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Post by clone on Nov 30, 2010 0:19:06 GMT -8
Boeing, Dow Chemical fined 926 million over nuclear pollution (AFP) – Jun 3, 2008 Dow said it would appeal the judgement and both Boeing and Dow said that ultimately the US Department of Energy was liable for the damages, having idenmified them when it contracted their work at the Colorado plant. "As contractors at Rocky Flats, Dow and Rockwell are indemnified by the US Department of Energy," Dow spokesman Jarod Davis said in a statement. "Consistent with our position in the past, we intend to appeal, and we are confident this judgment will be reversed." "We are not going to be responsible parties here," Boeing spokesman Dan Beck told AFP. "There will be no impact on earnings and balance sheet because of the indemnification." Located about 25 kilometers (15 miles) northwest of Denver, the Rocky Flats plant was operated by Dow from 1953 to 1975, and then by defense contractor Rockwell until its closing in 1994; it supplied the plutonium triggers for the US nuclear bomb arsenal. afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_tgknBAawIHplFEAqZWGTKsKoLA
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Post by moabiter on Dec 16, 2010 0:44:39 GMT -8
" There will be no impact on earnings and balance sheet because of the indemnification." nice, yeah, nice work if you get it. pfft. OUTRAGE MANAGEMENT SEMINARS “Risk = Hazard + Outrage: Stakeholder Outrage and Transmission Line Siting” (half-day seminar), AltaLink, Calgary Canada (April). www.psandman.com/c-vitae4.htm
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Post by moabiter on Dec 16, 2010 1:43:50 GMT -8
This transmission line is being sold to Albertans on the basis of an aging infrastructure and whatnot. Its primary purpose is international export, which is probably why there were spies at landowners meetings. Curiously, the cost of the 'upgrade' is absorbed solely by the taxpayer in Alberta. These are the DOE's specs: The Department of Energy (DOE) policy intent is clear that the transmission system needs to be built to effectively operate congestion free. The ISO must proactively plan a transmission system that “is sufficiently robust so that 100% of the time, transmission of all anticipated in-merit electric energy … can occur when all transmission elements are in service, and is adequate so that, on an annual basis, and at least 95% of the time, transmission of all anticipated in-merit electric energy … can occur when operating under abnormal conditions.” 1The DOE does recognize, however, that congestion may occur under abnormal operating conditions, when there is a lag between transmission build and generation development or in local load pockets. www.aeso.ca/downloads/Congestion_Management_Plan_07_Final.pdfSpy notes: # Fong, Patti (August 25, 2007). "Utilities regulator admits hiring spies". Toronto Star. www.thestar.com/News/article/249765. Retrieved 2008-05-07. # ^ "Alberta energy board's use of private eyes under investigation". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 26, 2007. www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/06/26/eub-spying.html. Retrieved 2008-05-07. # ^ "Landowners want police to look into spying accusations". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 10, 2007. www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/07/10/eub-landowners.html. Retrieved 2008-05-07. # ^ "Energy and Utilities Board, minister pressured to resign". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 18, 2007. www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2007/09/18/spy-inquiry.html. Retrieved 2008-05-07. # ^ Harding, Jon (March 13, 2008). "Knight keeps post as energy minister". Calgary Herald. www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=81268aa7-8421-4715-828e-73f78ff256e6&k=80756. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
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Post by clone on Jan 14, 2011 2:14:22 GMT -8
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Post by clone on Jan 14, 2011 2:26:00 GMT -8
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Post by clone on Jan 14, 2011 22:13:19 GMT -8
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Post by clone on Jan 26, 2011 0:57:29 GMT -8
Cenovus carbon capture and storage investigation Jan 07, 2011 01:29 PM A Saskatchewan family, advised by Ecojustice, has called for a full public investigation of documented problems on its Weyburn property, located on top of a Cenovus Energy carbon capture and storage site. Independent research confirms unnaturally high levels of CO2 in the property's soil. Cameron and Jane Kerr first noticed changes in surface water and well water on their property in 2004, one year after CO2 injections in the area began, and reported these incidents to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources. Disturbances included bubbling and foaming water, unusual algae growths in ponds and animal carcasses found strewn around the ponds (see slideshow below). Although Cenovus, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources and the Kerrs agreed in the fall 2007 that the ministry would conduct a year-long investigation into soil, water and air quality on the Kerrs’ property, no such investigation has taken place.
On a single day in July 2008, the ministry took water and air samples. They did not test for CO2.
