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Half of Ukraine’s renewable energy facilities threatened with destruction via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/04/04 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter “Due to the Russian war against Ukraine, half of the RES (Renewable Energy Source) facilities are threatened with complete or partial destruction,” wrote the Ukraine Association of Renewable Energy on its website earlier last month. Ukraine was, said … Continue reading →

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Ukrainians took to the streets to avert a nuclear disaster. Will Americans do the same? via Waging Nonviolence

Posted on 2022/03/15 by nfield

By Paul Gunter and Linda Pentz Gunter On March 2, a striking news clip found its way onto the internet. It showed nuclear power plant workers and ordinary citizens blockading the access road to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. […] … Continue reading →

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Time is running out: Coalition is fighting urgent battle to stop latest radioactive mud dump by EdF via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/02/25 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter An urgent campaign is underway in the UK to save the Severn Estuary from the prospect of more dredging and dumping of radioactive mud from the Hinkley C two-reactor construction site. The Severn Estuary is a marine protected … Continue reading →

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Climate change: EU moves to label nuclear and gas as sustainable despite internal row via BBC

Posted on 2022/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear and natural gas energy plants could be counted as “green energy” under controversial EU plans just unveiled. The European Commission says it has decided that both types of energy can classify as “sustainable investment” if they meet certain targets. … Continue reading →

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‘After 900 nuclear tests on our land, US wants to ethnically cleanse us’: meet the most bombed nation in the world via RT

Posted on 2022/01/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Native-American nation’s land was turned into a nuclear test site. Now, they suffer from illnesses ‘The most nuclear bombed nation on the planet’ is the unwanted accolade claimed by the Shoshone Native American tribe. This has had devastating effects for … Continue reading →

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Former Heads of Nuclear Regulation and Governmental Radiation Protection (Communiqué-Statement)

Posted on 2022/01/07 by nfield

Nuclear is not a Practicable Means to Combat Climate Change. Dr. Greg Jaczko, former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Prof. Wolfgang Renneberg, former Head of the Reactor Safety, Radiation Protection and Nuclear Waste, Federal Environment Ministry, Germany. Dr. … Continue reading →

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Europe Plans to Say Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Are Green Investments via New York Times

Posted on 2022/01/06 by nfield

The draft proposal could help unleash a wave of investment, but critics say both sources of energy cause damage to the environment. By Liz Alderman and Monika PronczukPublished Jan. 2, 2022Updated Jan. 4, 2022 The European Union has drawn up plans to classify some nuclear … Continue reading →

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Fury as EU moves ahead with plans to label gas and nuclear as ‘green’ via The Guardian

Posted on 2022/01/06 by nfield

Brussels faces backlash and charges of greenwashing after publishing draft proposals on New Year’s Eve The European Commission is facing a furious backlash over plans to allow gas and nuclear to be labelled as “green” investments, as Germany’s economy minister led the … Continue reading →

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EU labels nuclear power ‘green’, Germany calls it dangerous via Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on 2022/01/04 by nfield

By John Chalmers Brussels: The German government has condemned nuclear energy as dangerous, slamming European Union proposals that would let the technology remain part of the bloc’s plans for a climate-friendly future. Germany is on course to switch off its remaining three … Continue reading →

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Belgium agrees to close controversial ageing nuclear reactors via BBC

Posted on 2021/12/23 by nfield

The Belgian government has reached a deal to close seven ageing nuclear reactors by 2025. The reactors, housed at two plants in Doel and Tihange, have long been controversial. They have been shut down repeatedly for safety checks and have … Continue reading →

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