Grove only has six of the huts (some of which have perfect sea views!), and is much quieter. It's not suitable for young children under 12. There's a restaurant at Palm Grove that serves healthy and tasty food on the premises. The location, at hip Ashwem beach (between Morjim and Mandrem), is one of the most peaceful places in north Goa. Yet, it's close enough to more lively Arambol in case you've had enough relaxing and feel like some entertainment. Expect to pay 10,800 rupees per night upwards for a double, including tax and breakfast.
Yab Yum Resort, Ashwem
Yab Yum Resort is a true oasis right by Ashwem beach. The accommodations (14 eco-friendly "domes" and five cottages) are spread over the leafy two acre property, affording peace and privacy. Each dome has its own individual outside space for dining or lazing in a hammock. The Honey Pod and Suite Pod are particularly secluded near the ocean. There's a health and wellness focus, with Ayurvedic massages, yoga and fresh organic food. You definitely won't go hungry staying there! The only negative is that the domes don't front the beach or have sea views. Expect to pay around 7,000 rupees per night for a standard dome, including a substantial breakfast and taxes.
Beach Street Resort, Mandrem
Beach Street Resort
Want to stay in a reasonably-priced yet quality beach hut on a quiet stretch of beach, and also have facilities such as swimming pool, wellness spa, yoga and renowned restaurant? Beach Street Resort is ideal. It has prime position bang on Mandrem beach, which is next to now super popular and busy Arambol. What makes it so outstanding is that it's an ancestral property, with the main building (that houses the swimming pool and spa) constructed way before coastal regulations were introduced. This means it's the only permanent structure on the beach in the area. Interestingly, the property had various incarnations including a prawn hatchery before being turned into a landmark beach resort. The huts are really well designed, and the bathrooms quite spectacular. In addition to regular huts, there are six "duplex" huts for families and friends traveling together, which is handy. What's also impressive is that the huts are located in a special "quiet zone", so that guests are aware to keep noise to a minimum and not disturb others. The property's Lazy Dog restaurant is known for its great food and cocktails (and if you're thinking the name sounds familiar, it also has a branch in Old Manali in Himachal Pradesh). Rates start from 3,500 rupees per night for a basic hut for two people.
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Jamboree Creek, Ashwem
Jamboree Creek
True to its name, Jamboree is more like a gathering or community than a hotel. The focus is on eco-friendly living, and the architecturally-designed wooden huts (which are more like cabins) are nestled into a lush garden. The attached bathrooms are particularly stunning, with open-air showers, and earthy colored mud walls. The property is a five minute walk to a deserted beach along a private path, or just lounge around the swimming pool. There are daily yoga classes, sunset drum circles, and permaculture workshops. You'll love the inclusive vibe there! Rates start from 2,500 rupees per night for a non-air conditioned cottage in October. Expect to pay 3,500 rupees per night upwards during the tourist season.
L'Amore Beach Cottages, Ashwem
L'Amore Beach Cottages
Possibly the most popular deluxe bamboo huts on Ashwem beach, L'Amore is ideally positioned and has a wide range of accommodations to choose from, including family cottages. The huts are calmly situated on the sand dunes, away from the crowds, and encircled palm trees. Some are air-conditioned and have sea views. The property also has a cafe, spa, and great staff. Plus, the huts are reasonably priced. Rates start from around 4,000 rupees per night.
Little India Beach Cottages, Baga
Little India Beach Cottages
Busy Baga beach may conjure up images of package tourists on sun loungers. However, Little India is a hidden gem that offers a delightfully different experience away from the masses! There are six impeccable boutique cottages set in a private garden with its own walkway to the beach. They've been designed to reflect India's heritage, and are thoughtfully decorated with arts and crafts. Expect to pay about 4,200 rupees per night, including breakfast.
Turtle Hill, Patnem
Turtle Hill has what are undoubtedly the most glamorous beach huts at Patnem (and perhaps the whole of Goa). Four of them are located right on the beach and six are on top of the hill at the far northern end of the beach. The hill bungalows are spread over two floors, with the bedroom and bathroom on the top floor, and lounge room with sofa and sunbed on the bottom. Their balconies look out across the ocean and their designer interiors look like they belong in a magazine. Not surprising really, because they've been styled by German designer Bernd Slotta. Rates from 6,000 rupees per night for the beach bungalows and 9,500 rupees per night for the hill bungalows.
Kala Bahia, Colomb
Kala Bahia
This little-known gem is tucked away between Palolem and Patnem beaches in South Goa. It has seven huts, some made of stone and the others made of wood, positioned along the edge of the ocean. When the tide is in, none of them are further than 10 meters from the water. Bliss! All the huts have newly-appointed private bathrooms and solar heated hot water. One is a family room that can accommodate four people. Wellness is a focus, with daily weekday morning yoga and meditation classes held. There's a restaurant on the property that serves healthy meals too. Expect to pay around 3,500 rupees per night upwards for a double.
Simrose, Agonda
Simrose
Simrose is ideally positioned in the center of Agonda beach, and has two types of beach huts to suit all budgets. There are eight spacious luxury sea view huts and six standard huts to choose from, plus rooms and stone cottages. Rates start from around 4,300 rupees for a garden hut. Expect to pay 6,700 rupees upwards per night for a luxury seafront hut. Rooms are cheaper, from 2,500 rupees per night. Simrose also has a healthy restaurant that serves as much food from organic farms as possible, and its own yoga shala under the palm trees. You'll find plenty of hammocks and loungers to relax in around the property as well.
Agonda Cottages, Agonda
Agonda Cottages
Agonda Cottages has the same owners as the highly regarded Agonda White Sands and was opened in 2013. It offers 14 luxury thatched Balinese-style cottages located towards the quiet southern end of the beach. Not all cottages are beach facing, but they're huge (compared to other beach huts) and beautifully built with tiled floors and painted walls. Each has a private semi open-air bathroom, solar heated hot water, spring mattress, wardrobe, tables, fan, fresh flowers, and quality furnishings. The property also has a restaurant and bar that serves authentic Indian and European cuisine. Expect to pay about 5,000 rupees per night upwards for a cottage.
The Bay, Agonda
The Bay is situated near where the river meets the beach at the north of Agonda, making it really quiet (and perfect for romance, or for those who want to get away from it all). The property has a handful of exquisite sea view villa huts right on the beach, as well as remote river-side cottages surrounded by greenery. There's also a restaurant in each location. The elevated Tree Top Tava restaurant overlooks the ocean and is a superb place to enjoy mesmerizing sunsets with a cocktail. The only drawback is that it's necessary to take a boat to reach the beach from the river (or ride a scooter). Expect to pay 5,500 rupees per night upwards.
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The Art Resort, Palolem
The Art Resort
Expect something different at the groovy Art Resort at the southern end of Palolem beach. It has Indian and Austrian management, which means European standards of cleanliness and a welcoming Indian atmosphere. The resort's 15 spacious cottages, painted and decorated in uplifting bright colors, are adorable. Each has its own patio, hot water, European mattresses, and air conditioning. As can be expected from the name, art is a focus at the resort. It operates a non-profit art gallery in its restaurant, where young Indian artists can showcase their works. The restaurant serves fine Indian and European cuisine, and the Chill Out Bar a selection of fresh juices and expertly mixed cocktails. There's often live music. Rates start from around 6,000 rupees per night.
In addition, families will love The Art Resort's new property, Art Prive, situated directly behind it. It has four large cottages with a bedroom, small living room, and a private bathtub on the porch!
Cuba Premium Beach Huts, Palolem
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The very popular Cuba Beach Bungalows (part of the Cuba Goa Group, which also has beach huts at Patnem and Agonda) offers a wide range of colorful huts (some with air conditioning) set in a semi-circle shape, so all huts get at least some view of the beach. The location is on the central part of Palolem beach, and staff are friendly and helpful. The crowd is predominantly young and up for a good time, and there's a bar on the premises close to the huts, so do take that into consideration when deciding whether to stay here. The vibe is definitely one of fun. Rates start from around 3,600 rupees per night and increase dramatically during December-January. They are pricier than many standard huts, but Cuba's justification is the range of services provided.
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Players from Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club handed presents to children with serious illnesses at Ealing Hospital on Monday (December 7)
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From left to right: Nathan Buck, Father Christmas, in patient, Bruno and George Porter
Christmas is supposed to be the highlight of a child's year - but some will instead spend the festive season battling serious illness from a hospital bed.