Since then, both Cenovus and the ministry have refused to conduct further studies on the property.Should Cenovus and the ministry refuse to conduct a full investigation in the face of credible evidence linking the disturbances on the Kerr property to the carbon capture site, the Kerrs will seek legal action. Kerr site history - January 2011 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMWpeTACAgowww.ecojustice.ca/cases/cenovus-carbon-capture-and-storage-investigation------------------------------------ Company List for the Financial News for Major Energy Producers www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/perfpro/news_m/list.htmlBird death totals don't add up: study www.calgaryherald.com/business/Bird+death+totals+study/3495317/story.htmlEarthshaking possibilities may limit underground storage of carbon dioxide www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-earthshaking-possibilities-limit-underground-storage.html Scientists tout Pacific floor for massive carbon capture project www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=3e3922a1-211c-4672-90e7-ce39a047cac1
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Post by clone on Feb 1, 2011 14:59:59 GMT -8
...the provincial conservative party continues to eat their own. Stelmach’s tenure a roller-coaster ride January 29, 2011 But Glen, who in the past five years has rarely stepped out in the public spotlight, maintains the government recorded many successes. As such, he cites committing $2 billion to carbon capture and storage. www.calgaryherald.com/news/Stelmach+tenure+roller+coaster+ride/4188460/story.htmlMorton to focus on Tory race Jan 28-30 2011, 24H > News A day after mocking reporters for asking if he'd resign, ex-Alberta Finance Minister did.. Morton, Ted, MLA (erstwhile Minister of Finance and Enterprise), born in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Harper 'firewall Alberta' guy. Tom Flanagan, born in Ottawa, Illinois. Advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper until 2004. (he's the Assange beheader guy, Father Tom of the school with Barry Cooper (see University of Calgary audit) and Friends of Science/ FOS (see sourcewatch) on flank.) Myron Thompson, former Wild Rose MP, dual citizenship, USA - our very own Texas prison reviewer. I don't think the "firewall" has/had 4 walls - it's WIDE open to the south, a foreign country, where Rob Anders did some work for the Republicans anyway.
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Post by political charities on Jun 1, 2011 21:48:27 GMT -8
I guess it's in the bag. Fraser Institute says $1 trillion needed for Canadian power infrastructure - Posted on 01 June 2011 North America’s electricity infrastructure needs close to $1 trillion (US) in investment over the next decade to meet the growing needs of Canada, the United States, and Mexico, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. www.calgarybeacon.com/2011/06/fraser-institute-says-1-trillion-needed-for-canadian-power-infrastructure/Omnibus Crime Bill Raises Concerns About Privacy And Free Speech - May 27, 2011 When Parliament was dissolved on March 25, 2011, over a dozen criminal justice related bills died with it. During their subsequent election campaign, the Conservative party announced plans to bundle the unpassed bills into an omnibus crime bill, and pass it through Parliament within 100 days of returning to work on June 2. www.iposgoode.ca/2011/05/omnibus-crime-bill-raises-concerns-about-privacy-and-free-speech/Canada's Transition to Digital Television (DTV) - Following a decision from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), many Canadian local television stations will have stopped broadcasting over-the-air in analog and will be broadcasting over-the-air in digital by August 31, 2011. digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1297877456613/1298648705530New Federal Rules To Require Black Boxes to Record Driver Activity in Every Car - 05.23.2011 Federal officials are poised to announce next month that all cars must contain a black box, similar to that installed on airplanes, to give authorities a glimpse of your activities in the event of www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-05/new-federal-rules-could-require-cars-black-boxes-record-driver-activityGen Wesley Clark Reveals US Plan To Invade Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Lybia, Somalia, Sudan, And Iranwww.youtube.com/watch?v=9LTdx1nPu3kTotal Cost of Wars Since 2001: $1,200,932,010,609+ costofwar.com/en/National Priorities Projectnationalpriorities.org/House Extends Key Patriot Act Provisions - February 14, 2011 The House voted Monday to extend to December three expiring provisions of the Patriot Act spy legislation. [“roving wiretap,” “lone wolf,” “business records”] www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/patriot-act-extended/Patriot Act Extended - May 28, 2011 A Republican House, a Democratic Senate, and a Democratic President worked together to extend the Patriot Act for another four years. civilliberty.about.com/b/2011/05/28/patriot-act-extended.htmUSA PATRIOT Act Violates Fourth Amendment - Tuesday, October 9, 2007. [surveillance without probable cause] ephemerallaw.blogspot.com/2007/10/usa-patriot-act-violates-fourth.html
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Post by CETA on Jun 4, 2011 22:20:09 GMT -8
But wait, there's more: Harper is gambling away municipal rights with EU trade deal, Council of Canadians tells FCM delegates - June 3, 2011 Under CETA, buy local policies will simply be banned by new rules on procurement designed to open up new profit opportunities to large EU-based multinational firms. canadians.org/media/trade/2011/03-Jun-11.htmlSun TV News Launches - Tuesday, April 19, 2011 canadu.blogspot.com/2011/04/sun-tv-news-launches.htmlCurrently ^^ to be hanging out in keynote with other heavy weights at Stampede Park, Calgary. Gas & Oil Expo - Show Dates & Hours 2011 Tuesday, June 7: 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday, June 8: 10 am to 5 pm Thursday, June 9: 10 am to 4 pmwww.gasandoilexpo.com/networking-opportunities/lunch-keynote-address/
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Post by clone on Jun 5, 2011 20:01:32 GMT -8
not to worry ^^ gas-sniffers will just have to go to rehab.
