Cambridge ‘Climate Emergency’ Reaches Its First Anniversary --Ann Cowan

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - As the City of Cambridge observes the somewhat delayed first anniversary of its Climate Emergency Policy of May, 2009, its followup committee--the Cambridge Climate Emergency Action Group (CCEAG)--is completing the last of its year-long series of meetings with those determined to implement it. City officials, staff and community activists anticipate that a plan for further action will soon emerge.

In early 2009, a group of Cambridge citizens, moved the City Council to declare unanimously a ‘Climate Emergency’ directing the City Manager to increase the city’s efforts to help prevent anticipated severe climate events by reducing the city’s contribution to global warming and provide a model for other cities and individuals. read more...

Below is a collection of selected stuff from websites. It may include repetitious references, as time is limited. but either refs or actual copies are quite useful and include:

dangers of nuclear power, costs, people involved, reasons for opposition or support, alternatives. There is lots of written stuff and many relevant videos.

My conclusion at this point: All forms of energy are supported by proponents who exaggerate benefits and underestimate costs, financial, political and biological. To get a real hold on the overall issue, a lot more detail on specifics of all related issues is necessary. As we are unlikely to get this research done in 2 weeks, we need to note that this is a very large & complex issue an no one interviewee has anywhere near the whole truth. More specifically: read more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv6mPgtay6E

http://www.archive.org/details/Lehrer_nuclear

On causes & solutions to Global Warming: see:

www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/2008/TwentyYearsLater_20080623.pdf