So in a bid to bring a smile to those less fortunate, children at Ealing Hospital were given a dose of festive cheer following a visit from rugby players at Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club.
Captain Danny Kenny and team mates Nathan Buck, Alun Walker and George Porter visited the Charlie Chaplin ward to hand out rugby balls and club teddy bears as presents.
Kenny said: "It was good to get our and spread some festive cheer.
"We know that many of the children are fighting hard against some serious illnesses, so if we can put a smile on their face, even for a short time then it makes our visit worthwhile.
"It was also good to find out about the vital care that the Charlie Chaplin ward provides out and to meet the staff who carry out some outstanding work."
They were joined on the day by club mascot Bruno the Bear and Father Christmas, making the visit the third in as many years.
The Charlie Chaplin ward is one of the leading child medical centres in London offering care to up to 20 children.
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Albuquerque Field Trip: Seismosaurus Trail, Ojito Wilderness
The Albuquerque chapter is hosting a field trip on May 25 to the Seismosaurus Trail in the Ojito Wilderness, led by Lenore Goodall. Meet at 8:15 AM in Bernalillo at the northwest corner of the parking lot of the Home Depot northwest of town on 550.
We will probably make some quick stops along the way to look at some plants not on the mesa. The out and back trail of 2.4 miles is fairly easy walking on a mesa with expansive views and interesting and colorful rock formations. Although there are a few junipers and oaks there is very little shade. Typically, we may find a good many flowers usually including Asclepias involucrata, Evolvulus nuttallianus, Malacothrix fendleri, Polygala alba, Tetraneuris scaposa, Townsendia annua, Tradescantia occidentalis as well as various cacti. At the end of the trail there are some beautiful petroglyphs on the cliff edge. Bring lunch, plenty of water, hat, sunscreen, raingear. Return 1:30 p.m.
To get to the trailhead, starting at the Home Depot parking lot you would drive about 20 miles on 550 to Cabezon Road, then another 10 miles on Cabezon Road to the Seismosaurus Trailhead.
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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr designated Stephen Curry as doubtful for Monday's game against the...
Sports briefs Sunday Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr designated Stephen Curry as doubtful for Monday's game against the... Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2016/05/08/sports-briefs-sunday/84978932/
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 11:00 p.m. CT May 7, 2016
Gym bag slung over his shoulder, Stephen Curry walked off the court after practice Sunday and politely declined an interview.
'I would just say he's doubtful for (Monday), but he's slowly and surely making progress,' Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.
Kerr was hardly ruling out Curry from playing Monday in Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference semifinals, a series the Warriors lead 2-1.
Whiteside sidelined: Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee, the same injury that has sidelined Warriors star Curry for the past couple weeks.
Whiteside will be listed as day-to-day, the Heat announced after the results of an MRI exam were reviewed.
Typically, the recovery time for a mild MCL sprain can be a couple of weeks — though there are examples where players returned within a day or two and examples where it has dragged on for several weeks.
Guy Boucher was hired as the new head coach of the Ottawa Senators.
The 44-year-old Boucher becomes the 12th head coach in Senators franchise history, replacing Dave Cameron who was fired on April 12. Boucher has spent parts of the past three seasons as the head coach of SC Bern of the National League A in Switzerland, posting a 44-29-5 record.
Before that, he spent two-plus seasons as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, posting a 97-78-20 record in 195 games. Boucher led the Lightning to the Eastern Conference Final in 2010-11.
Wild pick coach: Bruce Boudreau, after a short courtship with the Wild, will become the fifth coach in franchise history.
Boudreau, who coached the Anaheim Ducks and Washington Capitals to eight division titles in nine years, agreed to terms on a four-year contract believed to be worth a shade under $3 million annually.
Penn State's legal settlements with Jerry Sandusky's accusers cover alleged abuse dating to 1971, which was 40 years before his arrest, the university said Sunday, providing the first confirmation of the time frame of abuse claims that have led to big payouts.
The disclosure came as Penn State President Eric Barron decried newly revealed allegations that former football coach Joe Paterno was told in 1976 that Sandusky had sexually abused a child and that two assistant coaches witnessed either inappropriate or sexual contact in the late 1980s. Paterno, who died in 2012, had said the first time he had received a complaint against Sandusky was in 2001.
UAB's Bryant brain dead: UAB running back Gregory Bryant was declared brain dead after he was found shot in a car on Interstate 95 in South Florida.
West Palm Beach Police spokeswoman Lori Colombino's statement added the investigation is now classified as a homicide.
Detectives are seeking witnesses to the shooting, Colombino said.
A Palm Beach County judge set a $450,000 bond for a man accused of hitting and killing a mixed martial arts fighter before fleeing the scene, according to jail records.
Dennis Wright, of Boca Raton, Fla., faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash causing death, tampering with evidence and driving with a suspended license, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Wright was driving up to 120 miles per hour on Federal Highway on May 1, according to Delray Beach Police. Mixed martial arts fighter Jordan Parsons was walking in a crosswalk when he was hit by the Range Rover that Wright was driving, police said.
Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray again in Madrid, this time to win a record 29th career Masters title.
The top-ranked Djokovic defeated the second-ranked Murray, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, in the Madrid Open final, 10 years after their rivalry started in the round of 16 of the tournament in Spain.
'Ten years (later) we are the two best players in the world, which at that time maybe it seemed like something that will be very challenging for us to achieve,' said the 28-year-old Djokovic, who beat Murray in three sets in that 2006 meeting.
Djokovic has won 12 of the last 13 matches against Murray since 2014, and is 23-9 overall against the 28-year-old British player.
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Sanjay and Aishwarya had come together for Cineblitz to do a photo shoot and made some interesting revelations about each other! In fact, Sanjay openly confessed that his sisters had warned him to not woo Aishwarya or take her phone number.
While chatting with Cineblitz, the 'casanova of the 90s' had revealed, "My sisters warned me before I came for this session. They told me 'Don't you woo her. Don't take her number. Don't send her flowers'."
In the same interview, Sanjay Dutt had also said, "If she stood on (the) road, they'd all come to a screeching halt. If I did the same, they'd run over me." For the unversed, this interview had happened even before Aishwarya's debut. So, when the interviewer had asked Dutt if he knows her already, here's what he had said and left Aishwarya all surprised...
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UK Kick Nuclear Monthly Newsletter March 2020 – Fukushima Anniversay
Note that the Fukushima Anniversary Public Meeting planned for Thursday March 19th has had to be cancelled due to the Corona Virus epidemic.
However the vigil due to take place this evening outside the Japanese Embassy in London, from 5.30 to 6.30pm, is going ahead, as is the March nad rally this Saturday, March 14th. (See front of newsletter for details.) As these events are in the open air the chances of contagion are less.
KICK NUCLEAR
(There was no February edition)
Editor: David Polden, Mordechai Vanunu House, 162 Holloway Rd. N7 8DQ
www.kicknuclear.com ; www.nonucleartrains.org.uk ; 020-7700 2393
REGULAR FRIDAY SOLIDARITY VIGILS
Every Friday (since August 2012): leafletting outside the Japanese Embassy, 101-104 Piccadilly (Green Park tube) from 10am-12.30pm; and then outside Tokyo Electric Power Co. offices, 14-18 Holborn (Chancery Lane tube) from 1-1.30pm. Held in solidarity with the anti-nuclear movement in Japan. Organised by: Kick Nuclear and Japanese Against Nuclear UK (JAN UK)
FUKUSHIMA 9th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
Saturday March 14th: March from Japanese Embassy (address above) to opposite entrance to Downing Street in Whitehall for rally there. Assemble outside Japanese Embassy at noon for 12.30pm start. Rally begins at 2pm.
(The meeting planned for March 19th has been cancelled.)
NUCLEAR TRAIN ACTION GROUP STALLS
Saturday March 21st, 11am-2pm: stall and leafletting near the exit from Brixton tube station. (Nuclear trains pass over a bridge near the exit. Help welcome.
Saturday May 2nd, 2.30-4pm: stall and leafletting outside Bromley South station (Nuclear trains pass through). Organised by Bromley CND with support of NTAG.
