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Above the Fold – Week’s Best & Covid
Environmental Health News puts out weekend ‘summary’ emails, in addition to their daily emails.
EHN Week’s Best: April 16, 2021: forever chemicals on paper straws; Piney Point pollution; jails and environmental justice; DDT; PFAS; drought’s impact on farming water; rechargeable batteries – real cost; Mexico and coal; heavy metals […]
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The Daily Climate, April 12, 2021
Articles include: Flood survivors; Biden’s infrastructure plan; California expands O&G drilling; battery makers; Canadian energy jobs; nuclear power plant shutting down; Russia & the arctic; Maine laws & solar investment; Brazil; home buying and climate change; offshore wind; Navajo farmers.
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The Daily Climate, April 8, 2021
Articles include: Marine life can’t survive at the equator; Black climate agenda; Biden to court – dismiss children’s lawsuit; ghost forests and sea level rise; Enbridge pipeline & Michigan; handling the climate crisis; nuclear heating plant; lightning & the Arctic; Report: Canadian wood pellet industry; EPA reverses trump; polar […]
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This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future.
Popular Science: This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future. Pumped storage hydro once propped up coal and nuclear power. Now it’s essential for a clean, growing grid.
Like other parts of the US rushing to transition away from fossil fuels, the Pacific Northwest’s […]
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The Daily Climate, March 12, 2021
Articles include: Hawaii’s rains, floods cited as examples of climate change; First-ever study of all Amazon greenhouse gases suggest the forest is worsening climate change; How Biden can invest in energy efficient homes; HSBC plans to phase out coal financing by 2040; New US vehicles must be electric […]
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How dangerous is the Fukushima nuke plant today?
ABC News: How dangerous is the Fukushima nuke plant today? The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant still looks like a bombed-out factory a decade after it was wrecked by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its reactors […]
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North Anna quake safety questioned
The Central Virginian: North Anna quake safety questioned.
As Dominion Energy pushes to extend North Anna Power Station’s lifespan for another 20 years, critics are calling for a more thorough study of how the plant can withstand a future earthquake.
Beyond Nuclear, the Sierra Club and Alliance for a Progressive […]
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Study: Sea-level rise could threaten coastal nuclear waste facilities
Yale Climate Connections: Sea-level rise could threaten coastal nuclear waste facilities. A recent study identified vulnerable sites along the U.S. coast.
Nuclear power is a source of low-carbon electricity, but producing it creates dangerous radioactive waste that needs to be stored safely and permanently.
Recent research suggests that as seas […]
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Is Canada betting big on small nuclear reactors? Here’s what you need to know
The Narwhal discusses Is Canada betting big on small nuclear reactors? Here’s what you need to know. Small modular reactors are variously described as a clean energy solution, a waste of time and a new danger. So, what’s the deal?
The federal government could be preparing to bet big on […]
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Report: Is nuclear fusion the answer to the climate crisis?
The Guardian discusses Is nuclear fusion the answer to the climate crisis? Promising new studies suggest the long elusive technology may be capable of producing electricity for the grid by the end of the decade.
If all goes as planned, the US will eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions from […]
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