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Post by imma ceo 2 on Jun 6, 2011 0:58:20 GMT -8
Another for June 7-9. Keynote: David Jacobson, United States Ambassador to Canada He served as a member of CEOs for Cities, a national bipartisan alliance of 75 mayors, corporate executives, university presidents and nonprofit leaders organized to advance the economic competitiveness of cities. www.gasandoilexpo.com/speakers/david-jacobson/SICK OF BRAHMINS. I wonder if this dude ^^ follows Ron Paul on 'national security.' "They came over here because we were over there," Paul said in the run-up to the 2008 campaign. "We occupy their territory. It would be like if the Chinese had their navy in the Gulf of Mexico." Read more: www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7563345.html
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Post by mole man yucca mtn on Mar 31, 2012 11:29:57 GMT -8
Wasteland, Wasteland, Wasteland by US author Claire Vaye Watkins. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00q85srsilent white bullets trains, the binder, stainless steel caskets, 100000 years, TBM (tunnel boring machine), US Department of Energy, nuclear waste, subterranean community, local lore, once human creatures with transluscent skin, catfish, rumour, legend, desert town, safety pins in eyebrows, greek, dangerous and repulsive, powerful culture, wanderer, clacking claws, casino, players club (platinum level), blind as an oracle, bingo, contaminants, quarantine, first line of defense against a threat that does not exist, tourists, muscle cars, bad coffee, national park, mutants, trains 3x/day, alluvial fans, mole man, prehensile barble, tannins of uranium, blood in stool, babies are born with webbed fingers and toes or none, it can kill, radiation poisoning, peak season, aloe plants, teenagers, maps, interstate, kill it says the binder, multiplay, thrice daily, 100000 years, toxic pellets, mountain will be sealed, itchy trigger finger of tectonics, wasteland, 'unpopulated', a mile below, rods and pellets throbbing like glowworm larvae, trellis of tunnels, iodine tablets, joshua trees along the highway, their eyebrows infected.
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Post by fracking is a gas on Jun 12, 2012 17:51:35 GMT -8
2012 Global Petroleum Show June 12-14, 2012 Stampede Park – Calgary, Alberta, Canada globalpetroleumshow.com/Oilsands Anti-Terror Unit To Be Led By RCMP, Calgary, Edmonton Police CP | Posted: 06/06/2012 12:56 pm Updated: 06/06/2012 12:56 pm EDMONTON -- The federal government has set up a counter-terrorism unit in Alberta to protect the energy industry. The integrated national security enforcement team will be led by the RCMP. It will include members of CSIS, the Edmonton and Calgary police services and federal border police. Police say the Alberta team is needed to protect the province's natural resources and energy industry. It is the latest counter-terrorism unit that Ottawa has announced since the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Others are already operating in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/06/06/oilsands-anti-terror-unit_n_1574304.html
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Post by NOW on Jun 23, 2012 22:21:03 GMT -8
Department of Energy Study Says U.S. Could Have 80% Renewable Power by 2050 National Renewable Energy Laboratory renewable power wind power by Max Eddy | 9:35 am, June 20th, 2012 A new study published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has some good news: Renewable power could contribute up to 80% of the nation’s electricity needs by 2050 using existing, commercially available technology. Though the transition won’t necessarily be easy, the report is a strong endorsement of expanding renewable power. The report, which bills itself as “the most comprehensive analysis of high-penetration renewable electricity of the continental United States to date,” found that with continued investment in renewable power and a smarter power grid, the U.S. could generate most of its power from renewable sources by 2050. The report is highly detailed, but NREL has also provided a number of useful visualizations to outline their projected growth in renewable power. www.geekosystem.com/80-renewable-power-by-2050/National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Renewable Electricity Futures Study www.nrel.gov/analysis/re_futures/
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