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Liquefied Air Could Power Cars and Store Energy from Sun and Wind

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:22:00 +0000

Liquefied Air Could Power Cars and Store Energy from Sun and Wind

A 19th-century idea might lead to cleaner cars, larger-scale renewable energy.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/514936/liquefied-air-could-power-cars-and-store-energy-from-sun-and-wind/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130520

Exciting News from the Pandora's Promise Team!

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:00 +0000

EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING

Pandora's Promise is wrapping up a tour of top universities across the U.S. with strong programs in engineering technology and sustainability. At each screening, Robert Stone engaged the minds who will shape our collective future with panel discussions and Q&A sessions. But that's just the beginning. We're very excited to announce that we'll be partnering with CNN Films in November to bring Pandora's Promise to cable television. Until then, be sure to catch Pandora's Promise during its nationwide theatrical release in June. We'll be following this up with an international release this fall.

The solution to climate change begins with you. If you haven't already, watch our new trailer and share it with your friends. Become part of the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook and Twitter.

Check Here for Screenings Near You

COLLEGES INVOLVED IN OUR COLLEGE TOUR:

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12

NEW YORK, NY - Sunshine

FRIDAY, JUNE 14

ATLANTA, GA - Midtown

BERKELEY, CA - Shattuck

BOSTON, MA - Kendall Square

CHICAGO, IL - Century

DENVER, CO - Chez Artiste

DETROIT, MI - Landmark

HOUSTON, TX - Sundance

IRVINE, CA - UTC

LOS ANGELES, CA - Nuart

MINNEAPOLIS, MI - Landmark

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Ritz/Bourse

SAN DIEGO, CA - Ken

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Landmark

SEATTLE, WA - Varsity

ST. LOUIS, MO - Landmark

WASHINGTON, DC - E Street

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

AUSTIN, TX - Arbor Hills

CHARLOTTE, NC - Park Terrace

DALLAS, TX - Angelika

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Camelview

PORTLAND - Fox Tower

FRIDAY, JULY 5

SANTA FE, NM - CCA

WATCH ROBERT STONE'S Q&A AT THE IFC CENTER'S STRANGER THAN FICTION SERIES

Find out why Pandora's Promise will make you reconsider your stance on the answer to climate change: sit in on a Q&A session with Academy Award nominated director Robert Stone. Hear his views on creating the film, nuclear waste in America, the risks of getting rid of nuclear power and why using nuclear power to prevent climate change is "the elephant in the room". Filmed at the IFC Center in New York City, as part of their Stranger Than Fiction series.

LATEST NEWS


CNN Films Announces Acquisition of 'Pandora's Promise' for Fall 2013 Broadcast CNN - April 30, 2013 CNN Films has acquired the domestic television rights for PANDORA'S PROMISE, a provocative 2013 Sundance Film Festival selection that explores the potential of nuclear power to combat the worldwide crisis of climate change. Read More	Why the U.S. Is Cutting Carbon Faster Than Europe Businessweek - April 19, 2013 This week, European Parliament put a dagger in the Continent's carbon cap-and-trade system. Rather than choosing to reduce the number of emission credits in the system to better reflect the economic slowdown, Parliament voted to keep carbon cheap-real cheap. Read More

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Nuke ou pas Nuke, telle est la question…

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:19:00 +0000

Nuke ou pas Nuke, telle est la question…

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New Documents Reveal How a 1980s Nuclear War Scare Became a Full-Blown Crisis

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:17:00 +0000

New Documents Reveal How a 1980s Nuclear War Scare Became a Full-Blown Crisis

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/able-archer-scare/

PM Stresses: Only US Attack Can Halt Iranian Nuclear Program

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:00 +0000

PM Stresses: Only US Attack Can Halt Iranian Nuclear Program

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/164735#.UZovbspqOSo

North Korea fires sixth missile in three days Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/north-korea-short-range-missile-south-korea-nuclear-war-united-states/1/272098.html

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:12:00 +0000

North Korea fires sixth missile in three days

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/north-korea-short-range-missile-south-korea-nuclear-war-united-states/1/272098.html

Fukushima disaster could not happen in Taiwan: officials

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:10:00 +0000

Fukushima disaster could not happen in Taiwan: officials
Taipei (AFP) May 14, 2013 - Taiwan authorities attempted Tuesday to ease fears of a Japanese-style crisis at the island's nearly completed newest nuclear power plant, ahead of a mass protest this weekend. The state Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) faces an uphill battle to persuade the public its nuclear facilities are safe after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, crippling a nuclear power pla ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Fukushima_disaster_could_not_happen_in_Taiwan_officials_999.html

