[SGRupdate] News from SGR - May 2018

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

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News from Scientists for Global Responsibility - May 2018

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* Good money after bad oil: the intergenerational burden of public subsidies
to North Sea oil & gas

North Sea oil began flowing into the UK economy in 1975 and production peaked
in 1999. Ever since, the industry has faced inevitable decline. Now, writes
Andrew Simms, a new report reveals how decommissioning its infrastructure is
raising questions of cost, contradictions in climate and energy policy, and
the prospect of a huge bill being passed on to the next generation.

Read blog:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/good-money-after-bad-oil-intergenerational-burden-public-subsidies-north-sea-oil-gas


* The history of accidents in the UK’s nuclear weapons programme

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un have reminded many of the risks of nuclear
conflict, but have we forgotten the dangers of simply owning the weapons?
David Cullen and Peter Burt, Nuclear Information Service, summarise a recent
report on the frightening scale of accidents within Britain’s military nuclear
complex - and the shocking reality that the full extent of the problem can’t
be known because no central record has been kept.

Read article from SGR Newsletter:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/history-accidents-uk-s-nuclear-weapons-programme


* A man ahead of his time – How Martin Ryle saw the future of energy

In the first of two articles marking the centenary of former Astronomer Royal,
Martin Ryle (1918 – 1984), Dr Alan Cottey describes how, early on, he saw the
flaws in nuclear and fossil fuel energy and how renewables were the answer.

Read blog:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/man-ahead-his-time-how-martin-ryle-saw-future-energy


* Abolishing nuclear weapons

With tensions high between the West and Russia, Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR,
examines the growing threat of nuclear war - including key scientific and
technical data - as well as the potential of a new UN treaty which bans
nuclear weapons.

Download presentation:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/abolishing-nuclear-weapons


* Being a radical scientist: lessons from the 1980s

SGR patron Prof Keith Barnham reflects on his work with Scientists Against
Nuclear Arms investigating the military diversion of civilian nuclear
materials – and considers the relevance for academics and activists today.

Read article from SGR Newsletter:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/being-radical-scientist-lessons-1980s



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