Clik here to view.
Looming Trade Deals Threaten Efforts to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Is Toxic Trade in Your Backyard? https://www.sierraclub.org/trade/mapping-isds [excellent interactive map] Looming Trade Deals Threaten Efforts to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground If passed by Congress,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#ExxonKnew lawsuit could open floodgates for more cases
New type of #ExxonKnew lawsuit could open floodgates for more cases, Mashable, Andrew Freedman, 2 Oct 16, Exxon’s climate change-related legal problems are growing by the day. In addition to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The need to support a community when a nuclear power station closes
When a nuclear plant closes, a community suffers. Here’s how we can change that.The Tribune, BY JOHN MULLIN, LAURA SIBILIA AND JENNIFER STROMSTEN, 2 Oct 16 Closure dates for nuclear power plants...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wildfire danger to stranded radioactive wastes
Feds Leave Radioactive Waste Stranded In Wildfire Danger Zone http://www.mintpressnews.com/feds-leave-radioactive-waste-stranded-wildfire-danger-zone/191781/ DOE announces it will not meet deadline...
View ArticleClik here to view.
US Dept of Energy spells out good news on wind and solar power’s phenomenal rise
DOE charts show why climate doom and gloom isn’t needed Clean tech costs have fallen 41–94% over the past 7 years. Wind and solar accounted for two-thirds of new energy installations in the US in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Climate denialists fiddle on, as scientists sound the alarm on climate change
Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate but US Still Toys With Skepticism Monday, 03 October 2016 By Dahr Jamail, Truthout Every month, after I finish writing this climate dispatch, I think that this is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Federal compensation wanted by town of Rowe, for hosting stranded nuclear wastes
Rowe Board of Selectmen chair Marilyn Wilson said the town over the summer heard from Illinois Republican Rep. Robert J. Dold concerning a bill that would help towns that host a “stranded spent nuclear...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rising demand for lithium, and the pollution resulting from this
IN YOUR PHONE, IN THEIR AIR A TRACE OF GRAPHITE IS IN CONSUMER TECH. IN THESE CHINESE VILLAGES, IT’S EVERYWHERE. WASHINGTON POST, STORY BY PETER WHORISKEY PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ VIDEOS...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The USA’s nuclear lobby’s main aim? -to weaken NRC safety regulations
Nuclear power lobby names new CEO, The Hill, By Timothy Cama – 10/04/16 The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has tapped Maria Korsnick, a veteran of the nuclear industry, to be its new CEO. Korsnick,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Both right wing and left wing attack New York’s nuclear subsidy
Nuclear plan gets backlash from left, right, Daily Star, By Joe Mahoney CNHI State Reporter, 5 Oct 16 ALBANY — A coalition of environmental and consumer activists warned Wednesday that New York...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In USA, Republicans are rejecting reality on climate change – Pew survey
Pew survey: Republicans are rejecting reality on climate change Only 48% of Americans – and 15% of conservative Republicans – realize that humans are causing global warming, Guardian, Dana Nuccitelli,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia has suspended its nuclear and energy research agreement with the...
Russia suspends its nuclear agreement with the United States http://www.smh.com.au/world/russia-suspends-its-nuclear-agreement-with-the-united-states-20161005-grvw7t.html Lidia Kelly Moscow: Russia...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Renewable energy racing ahead, nuclear energy falling behind
Nuclear Power Rapidly Losing Race With Renewable Energy, http://www.ecowatch.com/nuclear-power-renewable-energy-2031607650.html, by Sun Day Campaign, Oct. 05, 2016 Two new reports from the Federal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coalition of New York groups call on state to scrap upstate nuclear subsidies
Green groups call on state to scrap upstate nuclear subsidies,Times Union By Casey Seiler, Capitol bureau chief on October 5, 2016 A coalition of environmental groups including Food & Water...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fermi 1 nuclear accident remembered in protest rally- ‘We almost lost Detroit’
Anti-nuclear activists mark Fermi 1 incident It was a half-century ago that plant had a partial meltdown By Tom Henry | BLADE STAFF WRITER Oct. 6, 2016 MONROE — Anti-nuclear activists marked the 50th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Climate change could bring megadroughts to California
Looming megadroughts in western US would make current drought look minor. Warming temperatures and uncertain rainfall mean if more isn’t done to slow climate change, droughts lasting 35 years could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hurricane Matthew could endanger Florida’s nuclear reactors
What if Hurricane Matthew Hits Florida’s Nuclear Reactors?, Clean Energy Footprints, October 5th, 2016 Hurricane Matthew has already caused devastation in Haiti and elsewhere in the Caribbean....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nuclear reactors in Florida in the path of Hurricane Matthew
Safety fears as Hurricane Matthew hits TWO nuclear reactors: Storm also sweeps past heads Cape Canaveral and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort Hurricane Matthew started hitting Florida early this morning with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USA needs to be prepared for nuclear terrorism
Preparing the country for nuclear terrorism http://thebulletin.org/preparing-country-nuclear-terrorism9985 JEROME M. HAUER Jerome M. Hauer has served in cabinet-level positions at the local and state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
America’s enormous splurge on Defense leaves little funding for Climate...
We Have Money to Fight Climate Change. It’s Just That We’re Spending It on Defense, Reader Supported News , By Kenneth Pennington, Guardian UK,08 October 16 Stopping one fighter plane program would...
View Article