Status Report on Modeling and Analysis of Small Modular Reactor Economics

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:48:00 +0000

ORNL/TM

2013

138

Status Report on Modeling and

Analysis of

Small Modular Reactor

Economics

http://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?hl=en&q=http://info.ornl.gov/sites/publications/Files/Pub42089.pdf&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm0cC8r7cYUsNcMWJ7rWgGYoPQ8WNg&oi=scholaralrt

Belgium to re-start two reactors halted since 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:31:00 +0000

Belgium to re-start two reactors halted since 2012

Brussels (AFP) May 17, 2013 Electrabel, part of the giant French group GDF-Suez, said Friday it will restart two nuclear reactors closed down in 2012 after micro-cracks were found in them, sparking fears about their safety in the aftermath of Japan's Fukushima disaster. Belgium's nuclear safety authority, AFCN, "authorises the restarting of the Doel 3 and Tihange 2 reactors," Electrabel said

1:07 PM UTC-4 http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Belgium_to_re-start_two_reactors_halted_since_2012_999.html?utm_source=feedly

Climate Warnings Growing Louder

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:24:00 +0000

Climate Warnings Growing Louder

by New York Times / 18h http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/opinion/sunday/climate-warnings-

Climate Warnings Growing Louder

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:24:00 +0000

Climate Warnings Growing Louder

by New York Times / 18h http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/opinion/sunday/climate-warnings-

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:12:00 +0000

The Impact of Budget Sequestration on DOD Energy Innovation

The impacts of budget sequestration are slowly being unveiled to the general public. Furloughs at the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) led to air traffic gridlock and angry travelers. Parks and national tourist sites are cutting back hours. And the Department of Defense (DOD) recently announced furloughs for 680,000 civilian employees. While these short-term impacts are painful, in particular to t

6 by Matthew Stepp / 2d http://www.energytrendsinsider.com/2013/05/17/the-impact-of-budget-sequestration-on-dod-energy-innovation/?utm_source=feedly

The Military Microgrid as Smart Grid Asset

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:11:00 +0000

The Military Microgrid as Smart Grid Asset

Never-fail military microgrids are breaking new ground in distributed energy management. Now one of them is getting connected to the grid at large. That’s the news from Fort Bliss, Texas, where the U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin cut the symbolic ribbon Thursday on the first Department of Defense grid-tied microgrid. The project, started in 2010, uses renewable energy (a 120-kilowatt solar array

2 by Jeff St. John / 2d http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-military-microgrid-as-smart-grid-asset?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GTM_SmartGrid+%28GTM+Smart+Grid%29

Obama's EPA Makes A Rad Decision

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:05:00 +0000

Obama's EPA Makes A Rad Decision

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/05/19/obamas-epa-makes-a-rad-decision/?commentId=comment_blogAndPostId/blog/comment/2163-1771-1569

Crushed By Soaring Energy Costs, Japan Prepares To Reactivate Its Nuclear Power Plants

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:02:00 +0000

Crushed By Soaring Energy Costs, Japan Prepares To Reactivate Its Nuclear Power Plants

In what was painfully obvious to everyone with half a brain months ago (see here) Japan's desperate gambit at reflating would backfire massively by sending energy prices soaring in a world in which Japan no longer has access to internally producer, nuclear power plants and is forced to import all of its energy from abroad. For a glimpse of the horrors awaiting Japan's utilities and those consumers

78 by Tyler Durden / 1h http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-19/crushed-soaring-energy-costs-japan-prepares-reactivate-its-nuclear-power-plants?utm_source=feedly

US removes Iraqi bank from Iran sanctions list

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:00 +0000

US removes Iraqi bank from Iran sanctions list

Washington (AFP) May 17, 2013 The United States on Friday removed sanctions on an Iraqi bank that was blacklisted last year for helping Iran skirt international financial controls over its nuclear activities. The US Treasury said it removed the sanctions placed last July on Baghdad-based Elaf Islamic Bank after Elaf acted to freeze assets of the Export Development Bank of Iran and cut its exp

1:07 PM UTC-4 http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_removes_Iraqi_bank_from_Iran_sanctions_list_999.html?utm_source=feedly

The Energy Industry, Lacking in Public Trust

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:57:00 +0000

The Energy Industry, Lacking in Public Trust

Yesterday's panel discussion in Washington, DC on "The Trust Factor" in energy couldn't have been more timely. The stakes for lost trust seemed especially apparent against the backdrop of an EU probe into allegations of price fixing in the spot oil market, involving some of the industry's largest players, and coverage of the IRS and Associated Press wiretapping scandals. The

3 by admin@oilprice.com (Ed... / 2d http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/The-Energy-Industry-Lacking-in-Public-Trust.html

