Despite shutdown of Indian Point nuclear plant, New York will invest billions...
The shutdown of New York’s Indian Point is far from the end of nuclear power The agreement between the state and the plant owner comes as New York will invest billions in the upgrade of nuclear power...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s 6 Big ClimateAchievements
Thanks, Obama: 6 Big Climate Accomplishments From President Obama’s Tenure, Clean Technica, January 12th, 2017 Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. “……….Here are six big climate...
View ArticleExamining the role of New York’s Governor Cuomo in the Indian Point Nuclear Deal
What’s Really Behind the Indian Point Nuclear Deal? CounterPunch by LINDA PENTZ GUNTER 13 Jan 17 There was general celebration among sensible-thinking people on January 9 when New York Governor,...
View ArticleWorld’s largest largest rooftop solar farm to be built on Tesla’s gigafactory
Tesla building world’s largest rooftop solar farm on $5B NV gigafactory http://www.constructiondive.com/news/tesla-building-worlds-largest-rooftop-solar-farm-on-5b-nv-gigafactory/434022/ Kim...
View ArticleTesting a deep borehole as a potential way to bury highly radioactive nuclear...
Christina Macpherson’s websites & blogs It is a good idea to at least test the feasibility of deep boreholes. As one resident said “Something must be done with the wastes”. There is no obligation...
View ArticleProposed Energy Secretary Risk Perry – ignorant about nuclear security!
Rick Perry: Energy Secretary nominee didn’t know his job would involve managing nuclear weapon stockpile The 66-year-old is said to be facing a ‘steep learning curve’ The Independent Andrew Buncombe...
View ArticleNortheast USA predicted to heat up faster than most of the rest of the world
Parts of United States are heating faster than globe as a whole A new study shows the Northeast USA will reach the dangerous 2°C warming threshold faster than most of the rest of the planet, Guardian,...
View ArticleLegal action against subsidising of Amereca’s aging nuclear reactors
Groups sue to end ratepayer subsidies of aged nuclear power plants http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2017/January/19/nuke_plant_subsidy_suit.html BEACON – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and a number of...
View ArticleUSA’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission allows radioactive waste to be dumped...
FPL Wins Battle to Store Radioactive Waste Under Miami’s Drinking Water Aquifer, Miami New Times, BY JERRY IANNELLI JANUARY 16, 2017 Environmental activists have started a petition urging Florida...
View ArticleWould Donald Trump authorise a nuclear weapon strike?
Donald Trump and the ‘nuclear football’: What’s stopping President-elect launching lethal weapon strike...
View ArticleConfusion in Donald Trump’s thinking about nuclear weapons
Donald Trump’s very confusing thoughts on nuclear weapons, explained Vox, by Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Jan 18, 2017 Just days before his inauguration, Donald Trump made headlines by...
View ArticleSolar energy now a bigger employer than Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas combined
http://www.ecowatch.com/solar-job-growth-2197574131.html Lorraine Chow Jan. 17, 2017 U.S. solar employs more workers than any other energy industry, including coal, oil and natural gas combined,...
View ArticleClimate injustice. Under Trump, people of color will suffer most
People of color are bracing for climate injustice under Trump, Guardian, Elizabeth C Yeampierre, 20 Jan 17 When things are bad for everyone, they are particularly bad for people of color – which...
View ArticleCan Donald Trump manage nuclear diplomacy with North Korea? It’s unlikely
In Nuclear Poker, Don’t Bet on Trump, Bloomberg JAN 19, 2017 BY James McManus Is North Korea’s belligerent young leader, Kim Jong-un, bluffing when he says the “last stage” is underway for testing a...
View ArticleWildlife and wind power – they can thrive together
Wind power and wildlife thrive together http://www.aweablog.org/wind-power-wildlife-thrive-together/, TOM VINSON JANUARY 5, 2017 National Bird Day is today and it offers a good chance to share the...
View ArticlePerry poised to lead renewable energy push in Trump’s USA
Rick Perry asked about nuclear energy policy as energy secretary Going nuclear: Perry poised to lead renewable energy push BY MARK PERRY, 01/20/17 “……..This is where the new administration can make a...
View ArticleAs Trump takes over, White House website loses all reference to climate...
References to climate change disappear from White House website...
View ArticleClimate Central explodes the lies and omissions in Trump’s White House Energy...
Decoding Trump’s White House Energy Plan , Climate Central, By Bobby Magill , 20 Jan 17 Just as President Donald Trump took the oath of office and the White House scrubbed its website of Obama climate...
View ArticleMost USA Republicans favour action on climate change
Trump supporters don’t like his climate policies, Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists, 20 JANUARY 2017 Dana Nuccitelli Recent surveys jointly conducted by Yale University and George Mason University...
View ArticleTrump’s White House website distorts the figures on American wages
Trump White House Distorts Wages Figure on First Day, Climate Central By John Upton 22 Jan 17 Shortly after Donald Trump was sworn in as president on Friday, the White House said that eliminating power...
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