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Archive for September, 2011

Hans Kristensen on the present status of the U.S. nuclear arsenal

Friday, September 30th, 2011

 

Hans Kristensen

Hans Kristensen

This week, Dr. Caldicott interviews Hans M. Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, where he provides the public with analysis and background information about the status of nuclear forces and the role of nuclear weapons. The discussion covers the present U.S. nuclear weapons rebuild, U.S. nuclear policies, and how to break through the Washington gridlock to achieve true disarmament. Kristensen specializes in using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in his research and is a frequent consultant to and is widely referenced (more…)

Dr. Anne Steinemann on toxic fragrances and other chemicals in household products

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

 

Anne Steinemann

Anne Steinemann

On the show this week, Dr. Caldicott talks with Anne Steinemann, Ph.D., Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Professor of Public Affairs, at the University of Washington. Dr. Steinemann combines expertise in engineering, economics and policy, and specializes in the public health effects of pollutants, emissions from consumer products, indoor air quality, and green buildings. Check out Dr. Steinemann’s research website for pertinent articles and data, including information about her investigation into scented laundry products. Some related articles include a British Airways To Spray Signature Perfumes In Flights, In search of a nontoxic home: Sensitive to an array of (more…)

Dr. Alan Robock on climate change and the continuing risk of nuclear war and nuclear winter

Friday, September 16th, 2011

 

Prof. Alan Robock

Prof. Alan Robock

This week, Dr. Caldicott interviews Dr. Alan Robock, Ph.D., a Distinguished Professor of Climatology in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University. Dr. Robock has published more than 300 articles on his research in the area of climate change, including more than 170 peer-reviewed papers. His areas of expertise include geoengineering, climatic effects of nuclear war, effects of volcanic eruptions on climate, regional atmosphere-hydrology modeling, and soil moisture variations. This week’s conversation looks at the latest models of nuclear winter after a nuclear war between India and (more…)

Professor Alex Rogers on urgent threats to the world’s oceans

Friday, September 9th, 2011

 

Prof. Alex Rogers

Prof. Alex Rogers

Dr. Caldicott talks with Alex David Rogers, a Professor in Conservation Biology at the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford and scientific director of the International Program on the State of the Ocean (IPSO). Read the IPSO reports State of the Ocean and Implementing the Global State of the Oceans Report. Prof. Rogers’s research focuses on the diversity, ecology, conservation and evolution of marine species. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in deep-sea ecology and human (more…)

Arnold Gundersen with a Fukushima update / Aileen Mioko Smith on rising radiation levels in Japan and government denial

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

 

Arnie Gundersen

Arnie Gundersen

This week, Dr. Caldicott gets an update on the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan from Arnold Gundersen, a consultant with Fairewinds Associates. Two recent items from the Fairewinds website: Too Close For Comfort - Floods, Earthquakes & Tsunamis and Newly Released TEPCO Data Proves Fairewinds Assertions of Significant Fuel Pool Failures at Fukushima Daiichi. Listen to our earlier programs featuring Gundersen here and here. As background for today’s program, read the recent news articles (more…)