NEXT JOINT KN/NTAG PLANNING MEETINGS
Thursday April 23rd, 6.30pm, at CND Office. (Address above.)
50 YEARS "ENRICHING THE FUTURE"
Cheshire-Live reported on a March 4th demonstration at Capenhurst uranium enrichment plant in Cheshire. An edited version of the report follows:
"Urenco's nuclear plant at Capenhurst [jointly owned by the UK and Dutch governments and German energy companies] this week celebrated 50 years since the company was founded.
"But outside Capenhurst protesters lamented the damage to human health and the environment caused by disasters like Chernobyl, Ukraine and Fukushima.
"Close Capenhurst [group organising the demonstration] campaigners argued that [the nuclear energy industry] was unsafe, from uranium mining to nuclear power production and transportation and storage of highly radioactive waste.
"Concerns have been raised about the Urenco plant itself which enriches uranium for use as fuel in nuclear reactors, with depleted uranium – a low level radioactive and toxic by-product of the process – stored on site.
"Marianne Birkby, an anti-nuclear campaigner [with the "Nuclear-Free Lakeland" campaign], speaking at the [eight-strong] demonstration outside the plant, said: 'The start of the nuclear fuel cycle is here and where it ends up is Sellafield in Cumbria, and every day, virtually, there's nuclear waste transported on the roads, rail, sea and nobody wants the waste.
"It's all very well for Urenco to say 'enriching the future' [the plant's Orwellian slogan] … but nobody wants nuclear waste at the end of the day. And nuclear waste is the product of nuclear power."
"Japanese campaigner Kaori Mikata-Pralat [from Kick Nuclear] read out a statement on behalf of a group pursuing legal action against the Tokyo Electric Power Company over the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
"Explaining that Fukushima had alerted her to the dangers, she told Cheshire Live: 'I wasn't quite aware of the scale of the problem of the nuclear industry.'
She has met victims of nuclear accidents, adding: 'what they want is this tragedy should not be repeated anywhere in the world. Fukushima people suffered a lot.'
"Kaori said the ocean had also been poisoned. Even nuclear power stations functioning normally affect the eco-system as sea and river water were used to cool the reactors with the hot water put back, harming fish and plant life.
"Pointing at the sun, fellow protester Philip Gilligan said: 'That nuclear power station up there is supplying the energy. It's the only nuclear power station we want. So the energy coming to earth could easily be used with zero carbon output and zero nuclear. The problem is we need a bomb. And it's hidden in statements like 'energy as cheap as water' which was current when Sellafield went critical in the '70s'.
"He said in fact nuclear power was 'hugely expensive'."
Two officials from the plant came out to talk to the protestors.
Kaori from Japanese Against Nuclear UK has posted a video-diary of the event on twitter. See https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2020/03/05/50-years-of-enriching-the-future
FUKUSHIMA UPDATE 2020
Since August 2011, Kick Nuclear and Japanese Against Nuclear UK have organised a weekly Friday vigil outside the Japanese Embassy to remind visitors to the Embassy and passers-by of the continuing 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima and calling for the UK to give up nuclear power. Rik, a regular on the vigil, has been producing regular updates, published in English with a Japanese translation, on the unfolding of the disaster.
The recently-published 2020 Update starts by warning athletes and spectators, intending to go to the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer, of some of the dangers they will face. Here is an extract from the Update on this issue:
"Nine years ago, three nuclear reactors melted down in Fukushima. For nine years Japan has put enormous effort into dealing with – and downplaying – the disaster. Why the downplaying and denial? After nine years the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is still dangerous, while further dangers still lurk in the food, water, soil and air. Could it be to protect the Japanese nuclear industry and its embedded bureaucrats?
This past year more evidence has emerged of the highly-radioactive microparticles to which Japan's Olympic guests risk being exposed this summer. These are microparticles of nuclear reactor fuel, 2-3 micrometres in size and rich in caesium. It is believed that they were formed when reactor 3 exploded, its fuel vapourising at 3,000ºC then rapidly cooling and condensing.
These microparticles have been found as far as 320km away from the nuclear power plant and 200km away in Tokyo, while 80km away, topsoil in some areas has been found to contain as many as 100 particles per gram. They are glassy, near-insoluble and so tiny that they float like dust and, if breathed-in, they penetrate lung tissue and lodge there, permanently, bombarding the surrounding cells with radiation. This can cause cancer. Astonishingly it seems that they have never been part of the public health reaction.
All Olympic visitors are at risk of receiving higher doses of radiation than need be. They can't avoid breathing, and hot summer air can be dusty. While the South Korean athletes will bring their own food, water and radiation-detectors, other visitors may not be aware of the risks and many will be unable to read labelling, ask about where their rice, tea, plums, etc. are from, or read radiation survey results. It appear that the Japanese government is going out of its way to hide and deny rather than help visitors and residents with this information.
(A copy or copies of the 2020 Update can be obtained from the editor at request – contact details under masthead.)
ENVIRONMENTAL PETITION AGAINST SIZEWELL C
Together Against Sizewell C (TASC) are collecting signatures for a petition. They write: "EDF, wanting to begin preparation works for Sizewell C [have] submitted a planning application to East Suffolk Council for permission to demolish the 100-year old Coronation Wood and turn a large area of priority habitat acidic grassland (Pillbox Field) into a car park.
"East Suffolk Council granted permission in November 2019 for, in effect, Coronation Wood and other areas of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to be trashed.
"TASC consider this to be unlawful as Sizewell C has not been given the go-ahead and may never be built."
Enter TASC Together to get into website.
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Japan's Olympic Games propaganda really tops the lies that cover up the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe
Japan's Nuclear Cover-up Continues, Nine Years after the Fukushima Disaster, Fairewinds Energy Education, March 10, 2020 by Arnie Gundersen "……. 2020 Olympics
If the 2020 Olympics open in Japan this summer as scheduled, something that may not happened due to the spread of the coronavirus, the pièce de résistance of Japan's Fukushima coverup will be unfolding in Tokyo. In 2011, even while the three Fukushima nuclear carcasses were emitting extensive radiation, Japan's new Prime Minister Noda (he was between the ousted Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who was PM when the Fukushima Meltdowns occurred and today's Prime Minister Abe), claimed that the three melted down Fukushima reactors were in 'cold shutdown', which they were not, in order to lay the groundwork for Japan's Olympic bid. In order to bid as a host for the 2020 Olympics, Noda claimed "… we can consider the accident contained". Fairewinds compared Noda's 'cold shutdown' hypocrisy to former President George Bush crowing about 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq, so that he could gain the support of the American people by calling the war already finished, when it had just begun.
In order for Japan to win its Olympic bid in 2013, two years later, Japan's next Prime Minister Abe stated that the Fukushima disaster was 'under control'. This statement was also a blatant lie that succeeded in winning the bid to hold the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo at the expense of the taxpayers and residents of Japan. Don't take Fairewinds word for it! Read what Japan's former Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi said to Reuters in September 2016. Entitled Abe's Fukushima 'under control' pledge to secure Olympics was a lie: former PM, Reuters wrote,
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's promise that the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was "under control" in his successful pitch three years ago for Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympic Games "was a lie", former premier Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday.
Frequent readers of the Fairewinds newsletter will remember last year's posts entitled Atomic Balm 1 and Atomic Balm 2 in which Fairewinds Energy Education described in detail the path of deception that Japan has used to take the world's attention off of the lives of its own people, who are still being compromised by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear tragedy. The 2020 Olympics puts the media focus onto something else – so that the world continues to believe that nuclear power reactors are still a safe form of generating electricity.
This nine year legacy of lies by the government of Japan, nuclear incentivized governments worldwide, and the atomic industry are a harbinger for the seemingly inevitable approach of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Hopefully mainstream media covering the summer games will finally see through this glamorous marketing scam and identify the fact that Fukushima Prefecture remains severely radiologically contaminated. Real people, who are citizens of Japan, are seeing their health and that of their families being compromised for generations as they are forced to return to radiologically contaminated areas. Entire families and their communities are facing significant health risks simply to enable corporate profiteering of those investors, energy producers, banks, and government officials associated with the ongoing operation of nuclear power plants in Japan and around the world. https://www.fairewinds.org/demystify/japans-nuclear-cover-up-continues-nine-years-after-the-fukushima-disaster
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, spinbuster | 1 Comment
Fukushima, and the ocean's history of nuclear waste dumping
Fukushima: How the ocean became a dumping ground for radioactive waste, DW, 11 Mar 20, The nuclear disaster at Fukushima sent an unprecedented amount of radiation into the Pacific. But, before then, atomic bomb tests and radioactive waste were contaminating the sea — the effects are still being felt today.
