Month September 2007

Many new nuclear reactors coming

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s newly created Office of New Reactors is expecting a flood of new applications, another sign of resurgent interest in nuclear power. The new designs are considerably safer, and can be built “from first concrete to reactor…

More subprime jolliness

British banks face 10-day debt timebomb Almost 20 per cent of the short-term money market loans issued by European banks are due to mature between September 11 and September 19. If the bank can’t roll over the loans and find…

Plane flights and emissions

The 1997 Kyoto protocol would limit carbon emissions to 11,000 pounds per person. According to one carbon calculator, a single round-trip plane trip across the country uses half this “allowance.” Something to think about as we consider lifestyle changes to…