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US gives first-ever OK for small commercial nuclear reactor
ABC News discusses how the US gives first-ever OK for small commercial nuclear reactor. The U.S. for the first time has approved a design for a small commercial nuclear reactor.
U.S. officials have for the first time approved a design for a small commercial nuclear reactor, and a Utah energy cooperative […]
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Report: ‘Total decarbonization’ would create 25M jobs
E&E News discusses a report showing that : ‘Total decarbonization’ would create 25M jobs.
“Rapid and total decarbonization” of the U.S. economy, by tripling the size of the electric grid and replacing nearly every fuel-burning machine with an electric one, would create 25 million U.S. jobs, according to a new […]
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Nine years on, Fukushima’s mental health fallout lingers
Wired discusses how, nine years on, Fukushima’s mental health fallout lingers. As radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident subsides, a damaging social and psychological legacy continues.
If it were not illegal, Ayumi Iida would love to test a dead body. Recently, she tested a wild boar’s heart. She’s also tested […]
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Inside Clean Energy: Coronavirus May Mean Halt to Global Solar Gains—For Now
Inside Climate News discusses why the Coronavirus may mean a halt to global solar gains—for now. Revised forecasts indicate that demand for solar panels will be down this year for the first time since the 1980s.
In the middle of a public health emergency, it’s difficult to think about […]
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The Oil Industry Is Quietly Winning Local Climate Fights
The Atlantic discusses how the Oil Industry is winning local climate fights. In the past few years, the American Petroleum Institute and its allies have fought against climate-friendly policies in at least 16 different states.
Some of the most important fights over climate change aren’t being waged in Washington. They’re […]
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When It Comes to Nuclear Power, Could Smaller Be Better?
Yale Environment 360 discusses nuclear power. Could smaller be better? A handful of companies and governments are working to develop small-scale nuclear reactors that proponents say are safer, cheaper, and more compatible with renewables than traditional nuclear power. But critics contend the new technology doesn’t address concerns about safety […]
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Small earthquake rumbles through Louisa and surrounding areas
This Free Lance-Star article discusses a small earthquake that hit Louisa and surrounding areas.
Why is this important? It is only about 12 miles away from Dominion Energy’s Lake Anna Nuclear Power plant, which was damaged and knocked off-line for about 2 months in the May 2011 earthquake in the […]
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Report: 1982 API Report Warned Oil Workers Faced ‘Significant’ Risks from Radioactivity
This DeSmogBlog UK article discusses how the fossil fuel industry has known for for over 35 years that their workers are exposed to high levels of radioactivity while working. They hid that information.
Back in April last year, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency decided it was “not necessary” […]
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Podcast: The Meaning of Green: A New Podcast
This podcast is called the Meaning of Green, revealing why environmental policies succeed, fail, or fall in between failure and success. With help from others, podcast host Dr. Vivian Thomson analyzes why some environmental problems have been solved and others have not. At the end of the podcast, we […]
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