Tom Blees is the author of Prescription for the Planet - The Painless Remedy for Our Energy & Environmental Crises. Tom is also the president of the Science Council for Global Initiatives. Many of the goals of SCGI, and the methods to achieve them, are elucidated in the pages of Blees's book. He is a member of the selection committee for the Global Energy Prize, considered Russia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize for energy research. His work has generated considerable interest among scientists and political figures around the world. Tom has been a consultant and advisor on energy technologies on the local, state, national, and international levels.
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We are dedicated to informing the public and policymakers about technologies and strategies that can lead to an energy-rich world.
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- Global poverty - Electricity use correlates closely with standard of living. Abundant clean energy must be made available globally.
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While we banned plastic straws, Russia drilled and doubled nuclear energy production.
...it was the West’s focus on healing the planet with “soft energy” renewables, and moving away from natural gas and nuclear, that allowed Putin to gain a stranglehold over Europe’s energy supply.
Famed climate change scientist, Dr. James Hansen shares his viewpoint on nuclear energy
A stunning interview of Dr. James Hansen by David Letterman in late 2009. Dr. Hansen is one of the foremost American climate scientists and head of NASA's Goddard Institute for 40 years.
by James Conca (at Forbes)
Hurricane Florence, a potentially devastating Category 2 hurricane is on track to make landfall in the Carolinas sometime within 24 hours after this morning, Thursday, September 13. With winds up to 130 miles per hour, Florence could be the most powerful storm to hit so far north in the United States - ever.
NASA-NOAA satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean captured on September 11, 2018 at 11:45 AM EDT showing Hurricane Florence approaching the east coast with Tropical Storm Isaac and Hurricane Helene fast on her heels.NASA/NOAAUnfortunately, Tropical Storm Isaac, and Hurricane Helene are fast on her heels (see figure). Isaac is expected to upgrade to a hurricane before landfall.
Along with most everyone else, nuclear power plants in North and South Carolina, as well as Virginia, have been preparing for the natural onslaught.
Hurricane Florence will most likely hit two nuclear power plants operated by Duke Energy - their 1,870 megawatt (MW) Brunswick and 932MW Harris nuclear plants in North Carolina. If Florence turns north, it could also hit Dominion Energy's 1,676MW Surry plant in Virginia. Brunswick is expected to get a direct hit.
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is watching carefully. But no one is really worried that much will happen, contrary to lots of antinuclear fearmongering. Power outages will occur as lines and transformers are destroyed and non-nuclear buildings get damaged, and it might takes a few days to a few weeks to bring power back up, something that includes all energy sources.
YouTube interview with Tom Blees on the Integral Fast Reactor. Learn about this new technology that is new and different from the nuclear energy we are used to.
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Pandora's Promise is a 2013 documentary film about the nuclear power debate, directed by Robert Stone. Its central argument is that nuclear power, which still faces historical opposition from environmentalists, is a relatively safe and clean energy source which can help mitigate the serious problem of anthropogenic global warming.
View Pandoras's Promise on Youtube.
Are nuclear power plants bad when they are running normally?
Our Vision
Humanity already has the technology to implement a global energy revolution. We can now usher in a post-scarcity era while solving the most intractable problems that threaten life on Earth.
Our Mission
The Science Council for Global Initiatives, Inc. (SCGI) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to informing the public and policymakers about technologies and strategies that can lead to an energy-rich world. SCGI provides a forum for many of the world's prominent scientists, authors and activists to collaborate and share their knowledge regarding solutions to the world's energy, resource and environmental problems.
Who We Are
The Science Council for Global Initiatives is a growing international group of scientists, politicians, activists and other concerned men and women working together to articulate cohesive, efficient policies for solving the most serious problems ever faced by mankind. Resource wars, globe-girdling pollution, the threat of serious climate disruption; these challenges demand immediate international cooperation and inspiration on an unprecedented level. The world-class members of SCGI are creating the foundations for political and social structures that will enable us to meet the formidable challenges of the 21st century.
The technologies available will not, in and of themselves, solve our problems. While their deployment and utilization are critical, powerful industries and traditions will resist the paradigm shift that must inevitably take place. The solutions must not only be presented to our national and international leaders. The citizenry must become informed and vocal enough in their advocacy of these remedies to overpower the special interests that strangle political leadership in so many countries around the world.
On this web site you will find an ever-growing resource base to understand the technologies that can turn the tide and lead humanity not just back from the brink of global crisis, but which can take us to the threshold of an era beyond scarcity. SCGI is dedicated to uplifting the standard of living of everyone, not just the relative few who enjoy the comforts of a “developed country” lifestyle. Please take the time to explore the informative writings on our site.
The Science Council for Global Initiatives is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. All contributions are greatly appreciated and are tax-deductible.
SCGI - Who we are
The Science Council for Global Initiatives (SCGI) is an international NGO (501(c)(3)) dedicated to uplifting the standards of living of people of all nations while repairing our damaged environment.
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Tom Blees, the president of SCGI, does an outstanding job of connecting with audiences, and delivers compelling and thought-provoking presentations. He combines his expertise, his understanding of how people learn about the world's energy problems, and his visionary solutions that can lead to a world of peace and prosperity.
Tom is a motivational speaker for the future of our planet. His optimistic yet realistic vision of our future stands in sharp contrast to the doomsayers who all too often maintain that our survival necessitates depriving ourselves or others of the standard of living we enjoy today. Whether you are having a business conference, association meeting, sustainable energy conference, media interview or other event, you want to present something your attendees will hear, absorb and then take away as motivational and actionable knowledge, which will ultimately determine the success of your event. Tom will work with you to provide a memorable experience tailored to your audience.
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We are the SCGI, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to informing the public and policymakers about technologies and strategies that can lead to an energy-rich world. SCGI provides a forum for many of the world's prominent scientists, authors and activists to collaborate and share their knowledge regarding solutions to the world's energy, resource and environmental problems.
We can accomplish these goals now:
- Eliminate air pollution
- Recycle spent nuclear fuel
- Bring the fossil fuel era to an end
- Prevent resource wars, including looming water wars
- Effortlessly recycle virtually all of our waste products
- Power our vehicles with zero-emission energy systems
- Provide abundant energy and fresh water to every nation
- Reduce human-caused greenhouse gas emissions to a trickle
- Diminish the world’s nuclear arsenals, turn old nuclear weapons into energy
Technologies that can lead us to a post-scarcity era:
- Integral Fast Reactors (using "nuclear waste" for fuel)
- Zero-emission vehicle technologies
- Plasma recyclers
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