China Just Endorsed Construction Of Its Biggest Hydropower Dam Yet

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:53:00 +0000

China Just Endorsed Construction Of Its Biggest Hydropower Dam Yet

Reuters reported on Wednesday that China’s environmental ministry has okayed the construction of a new hydroelectric dam on the Dadu River in the Sichuan province, which when completed will be the country’s largest. China’s energy mix was 9.4 percent renewable as of 2011, and the Sichuan project is part of the country’s effort to boost itself to 15 percent by 2020. Hydroelectric power is anticipat

8 by Jeff Spross / 11h http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/05/19/2033061/china-just-endorsed-construction-of-its-biggest-hydropower-dam-yet/?mobile=nc&utm_source=feedly

Fukushima photos focus on what can’t be seen

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:14:00 +0000

Fukushima photos focus on what can’t be seen

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/05/19/general/fukushima-photos-focus-on-what-cant-be-seen/#.UZlqiBk1Y7B

M6.0 - 52km NE of Namie, Japan 2013-05-18 05:47:59 UTC

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:11:00 +0000

M6.0 - 52km NE of Namie, Japan 2013-05-18 05:47:59 UTC

ShakeMap - V DYFI? - V

Google Earth KML

Summary

Location and Magnitude contributed by: USGS, NEIC, Golden, Colorado (and predecessors)

General

30 km

30 mi

37.745°N, 141.494°E
Depth: 34.3km (21.3mi)

Event Time

2013-05-18 05:47:59 UTC
2013-05-18 14:47:59 UTC+09:00 at epicenter
2013-05-18 01:47:59 UTC-04:00 system time

Location

37.745°N 141.494°E depth=34.3km (21.3mi)

Nearby Cities

52km (32mi) NE of Namie, Japan
65km (40mi) ESE of Watari, Japan
66km (41mi) ESE of Marumori, Japan
67km (42mi) ESE of Kakuda, Japan
279km (173mi) NE of Tokyo, Japan

Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of Japan and Vicinity

Japan and the surrounding islands straddle four major tectonic plates: Pacific plate; North America plate; Eurasia plate; and Philippine Sea plate. The Pacific plate is subducted into the mantle, beneath Hokkaido and northern Honshu, along the eastern margin of the Okhotsk microplate, a proposed subdivision of the North America plate. Farther south, the Pacific plate is subducted beneath volcanic islands along the eastern margin of the Philippine Sea plate. This 2,200 km-long zone of subduction of the Pacific plate is responsible for the creation of the deep offshore Ogasawara and Japan trenches as well as parallel chains of islands and volcanoes, typical of Circumpacific island arcs. Similarly, the Philippine Sea plate is itself subducting under the Eurasia plate along a zone, extending from Taiwan to southern Honshu that comprises the Ryukyu Islands and the Nansei-Shoto trench.
Subduction zones at the Japanese island arcs are geologically complex and produce numerous earthquakes from multiple sources. Deformation of the overriding plates generates shallow crustal earthquakes, whereas slip at the interface of the plates generates interplate earthquakes that extend from near the base of the trench to depths of 40 to 60 km. At greater depths, Japanese arc earthquakes occur within the subducting Pacific and Philippine Sea plates and can reach depths of nearly 700 km. Since 1900, three great earthquakes occurred off Japan and three north of Hokkaido. They are the M8.4 1933 Sanriku-oki earthquake, the M8.3 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake, the M9.0 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the M8.4 1958 Etorofu earthquake, the M8.5 1963 Kuril earthquake, and the M8.3 1994 Shikotan earthquake.
More information on regional seismicity and tectonics

China Energy Update 5/19

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:03:00 +0000


Economic growth feeds China's insatiable appetite for foreign oil The National China is the world's most populous country and largest energy consumer. It is the second largest economy in the world. From 2001 to 2011, it experienced annual GDP growth of about 10 per cent. The recent slowdown in the Chinese economy is planned and ...http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/energy/economic-growth-feeds-chinas-insatiable-appetite-for-foreign-oil
Sustainable Energy in China: DuPont Reports Justmeans green energy DuPont (NYSE: DD) has published a report that addresses the challenges and opportunities to secure the energy future in a rapidly expanding Chinese economy. The report was released at the SNEC 7thInternational Photovoltaic Power ...http://www.justmeans.com/Sustainable-Energy-in-China-DuPont-Reports/59460.html
Zhengzhou exchange may delay thermal coal futures Global Times The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE), one of China's three futures exchanges, may introduce trading of thermal coal futures later than expected thanks to contract design problems, the China Energy News reported Sunday, citing an insider close to the ...http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/782675.shtml#.UZln0hk1Y7A
China Just Endorsed Construction Of Its Biggest Hydropower Dam Yet ThinkProgress ... completed will be the country's largest. China's energy mix was 9.4 percent renewable as of 2011, and the Sichuan project is part of the country's effort to boost itself to 15 percent by 2020. Hydroelectric power is anticipated to make up most of ...http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/05/19/2033061/china-just-endorsed-construction-of-its-biggest-hydropower-dam-yet/?mobile=nc	Chinese Energy Firm Names New President ... - Energy Tribune China National Petroleum Corp., the country's largest oil and gas producer, promoted a vice president known for his focus on natural gas to the role of president, ... www.energytribune.com/.../chinese-energy-firm-names-new-p...

Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:49:00 +0000

Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature

http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/8/2/024024/article

LLEWELLYN KING: How to Move the Nuclear Project Forward

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:46:00 +0000

LLEWELLYN KING: How to Move the Nuclear Project Forward

By Llewellyn King
Nuclear power ought to have everything going for it. It has worked extremely well for more than 60 years — a fact that will be celebrated at the Nuclear Energy Institute’s annual meeting in Washington this week.
Yet there is a somber sense about civil nuclear power in the United States that its race is run; that, as in other things, the United States has lost control of a technology it invented.
Consider: There are more than 70 reactors under construction worldwide, but only five of those are in the United States. They are in Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. Even so, costs are rising and rest of the electric utility industry is resolutely committed to natural gas, which is cheap these days.http://www.nucleartownhall.com/blog/llewellyn-king-how-to-move-the-nuclear-project-forward/

Babcock & Wilcox CEO Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:44:00 +0000

Babcock & Wilcox CEO Interview

James Ferland, Babcock & Wilcox's president and CEO, will explain his company's investment in new technologies, and what role new environmental regulation could play.

http://www.plattsenergyweektv.com/news/article/259890/293/Babcock--Wilcox-CEO-Interview

AREVA Inc. CEO - Mike Rencheck Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:43:00 +0000

AREVA Inc. CEO - Mike Rencheck Interview

Mike Rencheck, Areva North Amercia's CEO, discusses a very competitive electric power market and politics surrounding a controversial project designed to make reactor fuel from nuclear-weapons-grade plutonium.
http://www.plattsenergyweektv.com/news/article/259888/293/AREVA-Inc-CEO---Mike-Rencheck-Interview-

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Liquefied Air Could Power Cars and Store Energy from Sun and Wind

Liquefied Air Could Power Cars and Store Energy from Sun and Wind

Exciting News from the Pandora's Promise Team!

Nuke ou pas Nuke, telle est la question…

Nuke ou pas Nuke, telle est la question…

New Documents Reveal How a 1980s Nuclear War Scare Became a Full-Blown Crisis

New Documents Reveal How a 1980s Nuclear War Scare Became a Full-Blown Crisis

PM Stresses: Only US Attack Can Halt Iranian Nuclear Program

PM Stresses: Only US Attack Can Halt Iranian Nuclear Program

North Korea fires sixth missile in three days Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/north-korea-short-range-missile-south-korea-nuclear-war-united-states/1/272098.html

North Korea fires sixth missile in three days

Fukushima disaster could not happen in Taiwan: officials

Status Report on Modeling and Analysis of Small Modular Reactor Economics

Belgium to re-start two reactors halted since 2012

Climate Warnings Growing Louder

Climate Warnings Growing Louder

The Military Microgrid as Smart Grid Asset

Obama's EPA Makes A Rad Decision

Obama's EPA Makes A Rad Decision

Crushed By Soaring Energy Costs, Japan Prepares To Reactivate Its Nuclear Power Plants

US removes Iraqi bank from Iran sanctions list

The Energy Industry, Lacking in Public Trust

China Just Endorsed Construction Of Its Biggest Hydropower Dam Yet

Fukushima photos focus on what can’t be seen

Fukushima photos focus on what can’t be seen

M6.0 - 52km NE of Namie, Japan 2013-05-18 05:47:59 UTC

M6.0 - 52km NE of Namie, Japan 2013-05-18 05:47:59 UTC

Summary

General

Event Time

Location

Nearby Cities

Related Links

Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of Japan and Vicinity

China Energy Update 5/19

Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature

Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature

LLEWELLYN KING: How to Move the Nuclear Project Forward

LLEWELLYN KING: How to Move the Nuclear Project Forward

Babcock & Wilcox CEO Interview

Babcock & Wilcox CEO Interview

AREVA Inc. CEO - Mike Rencheck Interview

AREVA Inc. CEO - Mike Rencheck Interview