Almost 1.2 million liters (320,000 gallons) of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant is to be released into the ocean. That's on the recommendation of the government's advisory panel some nine years after the nuclear disaster on Japan's east coast. The contaminated water has since been used to cool the destroyed reactor blocks to prevent further nuclear meltdowns. It is currently being stored in large tanks, but those are expected to be full by 2022.
Exactly how the water should be dealt with has become highly controversial in Japan, not least because the nuclear disaster caused extreme contamination off the coast of Fukushima. At the time, radioactive water flowed "directly into the sea, in quantities we have never seen before in the marine world," Sabine Charmasson from the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) tells DW.
Radiation levels in the sea off Fukushima were millions of times higher than the government's limit of 100 becquerels. And still today, radioactive substances can be detected off the coast of Japan and in other parts of the Pacific. They've even been measured in very small quantities off the US west coast in concentrations "well below the harmful levels set by the World Health Organization," according to Vincent Rossi, an oceanographer at France's Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO).
But that doesn't mean there's no risk, says Horst Hamm of the Nuclear Free Future Foundation. "A single becquerel that gets into our body is enough to damage a cell that will eventually become a cancer cell," he says.
A study from the European Parliament reached a similar conclusion. The research found that "even the smallest possible dose, a photon passing through a cell nucleus, carries a cancer risk. Although this risk is extremely small, it is still a risk."
And that risk is growing. Radioactive pollution in the ocean has been increasing globally — and not just since the disaster at Fukushima.
Atomic bomb tests
In 1946, the US became the first country to test an atomic bomb in a marine area, in the Pacific Bikini Atoll. Over the next few decades, more than 250 further nuclear weapons tests were carried out on the high seas. Most of them (193) were conducted by France in French Polynesia, and by the US (42), primarily in the Marshall Islands and the Central Pacific.
But the ocean wasn't just being used as a training ground for nuclear war. Until the early 1990s, it was also a gigantic dump for radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
From 1946 to 1993, more than 200,000 tons of waste, some of it highly radioactive, was dumped in the world's oceans, mainly in metal drums, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Several nuclear submarines, including nuclear ammunition, were also sunk during this time.
Is the ocean a perfect storage site?
The lion's share of dumped nuclear waste came from Britain and the Soviet Union, figures from the IAEA show. By 1991, the US had dropped more than 90,000 barrels and at least 190,000 cubic meters of radioactive waste in the North Atlantic and Pacific. Other countries including Belgium, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands also disposed of tons of radioactive waste in the North Atlantic in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
"Under the motto, 'out of sight, out of mind,' the dumping of nuclear waste was the easiest way to get rid of it," says Horst Hamm.
To this day, around 90% of the radiation in the ocean comes from barrels discarded in the North Atlantic, most of which lie north of Russia or off the coast of Western Europe.
"The barrels are everywhere," says ecologist Yannick Rousselet of Greenpeace France. He was present in 2000 when the environmental organization used submarines to dive for dumped drums a few hundred meters off the coast of northern France, at a depth of 60 meters (196 feet).
"We were surprised how close they were to the coast," Rousselet says. "They are rusty and leaking, with the radiation clearly elevated."
Germany also implicated
In 1967, Germany also dumped 480 barrels off the coast of Portugal, according to the IAEA. Responding to a 2012 request for information from the Greens about the condition of those barrels, the German government wrote: "The barrels were not designed to ensure the permanent containment of radionuclides on the sea floor. Therefore, it must be assumed that they are at least partially no longer intact."
Germany and France don't want to salvage the barrels. And even Greenpeace activist Yannick Rousselet says he sees "no safe way to lift the rusted barrels" to the surface. That means nuclear waste will likely continue to contaminate the ocean floor for decades to come.
For Horst Hamm, the long-term consequences are clear. The radiation will be "absorbed by the marine animals surrounding it. They will eventually end up caught in fishing nets, and come back to our plates," he says.
In its 2012 response to the Greens, however, the German government described the risk to humans from contaminated fish as "negligible."
Rousselet sees things differently: "The entire area along the coast is contaminated by radiation — not just in the sea, in the grass, in the sand, you can measure it everywhere."
Radioactive dumping ground
The main reason behind the radiation along the northern French coastline isn't the underwater barrels, but rather the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at La Hague. It is located directly on the coast and "legally discharges 33 million liters of radioactive liquid into the sea each year," says Rousselet. He thinks it's scandalous.
In recent years, La Hague has also been the scene of several incidents involving increased radioactivity levels.
The dumping of nuclear waste in drums was banned in 1993 by the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution. But discharging liquid contaminated with radiation into the ocean is still permitted internationally.
Spike in cancer rates
According to a study by the European Parliament, statistics show cancer rates are significantly higher in the region surrounding La Hague. Cancer rates are also high near the nuclear processing plant in Sellafield in northern England. A study from 2014 concluded that the total amount of radioactivity discharged into the sea from the Sellafield plant over the years is equivalent to the amount released by the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima.
The report say a link to health effects "cannot be ruled out" even if there is no clear evidence to date of a link between illness and radioactive discharges from nuclear facilities.
"The exact effects of radioactive radiation are extremely difficult to measure and prove. We only know that it has an impact," says Rousselet, adding that it's crucial to walk away from everything that causes radioactive waste. https://www.dw.com/en/fukushima-how-the-ocean-became-a-dumping-ground-for-radioactive-waste/a-52710277
Dumping more waste at Fukushima
In Fukushima, the operating company of the Tokyo Electric Power Company nuclear plant claims that before the cooling water is discharged into the sea as planned, all 62 radioactive elements will be filtered down to safe levels — except for the isotope tritium. The advisory panel in Tokyo considers discharging the cooling water into the sea to be "safer" than other alternatives, such as evaporating the water.
Just how harmful tritium is to humans is a source of controversy. According to the plant operator, the concentration of tritium in the collection tanks is sometimes much higher than that of conventional cooling water from nuclear power stations.
"The local fishermen and residents cannot accept the discharge of water," Takami Morita of the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science said in a press release. While fish pollution levels are below the harmful limit, demand for fish from the region has dropped to one-fifth of what it was before the disaster.
Releasing the cooling water into the sea "is a good method because of the diluting properties of the water," Sabine Charmasson of the IRSN says. "There aren't any real problems on the security side, but it's difficult, because there are also social implications. It might be an appropriate method, but it's never easy to release radioactive substances into the environment."
In a press release, Greenpeace said: "There is no justification for additional, deliberate radioactive pollution of the marine environment or atmosphere." https://www.dw.com/en/fukushima-how-the-ocean-became-a-dumping-ground-for-radioactive-waste/a-52710277
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, wastes | 1 Comment
Fukushima's huge accumulation of radioactive water – a pressing problem as Olympics approach
Contaminated water at nuclear plant still an issue ahead of Tokyo Olympics, https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/03/10/contaminated-water-at-nuclear-plant-still-an-issue-ahead-of-tokyo-olympics/ Work to deal with contaminated water at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant continues as the Olympic Games approach.
Inside a giant decontamination facility at the destroyed plant, workers in hazmat suits monitor radioactive water pumped from three damaged reactors.
The decontamination process is a key element of a contentious debate over what should be done with the nearly 1.2 million tons of still-radioactive water being closely watched by governments and organisations around the world ahead of this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or Tepco, says it needs to free up space as work to decommission the damaged reactors approaches a critical phase. It is widely expected that Tepco will gradually release the water into the nearby ocean following a government decision allowing it to do so.
The company is still vague on the timing.
But local residents, especially fishermen, are opposed to the plan because they think the water release would hurt the reputation of already battered fisheries, where annual sales remain about half of the level before the nuclear accident, even though the catch has cleared strict radioactivity tests.
Tepco chief decommissioning officer Akira Ono says the water must be disposed as the plant's decommissioning moves forward because the area used by the tanks is needed to build facilities for the retrieval of melted reactor debris.
Workers are planning to remove a first batch of melted debris by December 2021.
