Protest outside Parliament over rare earth plant

I have heard about it, honestly i have no idea that there is a lot of 'environmental and health issues associated with rare earth refinery until i decided to read the article that was published front page in New York Times-Taking a Risk for Rare Earths. that geve me the goosebumps after reading it.!. 
Today, concern affected residents held protest  in front of parliament, against the upcoming rare earth refinery at their backyard!. Protest outside Parliament over rare earth plant

As a human being, not only we should have right to good health and goold life, above all the right to a peace of mind, are we getting that?. Is  it not enough that we are already have to deal with enough pollutants , so do we need this?. 

Japan crisis: Germany to speed up nuclear energy exit 

-Mrs Merkel told parliament that the goal was "to reach the age of renewable energy as soon as possible.....

I say that is the way forward!. The present crisis is a clear indicator how things can get terribly bad?. I mean when ever we are going to learn?. 

It is high time to conserve, not just energy but all other resources, re use and go for renewable and safe clean  energy.  (Nuclear energy should not  be an option any more.) I mean the whole world should go towards this direction. 

Nuke plants: M’sia toying with ‘fire’

-If you are in Malaysia can you digest this facts?. Original article HERE

A former nuclear engineer said that the Malaysian government was ‘toying’ with a force it cannot possibly contain with its nuclear power plant ambitions. - Ahmad Bungsu Hamid Tuah, 63

-To generate electricty, uranium-235 rods are pumped into uranium-238 cylinders to create fission (nuclear chain reaction),

-Several by-products are created and one them is plutonium-239, the most toxic material in the world

-Plutonium-239 is also one of key elements used to produce nuclear weapons

-In the US, the plutonium and other toxic waste material from nuclear plants are buried deep underground in the deserts of Nevada. Where and how does Malaysia propose to dispose of these toxic materials, especially plutonium-239?

-If you take one gram of plutonium, divide it into one million pieces, the one millionth of a gram of plutonium is enough to cause cancer in an individual.

-When great powers such as Japan and Russia are not able to contain a nuclear crisis, how will a developing nation like Malaysia be able to handle a nuclear crisis?

-And if our neighbour suffers another volcanic eruption like in 1883, our nuclear plants will be damaged

The original article can be found here

Household powered by solar energy

Have u notice Malaysians living in high rise apartments or condominiums still dry their cloths at the balcony albeit decently? Not many have install a electric dryer! Sun is ample in Malaysia and even in shades the cloths get dried!.

Were there is a will there is way, and the way is definately not powered by nuclear plants!.

I stumbled on this article

(How many solar cells would I need in order to provide all of the electricity that my house needs?)

that gives an idea how a household can be powered by solar energy. The article was written for countries in the northern hemisphere, dont tell me its so impossible out of the world  to work it out in Malaysia, a country that sits close to the equator and receives sunshine all year around?.

In my understanding, when there is a demand, all the attention will be there, meaning the focus will be directed towards the technology  in demand. Just like how today there is new generation  nuclear plants, i am sure there will be new effective and efficient solar cells will be developed over time?.

Instead of setting up large areas of solar power stations, why not go on a smallers scales @household to install solar panels on a roof or compound? @ we should push for more green homes.

Goverment can provide the incentives to developers, and for individual that comes as tax relief for expenses incurred inmaintaining the solar panels for new homes. For an existing housings , a similar tax relief and incentives can be given to individual who opt to use solar energy. Provide the know how, where to get info, run a campaign to encourage people to opt solar energy. Government or private provide the necessary support.

Probably the one downside is the maintenence may be costly, but i belief that if the technology itself can improved i think it would be feasible in the long term.

Any money that we save cannot buy back our health and that of future generations - Sun2Surf - Better a nuclear free Malaysia

Japan is one of the most technologically advanced and efficient countries in the world and it has not been successful in averting the threat of nuclear disaster...........
Any money that we save cannot buy back our health and that of future generations........ - Better a nuclear-free Malaysia Sun2Surf

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