Rotterdam action eye candy
It looks like the action in Rotterdam this week-end had some public - besides all the media that reported it. I have just found two slide shows of beautiful photos by a Dutch photographer. For your viewing pleasure, here they...

Nuclear News for November 18th 2008
Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed: The Moscow Times: Radioactive Dump Stirs Fears in City Suburb ‘What many children in a densely populated eastern Moscow suburb used to think of as a good little hill...

Konin coalition against coal
Konin coalition against coal

Nuclear UK: good news and bad news
Let’s have the good news first… Government lawyers have warned ministers that legal challenges could delay its plan for the construction of nuclear power stations and exacerbate potential energy shortages. (It’s a shame the article says legal challenges could ‘exacerbate...

Greenpeace Canada: Group Calls for Public Debate on Nuclear at Nanticoke
‘A citizens group on Lake Erie is fighting back against Bruce Power’s push to build a nuclear power plant in their community. Their complaint? No one – including their elected officials - asked if they wanted a nuclear plant in...

Last chance saloon for EU car emissions legislation
Let me bring you up to date on what's happening in EU. It's not entirely good news I'm afraid. to be honest, as things stand today the legislation is bordering on useless, after new proposals put forward at a meeting...

Increased calls for cash from ailing car makers
Every day there's more gloom and doom about the American motor industry. General Motors is doing so badly that the UK's Guardian website reports it's heading for a "bankrupt-like path" at the very least. And its stock is apparently, worthless....

Camping against coal
Follow Nicole, a Dutch volunteer activist, as she takes part in the 100 strong camp against coal in Rotterdam....

Car sales drop down another gear
The BBC's Mark Mardell blogs about an interview with a German car worker, facing a temporary lay off when the Daimler factory where he works is closed down between mid-December and mid-January. I have a great deal of sympathy for...


As host of the UN talks, Poland must do everything it can to facilitate agreement on a vision for climate action that includes a goal of global emissions peaking by 2015, and which contains emissions cuts of 25-40% by 2020 for developed countries. If not, it won’t just be the residents of small towns that end up paying the true cost of coal.