Remote control cranes are dismantling a highly contaminated exhaust tower near Unit 2, the first reactor to get its melted fuel removed.
At Unit 3, spent fuel units are being removed from a cooling pool ahead of the removal of melted fuel.
The dilemma over the ever-growing radioactive water is part of the complex aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that hit on March 11 2011, destroying key cooling functions at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.
Three reactors melted, releasing massive amounts of radiation and forcing 160,000 residents to evacuate.
About 40,000 still have not returned.
Except for the highly radioactive buildings that house the melted reactors, most above-ground areas of the plant can now be visited while wearing just a surgical mask, cotton gloves, a helmet and a personal dosimeter.
The area right outside the plant is largely untouched and radiation levels are often higher.
The underground areas remain a hazardous mess.
Radioactive cooling water is leaking from the melted reactors and mixes with groundwater, which must be pumped up to keep it from flowing into the sea and elsewhere.
Separately, even more dangerously contaminated water sits in underground areas and leaks continuously into groundwater outside the plant, experts say. The contaminated water pumped from underground first goes through caesium and strontium removal equipment, after which most is recycled as cooling water for the damaged reactors.
The contaminated water pumped from underground first goes through caesium and strontium removal equipment, after which most is recycled as cooling water for the damaged reactors.
Katsumi Shozugawa, a radiology expert at the University of Tokyo who has been analysing groundwater around the plant, said the long-term consequences of low-dose exposure in the food chain has not been fully investigated.
"At this point, it is difficult to predict a risk," he said.
"Once the water is released into the environment, it will be very difficult to follow up and monitor its movement.
"So the accuracy of the data before any release is crucial and must be verified."
After years of discussions about what to do with the contaminated water without destroying the local economy and its reputation, a government panel issued a report earlier this year that narrowed the water disposal options to two: diluting the treated water to levels below the allowable safety limits and then releasing it into the sea in a controlled way, or allowing the water to evaporate in a years-long process.
The report also urged the government to do more to fight the "reputational damage" to Fukushima fishing and farm produce, for instance by promoting food fairs, developing new sales routes and making use of third-party quality accreditation systems.
Tepco and government officials promise the plant will treat the water for a second time to meet legal requirements before any release.
At the end of a tour of the treatment facility, a plant official showed journalists a glass bottle containing clear water taken from the processing equipment.
Workers are required to routinely collect water samples for analysis at laboratories at the plant.
Radiology technicians were analysing the water at one lab.
Officials say the treated water will be diluted with fresh water before it is released into the environment.
Doubts about the plant's water treatment escalated two years ago when Tepco acknowledged that most of the water stored in the tanks still contains cancer-causing caesium, strontium and other radioactive materials at levels exceeding safety limits.
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing | Leave a comment
Nuclear power, then nuclear weapons? for United Arab Emirates
Why is the UAE, where solar energy is abundant, about to open four nuclear reactors? https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-uae-where-solar-energy-is-abundant-about-to-open-four-nuclear-reactors-130248 Paul Dorfman, 11 Mar 20,
Honorary Senior Research Associate, Energy Institute, UCL March 11, 2020 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building the world's largest concentrated solar power plant, capable of generating 700 megawatts. During daylight, solar power will provide cheap electricity, and at night the UAE will use stored solar heat to generate electricity.But at the same time, four nuclear reactors are nearing completion in the UAE, built by the South Korean Electric Power Corporation, KEPCO. The nuclear power plant is named Barakah – Arabic for divine blessing.
The UAE's investment in these four nuclear reactors risks further destabilising the volatile Gulf region, damaging the environment and raising the possibility of nuclear proliferation.
Safety flaws
The UAE nuclear contract remains South Korea's one and only export order, despite attempts by KEPCO to win contracts in Lithuania, Turkey, Vietnam and the UK. Barakah, construction of which began in 2011, is in the Gharbiya region of Abu Dhabi, on the coast.
Although nuclear reactor design has evolved over time, key safety features haven't been included at Barakah. This is important, since these reactors might not be able to defend against an accidental or deliberate airplane crash, or military attack.
Particularly worrying is the lack of a "core-catcher" which, if the emergency reactor core cooling system fails, works to keep in the hot nuclear fuel if it breaches the reactor pressure vessel. Concrete cracking in all four reactor containment buildings hasn't helped, nor has the installation of faulty safety relief valves.
All this is further complicated by large-scale falsification of KEPCO quality control documents, which ended up in a far-reaching criminal investigation and convictions in 2013.
Proliferation risks
The tense Gulf strategic geopolitical situation makes new civil nuclear construction in the region even more controversial than elsewhere, as it can mean moves towards nuclear weapon capability, as experience with Iran has shown.
Following military strikes against Saudi oil refineries in late 2019, nuclear energy safety in the region increasingly revolves around the broader issue of security. This is especially the case since some armed groups may view the UAE's military operations in Yemen as a reason to target nuclear installations, or intercept enriched uranium fuel or waste transfers.
Such spillover from foreign policy – and politics more generally – will increasingly dovetail with nuclear safety considerations in the region.
Perhaps disconcertingly, Yemeni rebels already claim to have fired a missile at the Barakah nuclear power plant site in 2017. Although UAE denied the claim, saying it had an air defence system capable of dealing with any threat, protection of Barakah won't be an easy task.
Time to scramble fighter aircraft or fire surface-to-air missiles may be limited, as the attacks in Saudi Arabia indicated. Not only that, but the increase in transport of radioactive materials into and through the Gulf once the reactors at Barakah start up will, unfortunately, present a major maritime risk.
Environmental concerns
The Gulf is one of the most water-scarce regions in the world, and Gulf states rely on desalination. Radioactive release to the marine environment following an accident or deliberate incident at Barakah would have significant pollution consequences for desalination and drinking water in the region.
And the UAE coast is a vulnerable environment, critically important for a very large range of marine life. Extensive mangrove habitats grow on and in coastal fine sediments and mudflats, notable for their ability to sequester radioactivity. Acting as a "sink" and concentrating radioactivity over time, normal operational nuclear discharge from Barakah will inevitably lead to human inhalation and ingestion.
The debate over nuclear power and climate is hotting up, with some scientists suggesting new nuclear can help. Yet, the International Panel on Climate Change recently reported that extreme sea-level events will significantly increase, whether emissions are curbed or not. All coastal nuclear plants, including Barakah, will be increasingly vulnerable to sea-level rise, storm surges, flooding of reactor and spent fuel stores. The UAE's governmental environmental assessment of global heating's impact on Barakah is conspicuous by its absence.
Since not all energy policy choices are equal, the case for nuclear power in the Middle East has never been strong. While lower CO₂ emissions and improvement in renewable technology is one explanation for the dynamic global ramp in new renewable generation and the fall in new nuclear – the main driver seems to be the plummeting costs of the former and the increasing costs of the latter.
So it's strange that the UAE has cast significant resources at nuclear power, when other viable options already exist. Since new nuclear seems to make little economic sense in the Gulf, which has some of the best solar energy resources in the world, the nature of Emirate interest in nuclear may lie hidden in plain sight – nuclear weapon proliferation.
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, United Arab Emirates | Leave a comment
The planet's largest ecosystems could collapse faster than we thought
The planet's largest ecosystems could collapse faster than we thought https://www.ehn.org/ecosystems-collapse-2645447028.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
Massive, vital ecosystems that have existed for thousands of years could breakdown in just a few decades, according to a new study, Brian Bienkowski 11 Mar, 20
If put under the kind of environmental stress increasingly seen on our planet, large ecosystems —such as the Amazon rainforest or the Caribbean coral reefs—could collapse in just a few decades, according to a study released today in Nature Communications.
In the case of Amazon forests, stressors could cause collapse in just 49 years. In Caribbean coral reefs, it could take as little as 15 years.
"The messages here are stark," said lead researcher John Dearing, a professor in physical geography at the University of Southampton, in a statement.
Those estimates come from Dearing and colleagues who examined data on how 42 natural environments—small and large, and on both land and water—have transformed. They found that larger ecosystems may take longer than small ones to collapse, but the rate of their decline is much more rapid.
Ecosystem stress can come in many forms such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, pollution and ocean acidification.
Humanity now needs to prepare for changes in ecosystems that are faster than we previously envisaged through our traditional linear view of the world, including across Earth 's largest and most iconic ecosystems, and the social–ecological systems that they support," the authors wrote.
