Showing posts with label GCSE UNIT 2 TOPIC 2CONSUMING RESOURCES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GCSE UNIT 2 TOPIC 2CONSUMING RESOURCES. Show all posts

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Tar oil and shale gas frenzy encouraged by Canada.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/16/canada-becoming-launch-pad-of-a-global-tar-sands-and-oil-shale-frenzy

THE DRIVE FOR CHEAP ENERGY MAY LEAD TO ECOLOGICAL DISASTER.  The increase is shale gas and tar sand oil some are saying will be a disaster for the planets air quality, carbon emissions and destroy global ecosystems.

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Fukushima leak worse than thought?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23779561

The increase in storage of radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear plant

Graphic of water tank contamination at Fukushima

Some experts in the nuclear field are saying that the levels of radioactivity in the water leaking from the Earthquake damaged Fukushima nuclear plant are much greater than previously thought, some are saying it could be that there is a crack in the walls of the storing facilities!!!
However it is not possible to get close enough to check!!!

Friday, 23 August 2013