in the news …
Articles from ncg members. For news articles before 2014, see the news archive.
Tehran urges IAEA to shed light on Saudi ‘covert’ nuclear program
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Tehran Times, 11th August 2020
Weatherwatch: floating wind farms – the power source of the future
Giant turbines operating from anchored rafts can harness strong offshore winds.
By Paul Brown
The Guardian, 7th August 2020
Book review: Michael Shellenberger’s reheated critique of climate ‘alarmism’
Shellenberger’s new book, downplaying the risks associated with climate change and attacking environmentalists for climate and environmental ‘alarmism’, lacks scientific credibility and indulges in cherry-picking and misleading statements.
By Jim Green
Renew Economy, 7th August 2020
Open windows to help stop the spread of coronavirus, advises architectural engineer
Over 200 scientists, including myself, signed a letter that was published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases on July 6 2020 saying that COVID is not only spread by touch and droplets sprayed from the mouth and nose but, importantly, via a third route too.
By Prof Susan Roaf
The Conversation, 6th August 2020
China tensions raise doubts over UK nuclear projects
Quoting Prof Steve Thomas.
“The big question is: if CGN were chucked out of Bradwell, whether they would walk from Hinkley … They are contractually obliged but good luck suing the Chinese government.”
Financial Times, 6th August 2020
Opening a nuclear power plant on the Gulf Coast: is it worth the considerable cost?
Now that the plant in Abu Dhabi has fired up, there are signs it may not meet expectations. Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Inter Cardiff, 5th August 2020
Lobbying for Sizewell C intensifies amid job loss fears
Proponents of the proposed EPR nuclear power station at Sizewell on the Suffolk coast are ramping up calls for the government to give the project the go ahead, saying tens of thousands of jobs are at stake, while critics say the project is too expensive and unnecessary.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Reuters, 5th August 2020
خبير بريطاني لـ«القدس العربي»: المفاعل النووي الإماراتي خطر على أمن الخليج
[British expert: the Emirati nuclear reactor is a threat to Gulf security]
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Alquds Alarabi, 4th August 2020