Larger ecosystems are made up of smaller "sub-systems" of species and habitats, which provide some resilience against rapid change. However, once these smaller systems start to collapse, the new study finds the large ecosystems as a whole fall apart much faster than previously expected.
Researchers pointed to the destructive Australian and Amazon rainforest wildfires as recent examples of this dangerous fast rate of collapse.
"These findings are yet another call for halting the current damage being imposed on our natural environments that pushes ecosystems to their limits," Dearing added.
See the full study in Nature Communications.
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, environment | Leave a comment
Joe Biden to encourage nuclear power, and Bernie Sanders is not all that anti nuclear
Bernie's nuclear plan, explained, By KELSEY TAMBORRINO Politico Newsletter 03/10/2020
BREAKING DOWN BERNIE'S NUCLEAR PLAN: Sen. Bernie Sanders has pledged to secure 100 percent of U.S. electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and he'd do so in part by ending new licenses to nuclear power plants. But his opposition to nuclear energy may not be as radical as his critics fear, Pro's Gavin Bade reports this morning. Sanders' campaign says he would not order the vast majority of existing reactors in the U.S. to shut down, and campaign aides privately acknowledge that Sanders will lack the tools to bring an end to nuclear power within the next decade.Sanders' opposition to nuclear power stands in contrast to former Vice President Joe Biden, who promises to "identify the future of nuclear power," including new waste disposal systems and small, modular reactors that the industry hopes will be safer and easier to deploy. The nuclear issue could affect upcoming Democratic primaries in states like Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio and Connecticut, where state nuclear subsidies keep plants running and employ thousands of union jobs.
Sanders' allies say the candidate would prioritize phasing out natural gas and coal-fired power before shutting any nuclear generators. The campaign declined to give further detail on how it would ensure nuclear plants are not replaced by gas, but emphasized Sanders' call for a complete phase-out of fossil fuels and a ban on hydraulic fracking for gas. …..https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-energy/2020/03/10/bernies-nuclear-plan-explained-785957
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | election USA 2020 | 1 Comment
The lies about nuclear waste dumping in Scotland – from U.S. nuclear submarines
We were lied to in the past about dumping of nuclear waste https://www.thenational.scot/politics/18295704.lied-past-dumping-nuclear-waste/
By Iain Ramsay, Greenock & Inverclyde 11 Mar 20, QUITE a few years back, when I was a local SNP candidate here in Inverclyde, the local small boat owners and fishermen's association approached me with their worries and problems, which resulted in me taking up the cudgels on their behalf.One of their spokesmen, who had a prawn fishing boat, was the late Brian Penny, who explained the problem and gave me the astounding fact that all the sea life had died in the Holy Loch.
The obvious cause of this was the USA nuclear submarine base of Polaris submarines, which must be discharging or dumping nuclear waste into the loch. With the help of the Greenock Telegraph we made a complaint to the far-off powers in Westminster who (according to them) sent a naval investigation team and took samples of sand, and water from the Loch, and assuring all concerned, that there was no need for any worry, as their tests had shown that the Loch was clean and no contamination was found.
So who was to be believed, our local men who worked the river, or the boffins from the Anglo/Brit Navy? It was their expert word against our on-the-spot working fishermen. The result was that, as usual, nothing happened, until long after the USA navy left, the commander of the Holy Loch base retired and confessed to dumping tons of radio active waste into the loch.
Along with this admission was his statement that the base would have been illegal in America, as such nuclear bases have got to be more than 20 miles from the nearest town.This Holy Loch base was bang in the middle of the river Clyde, and only two miles from Greenock, the second-largest town in Scotland.
This confession by this former USA commander made the Royal Navy tests a total lie. No such tests were made. Proof of the pudding resulted in a permanently based dredger, working for well over a year on the very spot where the American commander's mother ship was moored. I hope since that panic clean-up, sea life may have made a comeback, although some types of nuclear waste are a danger for a hundred years or more. I hope the USA were back charged for this long and hazardous clean-up, or did we taxpayers foot that bill also?
This doesn't end the story of contamination, and if anything is only the beginning of a long line of attacks on our fragile environment. The English-flag-flying Royal Navy have taken over where the Yankees left off. Just across the river we have a nuclear submarine base, which not only admits to discharging radioactive waste from Faslane into the Gairloch but announces that this will increase by 50% when the new nuclear subs arrive.
The fact is, the only enemy attack we have to thole right now is from this highly dangerous Cobalt-60 and Tritium cocktail, a GIFT from the Royal Navy. However if you look up GIFT in a German dictionary, it means poison or venom. There are no contingency plans for our children's health, when only less than two miles away we have a unique seawater swimming pool in Gourock which will eventually filter this contamination through, to be shared by all.
No, to Mr Donald Doull, the base commander, don't install that new pipeline which will spew out this dangerous filth into our beloved Clyde. Rather fill your navy tankers with the effluent, and sail it down to the River Thames, when opposite the Westminster Parliament discharge this contaminated water into the river. Let's see how long the Londoners would tolerate such muck spreading on their patch. You will find the English are not as gullible as to accept your stupid comment that this waste is of an acceptable radioactive level. Acceptable by whom, may I ask?
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, UK, wastes, weapons and war | Leave a comment
Groups question the viability of the three coastal sites for UK's new nuclear plants
Hinkley, Sizewell and Bradwell, Stop Hinkley 10th March 2020, A meeting between representatives of groups opposing new nuclear development, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) the independent nuclear safety regulator, and the Environment Agency discussed how the ONR regulates against external hazards.
However, fears about the impact of sea level rise on proposed new nuclear power stations at Hinkley in Somerset, Sizewell in Suffolk and Bradwell in Essex remain. The meeting was organised by the ONR in response to questions and a Freedom of Information (FOI)
request submitted by the Stop Hinkley Campaign to the ONR in September
2018. According to minutes of meetings held by ONR's group of climate
change experts, projections of sea level rise for the year 2100 contain
"considerable uncertainty" and " small changes to UK storm systems can
alter the height of storm surges significantly". Crucially, sea level has a
huge effect on the severity of storm surges. An increase in sea level of
one metre could mean that a storm of a severity currently expected only
once every thousand years is likely to occur once every decade. The meeting
took place in Bridgwater on 28th January 2020. Stop Hinkley was joined by
Together Against Sizewell C (TASC) and Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group
(BANNG). The groups are questioning the viability of the three coastal
sites which are all vulnerable to the impacts of flooding, storm surges and
coastal processes which will inevitably intensify in coming years.
http://www.stophinkley.org/PressReleases/pr200310.pdf
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, UK | Leave a comment
U.S. Department of Energy's plans could mean delay in Hanford nuclear waste clean-up
Nuclear waste cleanup efforts in Washington could be delayed https://triblive.com/news/world/nuclear-waste-cleanup-efforts-in-washington-could-be-delayed/, ASSOCIATED PRESS | Wednesday, March 11, 2020 RICHLAND, Wash. — The Department of Energy has announced priority plans for environmental cleanup nationwide and indicates a slower process for the decommissioned nuclear site in Washington state, a report said.
The focus at the Hanford Site will be to start treating waste at the $17 billion vitrification plant, but the report does not detail other work at the 580-square-mile site, the Tri-City Herald reported Tuesday.
The report does not mention moving radioactive capsules to safer storage and cleaning up a radioactive spill under one of the buildings a mile north of Richland.
"It is shocking that DOE would propose to delay projects like the cesium-strontium capsules and the 324 Building contamination, which pose such great risks to the workers and public," said Tom Carpenter, executive director for Hanford Challenge, a watchdog and worker advocacy group.
The "Environmental Management Vision 2020-2030: A Time of Transition and Transformation" report may also signal delays and decreased commitment to current plans for up to 10 years, including cleanup of contaminated groundwater flowing toward the Columbia River, the newspaper said.
"Proactively addressing these hazards before they pose an imminent risk is critically important, and frankly, they can't wait until sometime in the 2030s," said David Reeploeg, the Tri-City Development Council vice president for federal program.
A budget request for upcoming year by President Donald Trump's administration proposes cleaning up 56 gallons of radioactive waste held in underground tanks at the site.
Reeploeg added that he was pleased there is some commitment to treat tank waste.
