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‘Not Just Economic Justice, Social Justice’: Officials Continue Push Toward Renewable Energy via BBC World Service

Posted on 2017/07/22 by nfield

At a renewable energy roundtable discussion held Friday, Mayor Bill Peduto and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) agreed that climate change is the biggest threat facing civilization, and that in the absence of federal leadership, states and cities will have … Continue reading →

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High UV Radiation a Health Risk Near Urmia Lake via Financial Tribune

Posted on 2017/07/16 by nfield

Ultraviolet radiation around Urmia Lake has increased four-fold over the past 10 years due to the decreasing water level, according to an official at the Urmia Lake Restoration Program. […] The harmful effects from exposure to ultraviolet radiation can be … Continue reading →

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An Abandoned US Nuclear Base in Greenland Could Start Leaking Toxic Waste Because of Global Warming　via Mother Jones

Posted on 2017/06/13 by nfield

Over the last century, many glaciers have pulled back farther than humans have ever previously witnessed. While the retreat of glaciers, and changes in the cryosphere more generally (which includes ice sheets and permafrost), can be seen as purely symbolic … Continue reading →

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Tony de Brum and Marshall Islands voted “2016 Arms Control Person of the Year” via Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmamenet

Posted on 2017/01/09 by nfield

The Arms Control Association announced today that The Republic of the Marshall Islands and its former Foreign Minister Tony de Brum, were voted as the “2016 Arms Control Person of the Year.” Over 1,850 individuals from 63 countries voted on a … Continue reading →

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No justice for Marshall Islands via Ea O Ka Aina

Posted on 2016/10/18 by norma field

By Tom Arms on 17 October 2016 for Earth Island – […] The residents of the Marshall Islands are the ultimate modern age victims. If they don’t die from cancer inflicted by nuclear testing they will drown from rising sea … Continue reading →

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Why Britain is building, with China’s help, a new nuclear power plant via The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on 2016/09/15 by norma field

Britain’s plan to build its first nuclear plant in two decades finally got a green light following the uncertainty cast by Brexit. But it comes with wariness over foreign control of a critical infrastructure and skepticism about its effectiveness in … Continue reading →

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Pro-nuclear countries making slower progress on climate targets via Phys.org

Posted on 2016/08/23 by norma field

A strong national commitment to nuclear energy goes hand in hand with weak performance on climate change targets, researchers at the University of Sussex and the Vienna School of International Studies have found. A new study of European countries, published … Continue reading →

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Jaczko: Hansen Doesn’t Know Jack About Nuclear Power via youtube

Posted on 2016/08/01 by norma field

Jim Hansen is a very knowledgeable person on a lot of subjects. He is not knowledgeable on nuclear power. And it is unfortunate because he’s a person of tremendous stature, but he is very poorly informed on this subject. And … Continue reading →

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California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant To Be Shut Down via National Public Radio

Posted on 2016/06/21 by kojimaaiko

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant will be shut down by 2025. The plan was announced today by the power utility operating the plant, along with labor and environmental groups. […] “Right out there, we’ve got tons of highly radioactive … Continue reading →

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Scientists Use Iceland’s Volcanic Rock to Turn CO2 Into Stone via BBC

Posted on 2016/06/10 by norma field

Scientists think they have found a smart way to constrain carbon dioxide emissions – just turn them to stone. The researchers report an experiment in Iceland where they have pumped CO2 and water underground into volcanic rock. Reactions with the … Continue reading →

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