Tag Archives: climate change

Liberal Biases, Too, May Block Progress on Climate Change via The New York Times

Posted on 2016/04/20 by norma field

By Eduardo Porter Are liberals impairing our ability to combat climate change? That may sound like a strange question, particularly to readers of The New York Times. Today conservatives are the ones decidedly blocking any effort by the United States … Continue reading →

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Climate protection through nuclear power plants? Hardly via The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2016/02/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] From a systemic perspective, nuclear power plants are by no means free of carbon dioxide emissions. Today, they produce up to one third of the greenhouse gases that large modern gas power plants produce. Carbon dioxide emissions connected to … Continue reading →

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Mark Jacobson to James Hansen: Nukes Are Not Needed to Solve World’s Climate Crisis via EcoWatch

Posted on 2016/01/04 by norma field

[Editor’s note: On Dec. 29, former NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen wrote a piece on advancing nuclear energy to help address climate change and air pollution. The article below, by Stanford professor Mark Jacobson, provides a response to Hansen’s comments.] … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power and Climate Change via Huff Post Politics

Posted on 2015/12/14 by norma field

By Gregory Jaczko As world leaders convene in Paris in an attempt to prevent a rise in global temperatures, the nuclear industry has — not surprisingly — seized this moment to once again promise the perfect solution to the climate … Continue reading →

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With a 1.5 Degrees Celsius Target, the Climate-Justice Movement Is Poised to Score a Surprise Win via The Nation

Posted on 2015/12/09 by norma field

Pressure from activists and vulnerable countries has shifted the discussion away from a 2 degrees C target—a virtual death sentence for millions of people. by Mark Hertsgaard Paris—Here at the Paris climate summit, the big news is that the final … Continue reading →

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Is Dr. James Hansen Actually Anti-Nuke? via EcoWatch

Posted on 2015/12/04 by norma field

By Harvey Wasserman Dr. James Hansen has repeatedly billed himself as an advocate of nuclear power. Yet sometimes things are so far removed from reality as to not be what they appear to be. Hansen published an article with three … Continue reading →

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The Marshall Islands Are Disappearing via The New York Times

Posted on 2015/12/03 by norma field

EBEYE, MARSHALL ISLANDS — Linber Anej waded out in low tide to haul concrete chunks and metal scraps to shore and rebuild the makeshift sea wall in front of his home. The temporary barrier is no match for the rising … Continue reading →

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World Leaders To Debate Role Of Nuclear Power At U.N. Climate Summit via NPR

Posted on 2015/12/01 by kojimaaiko

Listen to the Story NPR’s Robert Siegel talks with Matthew Bunn, a nuclear and energy policy analyst and professor of practice at the Harvard Kennedy School, about the role nuclear power will play in the future. As world leaders meet … Continue reading →

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One Tech Billionaire Sees Nuclear As The Path To Clean Energy, But Is He Right? via Forbes

Posted on 2015/11/30 by norma field

The United Nations climate summit begins today in Paris and already there are headlines. The world’s richest man, Bill Gates, and a slew of his fellow billionaires have announced the Breakthrough Energy Coalition: an effort to take private money to … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Groups Pulled Out Of Sydney’s Climate March When Nuclear Power Came To The Party via Buzzfeed News

Posted on 2015/11/30 by norma field

[…] Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy and SOS Blak Australia Sydney boycotted the march, claiming the Aboriginal community didn’t support the nuclear movement. “The group Nuclear For Climate Change has been allowed to take part in the People’s Climate March in … Continue reading →

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