Hanford produced plutonium for nuclear weapons during the Cold War and World War II.
March 12, 2020 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | Leave a comment


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Texas gas companies face fines up to $1 million for failing to prepare for extreme weather
Published August 30, 2022 at 1:32 AM CDT
Critics are skeptical about whether the new rules by the Railroad Commission will prevent another catastrophe like the power grid disaster in February 2021.
Black tarps covering the tanks at a Midland oil and gas well owned by Ovintivare, shown Dec. 8, are part of the company's weatherization efforts. (Michael Gonzalez / The Texas Tribune)
By Mitchell Ferman, Texas Tribune
A year and a half after a severe winter storm nearly collapsed the state's power grid, Texas oil and gas regulators approved new rules Tuesday that would require natural gas companies to properly prepare their equipment for extreme weather.
The rules will require oil and gas companies to be able to continue operating during a weather emergency, but they do not specify the standards the agency's inspectors will use to measure readiness. They also require companies to submit annual reports to the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state's massive oil and gas sector, outlining what they have done to ensure their facilities won't fail during weather emergencies.
If companies do not comply with the new rules, they would be subject to a minimum $5,000 fine and a maximum fine of $1 million.
Critics are skeptical about whether the Railroad Commission can prevent another catastrophe like the one that struck Texas in February 2021, when extended freezing temperatures shut down natural gas facilities and power plants, which rely on each other to keep electricity flowing. The resulting blackouts left millions of Texans without power for days, and hundreds of people died in the winter storm.
A Federal Energy Regulatory Commission report on the Texas freeze released in late 2021 found that 87% of unplanned generation outages were due to fuel issues related to natural gas.
The Texas Competitive Power Advocates, which represents electricity generators, said the fine was not a strong punishment. "Penalties should serve as an incentive to avoid violations, not as a minor inconvenience," the group said in comments submitted to the Railroad Commission.
Jim Wright, one of the three Railroad Commission board members, addressed those concerns during Tuesday's meeting to adopt the new rules. He said "repeat and deliberate attempts to avoid compliance will not be taken lightly by the Commission and it will result in a referral to the attorney general."
It's unclear from the new rules what action the attorney general can take against companies beyond fines.
According to the weatherization proposal the commission adopted Tuesday, the new rules apply only to gas supply chain facility operators and gas pipeline facility operators that are included in a supply chain map the agency created this year to chart the state's energy infrastructure, as mandated by lawmakers during the 2021 legislative session.
While the Railroad Commission took more than a year to implement weatherization standards, the Texas Public Utility Commission, which oversees the state's power grid operator — the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — implemented rules last fall requiring power plants to fix "acute" issues exposed by the February 2021 disaster. Those rules were based on recommendations that were made — but never acted upon — a decade ago by experts and federal regulators after a 2011 winter storm caused widespread rolling power outages.
During Tuesday's meeting, Luke Warford, a Democrat who is challenging Railroad Commission Chair Wayne Christian in the November election, slammed Christian and the Railroad Commission. The new rule "is beyond inadequate, failing to provide the accountability Texans deserve," Warford told the board. "How can we possibly trust that this rule is going to keep us safe now?"
Neither Christian nor the other commissioners responded to Warford's remarks during the public comments portion of the meeting.
Christian, who attended Tuesday's meeting virtually because he said he tested positive for COVID-19, has mostly focused his reelection campaign on the state's massive oil and gas sector's importance to Texas and criticizing the Biden administration's moves related to the industry.
Meanwhile, Warford has staked his campaign on last year's power grid failure, trying to connect the catastrophe to the Railroad Commission and Christian's leadership.
Correction, Aug. 30, 2022: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the fines that some natural gas companies face if they violate new state rules on preparing their facilities for extreme weather events. The maximum fine is $1 million, not $5,000.


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Life-Changing
This holiday season, provide crucial meals
to men, women and children who are hurting,
hungry and struggling on our streets.
Each $2.38 you give feeds 1 person in dire need!
Give Meals Now
Your Gift of Meals is Just the Beginning
Can a meal really change a life? YES!
Duke Paulson, Executive Director of the Tacoma Rescue Mission shares the exciting news in this short video.
Hear how James's life was completely transformed because of a meal!
This holiday season, give the gift that can help transform lives!
$100 $50 $30
EVERY MEAL IS AN INVITATION TO A NEW LIFE
Can a meal really change a life?
If you ask James that question, he'll give you a resounding, "YES!" without hesitation.
"One simple meal changed my life," James shares, full of awe and gratitude.
If it hadn't been for generous people like you helping to provide meals, James would still be struggling to escape the streets and battling addiction. Not thinking anyone cared about him. Not knowing the transforming love of Christ.
"I was under addiction. I was in crisis," he recalls sadly. "I was homeless and I needed a change in my life."
That's when James came to the Mission for a meal.
And that meal got him connected to crucial resources like our New Life Recovery Program.
James' life is now completely changed. He's overcome addiction. Has housing. Works for a local non-profit. AND has a powerful faith in Jesus Christ.
To think his journey to a new life began with a simple meal.
The transformation James experienced wouldn't have been possible without the support of partners like you.
Please give today. Every meal you give will make a difference for someone who's desperate for food and a changed life.
The Power of a Meal
Our neighbors suffering in homelessness are desperate for a new beginning. They just need some help and a place to start. When you give a meal, you provide that starting point.
A meal can connect someone in dire need to life-changing resources that help them to escape the streets and begin to rebuild their life.
Resources like the ones below help to equip and empower individuals to overcome barriers so they can step into a better future.
And it all begins with a meal! The meals YOU provide.
"I thought there was no love for me out there anymore, but I was wrong. There is, and I found that in a meal."
– James
"If this place did not exist, our baby would have died. That's a hard, medical fact."
Job Readiness
"The staff at the Mission gave me a voice . . . they kept encouraging me and more."
– Jason
"The Mission helped me be more than I was. Without the confidence I now have with my GED, I wouldn't be where I am." – Paul
"This program is what made the difference. It's not a clean and sober program, it's discipleship."
"I felt like there were chains holding me down. I didn't know I could ask Jesus to release me. I can breathe now. Before, I felt dead." – Kathleen
"I learned where my behaviors came from. Why I was so angry and defensive. It helped me have goals and achieve them." – Amanda
"My life was getting bleaker. Being here gave me hope. You can really see the staff's dedication to helping veterans like me." – Justin
"Without the Mission, I wouldn't be graduating."
– Tre'von,
"Now I have 16 months clean, I have a relationship with my children and grandchildren, I've overcome co-dependency, I have and apartment, a license and a car. It's changed my whole life. And it's just crazy to think it all started with coming to the Mission for dinner."
"When you have good food in your belly then the whole day is so much better. You start to have a future when you start feeling good"
"That Thanksgiving meal showed me there was still hope."
"When you're hungry and dehydrated you start to lose grip on what's going on. Just being able to get something to eat can center you again."
"To see meals being handed out, I was so thankful for whoever was behind it. Like I was in tears, it meant so much."
"I was giving myself a slow death out there on the streets. I started coming here for dinner. The Mission saved my life."
"When you're starving, you feel so weak. You can barely move, much less walk around. That first meal I had at the Mission turned everything around."
"Without this place, I would've been hopeless myself. I wouldn't have known what to do."
"I kind of gave up out on the streets because I didn't think there were really any good people in the world. But when I came here and got a meal, everybody here was so nice and genuinely cared. It was a bright spot."
"If someone cares enough to give me a hot meal, then maybe I can actually change."
"I saw that it wasn't just an act . . . the meals that staff and volunteers were serving showed me they cared. And wanted to help everyone coming through the doors anyway they could."
"I thought I was actually going to dinner with my family jut because of the way they served us."
"The Mission is where most homeless people go to eat because they know that eating is different for someone who's homeless. It's not just eating, it's that for a few hours you're warm, you can use the bathroom, you can talk to the person you need to talk to so you can get help."
"Feeding people is a big part of just opening the door. We do more than serve the homeless. We give people hope, security and motivation."
Andrew, Mission Staff
"We know that meals, that food is a basic need.
We want to make sure, as we go into this season, that [our vulnerable neighbors] have enough food to eat.
And by bringing them in to eat, [the Mission] has an opportunity to work with them and change their lives.
I hope you'll consider giving a gift. I know I'm going to."
