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What about an illegal order to fire a nuclear weapon? Must the military obey?
Would the military really have to obey a Trump command to fire a nuclear weapon? http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-colangelo-duty-nuclear-20170804-story.html, Anthony J. Colangelo At a...
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It is still worth fighting climate change: but catastrophic change might be...
Catastrophic climate change all but unavoidable; now what?, UW study finds little chance of keeping temperature rise within 2 degrees Celsius, Seattle PI, By Stephen Cohen, August 3, 2017 Seattle is...
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Georgia Power to finalize Vogtle assessments by end of August
Guru Focus, PR Newswire, ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2017 Georgia Power expects to complete its comprehensive schedule and cost-to-complete assessment, as well as cancellation cost assessment, for the Vogtle...
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Trump administration formally withdraws from climate agreement, aims to...
Trump files notice to withdraw from Paris deal, plans instead to promote fossil fuels, REneweconomy, By Mark Hand on 7 August 2017 ThinkProgress The Trump administration formally notified the United...
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Never mind Trump – the market is moving away from fossil fuels
Trump falls flat with climate change retreat, Markets, not politics, drive energy sector’s push to cut greenhouse gas emission Ft.com by: Ed Crooks, 7 Aug 17, US Industry and Energy Editor On Friday,...
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USA: Georgia’s “Jenga” nuclear reactors
Kempner: Georgia Power’s nuclear tower teeters; EMCs ‘concerned’ By Matt Kempner – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6 Aug 17, Our bumbling aspiration in Georgia to build more nuclear power is...
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Smoke from British Columbia temporarily masking heat to Southern USA States
The Pacific Northwest’s fiery week warns of hotter times to come https://grist.org/cities/the-pacific-northwests-fiery-week-warns-of-hotter-times-to-come/By Eric Holthaus on Aug 4, 2017 It’s feeling a...
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USA Congress going all out to make Trump’s anti-climate orders become the law
How Congress Is Cementing Trump’s Anti-Climate Orders into Law These efforts are mostly flying under the radar, but they could short-circuit lawsuits and make it harder to restore environmental...
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The human effect – as New York and other cities become climate changed...
Climate change is turning cities into harsh, sweltering hotspots http://grist.org/article/climate-change-is-turning-cities-into-harsh-sweltering-hotspots/By Brian Kahn on Aug 5, 2017 Tina Johnson has a...
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Trump’s “NewSpeak” on Climate Change
US Government department tells staff to not use term ‘climate change, A PUBLIC sector department has told employees to cease using the term ‘climate change’ and opt for other more benign words instead....
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Near public Highway 240 at Hanford, plutonium detected in air
Plutonium detected in air near public Highway 240 at Hanford, BY ANNETTE CARY, acary@tricityherald.com, AUGUST 08, 2017 Radioactive plutonium and americium have been found in air samples collected at...
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Friends of the Earth and Sierra Club to take legal action over “Abandonment...
Friends of the Earth and Sierra Club File Formal Intervention with SC Public Service Commission, Concerning SCE&G’s “Abandonment Plan” for Canceled Nuclear Reactor Construction Project...
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South Carolina sues federal government over plutonium left behind
SC Attorney General sues feds for $100 million over plutonium left behind, BY JOHN MONK jmonk@thestate.com, AUGUST 08, 2017 COLUMBIA, SC The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday...
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Aware that Donald Trump might suppress this climate change report, scientists...
US climate change report leaked amid fears Donald Trump’s administration will dismiss it...
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Al Gore explains how Americans are bypassing Donald Trump. on climate change...
Al Gore: We’re working around Donald Trump on climate change, DW, 8 Aug 17 The former vice president turned environmental activist says that the US will stick to the Paris Agreement despite Donald...
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U.S Government employees ordered not to use certain words, especially...
US Government department tells staff to not use term ‘climate change’...
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Workers’ health at risk at Idaho nuclear lab
Unheeded warnings, repeated mistakes put workers’ health at risk at Idaho nuclear lab, Idaho Statesman, BY PATRICK MALONE AND PETER CARY, The Center for Public Integrity AUGUST 10, 2017 Ted Lewis knew...
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Poor future for many decades for New Generation Nuclear Reactors
New Generation Nuclear Reactors Unlikely to Deliver on Design, EcoWatch, By Paul Brown, 9 Aug 17 New generation nuclear reactors, promised for the last 18 years by the U.S. Office of Nuclear Energy...
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Just what is America doing on Guam?
Q&A: What does the US military do on the island of Guam? https://www.apnews.com/2a347e608d2d48fe9f03e545285b2783 By AUDREY McAVOY, 11 Aug 17, HONOLULU (AP) — The small U.S. territory of Guam has...
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Risk of US-N.Korea nuclear war increases, but is still unlikely
Experts: US-N.Korea nuclear war unlikely, but risk is rising, https://www.apnews.com/95ffd16e43af4bca815a22f39813a8ac, — Martha Mendoza in San Jose, California, 10 Aug 17 A nuclear war between North...
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