Victoria Woodards | City of Tacoma Mayor
Meals are a basic need
"A meal is a basic need for every person. I can't imagine anything more important.
And during the holidays, to have someone care enough to give you a hot, delicious meal? That's a blessing for a person who is having a really hard time, the hardest time anyone can imagine."
It's something we can't turn our back on. Let's make sure people in our community are fed."
Rex & Kathy Hadman | Mission volunteers and donors
"Feed the hungry and help those in trouble."
Isaiah 58:10a (NLT)
It Starts with YOU . . .
Feed A Neighbor. Change a Life.
Giving meals is a simple but powerful way you can make a big difference for a man, woman, or child who's homeless, hungry, and hurting right now.
Every $2.38 meal you give provides vital food. AND opens the door to resources that can help someone escape the streets and rebuild their life.


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Medical conditions and lung cancer risk
Working Group Participants:Paolo Boffetta, Rayjean Hung, Eric Engles, Heike Bickeboller, Eric Duell
An increased risk of lung cancer has been described after tuberculosis (Aoki, 1993). In addition, lung fibrosis from chronic exposure to high levels of fibers and dusts may result in a condition that increases the risk of lung cancer, such as silicosis and asbestosis. Chronic respiratory diseases have been associated with lung cancer risk. Patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema are at moderately increased risk, which is greater for squamous cell carcinoma, after adjustment for tobacco smoking (Gao et al., 1987; Wu et al, 1995; Mayne et al, 1999). The roles of shared exposures, namely tobacco smoking and chronic inflammation, have not been disentangled. A meta analysis of studies of lung cancer and asthma resulted in a summary RR of 1.8 (95% CI 1.3-2.3) (Santillan et al, 2003); the results were similar when the analysis was restricted to studies that controlled for smoking. Since the evidence is mainly based on case-control studies, recall bias cannot be fully excluded. The risk of lung cancer is increased in patients surviving other tobacco- and lifestyle-related cancers (Li and Hemminki, 2003). Commonality of risk factors, long-term effects of radiotherapy, and increased susceptibility probably interact in the causation of second primary cancers. The effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the risk of a second primary lung cancer has been extensively investigated among long-term survivors of breast cancer, 2% to 9% of whom develop lung cancer (Daly and Costalas, 1999). In an analysis restricted to patients receiving radiotherapy, a clear exposure-response relationship has been shown, together with an interactive effect of tobacco smoking. Several studies have assessed lung cancer risk among regular users of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)s. A meta-analysis of eleven studies included in a recent review (Harris et al, 2005) resulted in a pooled RR of 0.75 (95% CI 0.59-0.94). There was however heterogeneity among the different studies, likely due in part to differences in the definition of the exposure. The protective effect was stronger for case-control studies (RR 0.60, 95% CI 0.41-0.89) than cohort studies (RR 0.90, 95% CI 0.74-1.09), suggesting a role for recall bias. In particular, a large cohort study of one million US volunteers did not report a reduction in risk (Thun et al, 1991). Lastly, allergies related conditions such as hay fever and eczema have been shown to be associated with reduced lung cancer risk, although the evidence is not yet conclusive. A joint analysis of these medical conditions can help to clarify their roles in lung carcinogenesis (Castaing M et al, 2005, Wang et al, 2005, Gorlova et al, 2006, Merrill et al 2007)
To estimate the risk of lung cancer after the following conditions:
tuberculosis, lung fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (possibly separately for chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma);
a first primary cancer (separately for tobacco- and non tobacco-related cancers);
use of aspirin and other NSAID.
Hay fevers, eczema and other allergy condition
Information on medical conditions and use of NSAID will be sought from PI of studies participating in ILCCO. Risk factors will be selected for the pooled analysis if relevant data are available from at least three studies.
Primary data will be requested from PI of the studies, unless these data are already included in the pooled dataset. Quality control checks will be performed and variable distributions will be checked for inconsistencies and anomalies. Problems will be solved in collaboration with the study PI. At the end of data cleaning procedures, the list of risk factors available for analysis will be finalized, based on quality of available information and number of study subjects. The pooled analysis will be conducted by using a two-stage model. Firstly, study-specific results will be generated via logistic or Cox regression; secondly, study-specific estimates will be pooled using a random-effects model, to allow for uncontrolled sources of inter-study variability. Results will also be stratified by geographic region, sex and age, to explore genetic and environmental (e.g., calendar period) effect modifiers. The analysis will be repeated for the major histological types.
Variables Needed
See attached spreadsheet. We are requesting data from all first-degree relatives (parents, offspring, full siblings), regardless of whether or not the relative has had cancer.
There are 4 potential papers from this project, in line with the 4 objectives. The groups leading this project will each take on a specific set of analysis and be the primary authors responsible for preparing the corresponding manuscript. The authorship of studies contributing the data will follow the ILCCO Authorship Policy.
Aoki K. Excess incidence of lung cancer among pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Jpn J Clin Oncol 1993;23:205-20.
Daly MB, Costalas J. Breast cancer. In: Neugut AI, Meadows AT, Robinson E (Eds.). Multiple Primary Cancers. Philadephia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999, pp. 303-17.
Gao YT, Blot WJ, Zheng W, Ershow AG, Hsu CW, Levin LI, et al. Lung cancer among Chinese women. Int J Cancer 1987;40:604-9.
Harris RE, Beebe-Donk J, Doss H, Burr Doss D. Aspirin, ibuprofen, and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in cancer prevention: A critical review of non-selective COX-2 blockade. Oncol Rep 2005;13:559-83.
Li X, Hemminki K. Familial and second lung cancers: a nation-wide epidemiologic study from Sweden. Lung Cancer 2003;39:255-63.
Mayne ST, Buenconsejo J, Janerich DT. Previous lung cancer disease and risk of lung cancer among men and women nonsmokers. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149:13-20.
Santillan AA, Camargo CA Jr, Colditz GA. A meta-analysis of asthma and risk of lung cancer. Cancer Causes Control 2003;14:327-34.
Thun MJ, Namboodiri MM, Heath CW Jr. Aspirin use and reduced risk of fatal colon cancer. N Engl J Med 1991;325:1593-6.
Wu AH, Fontham ETH, Reynolds P, Greenberg RS, Buffler P, Liff J, et al. Previous lung disease and risk of lung cancer among lifetime nonsmoking women in the United States. Am J Epidemiol 1995;141:1023-32.
Castaing M, Youngson J, Zaridze D, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Rudnai P, Lissowska J, Fabiánová E, Mates D, Bencko V, Foretova L, Navratilova M, Janout V, Fletcher T, Brennan P, Boffetta P. Is the risk of lung cancer reduced among eczema patients? Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Sep 15;162(6):542-7
Gorlova OY, Zhang Y, Schabath MB, Lei L, Zhang Q, Amos CI, Spitz MR. Never smokers and lung cancer risk: a case-control study of epidemiological factors. Int J Cancer. 2006 Apr 1;118(7):1798-804
Wang H, Diepgen TL. Is atopy a protective or a risk factor for cancer? A review of epidemiological studies. Allergy. 2005 Sep;60(9):1098-111. Review.
Merrill RM, Isakson RT, Beck RE. The association between allergies and cancer: what is currently known? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2007 Aug;99(2):102-16
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Jeff works with clients to make sure their Luckey climber is on time and on budget. With a US Patent, a law degree and decades of negotiating agreements for experience design projects in 36 countries, Jeff is a passionate attractions industry advocate. Having worked for several IAAPA legends, Jeff is an expert at facilitating development of creative materials and helping clients navigate the planning issues involved in starting a museum, science center or theme park. Working closely with economic feasibility consultants, operations consultants and a diverse creative team, Jeff knows how to initiate creative projects with efficiency and precision. At Luckey, Jeff works closely with creative lead Spencer Luckey, to provide clients with a "high touch" customer service approach. In addition to creating proposals and sales/marketing materials, his job is to listen to clients and advocate for them, so they have a positive experience throughout the various phases of work.
Pete has served the amusement and attractions industry for more than 15 years, having gained invaluable perspective working for IAAPA, two ride manufacturers (Premier Rides and S&S Worldwide), and a park (HersheyPark). Pete has served on many association committees and task forces since leaving IAAPA, but has a desire to do more for the industry that has given so much to him and his family.
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