A Greener Life

APRIL 29, 2023

The German nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld before it was decommissioned in 2015. By Anders Lorenzen As Germany completed its nuclear phase-out earlier this month, it becomes clear that Europe’s economic and industrial powerhouse is further away from climate action than almost every single EU member country. via Wikimedia.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

The country’s struggle to reduce its reliance on coal was significantly helped by the purely ideological and populist decision to phase out all its nuclear power stations by 2022 (initially following the Fukushima accident in 2011 in Japan) .

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

Background Immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were shut down. The Japanese government recognized the urgent need to secure power supply and implemented some measures to expedite the construction of new power plant.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Depending on the nature and extent of the damage, the plant could experience one or more core meltdowns or spent nuclear fuel pool fires, which could trigger a radiological release rivaling that of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident or even the larger release from the 1986 Chernobyl accident.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. On August 11, 2015, the Kyushu Electric Power Company began the restart process on the No. Sendai Nuclear Power Plant. 1 reactor of its.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

Backgrounds After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were temporarily shutdown due to safety concerns. Background information about the general climate context and litigation in Japan is available in a previous blog post.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Japan is the world’s 5 th largest CO 2 emitter, with 85 % of emissions deriving from the energy sector, which heavily relies on the use of coal-fired power plants. But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2024

He became a research biologist for an Ithaca-based aquatic consulting firm and was actively involved in building an aquatic database in connection with the Limerick nuclear power facility on the Schuylkill River near Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

8: Rising Waters, Rising Solutions: Navigating the Path to Flood Resiliency in a Changing Climate By: Hannah Weisgerber and Professor Christophe Courchesne In 2011, Vermont experienced devastating flooding after Hurricane Irene, and in 2023, torrential downpours inundated the state in floodwaters after an unusually wet season.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

As a result, California’s retail electricity prices rose eight times faster than the nationwide average in the 10 years between January 2011 and December 2020, due to its increased use of variable energy sources. should maintain and expand its fleet of highly-reliable, carbon-free, and 94 percent efficient nuclear power plants.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Whereas the existing criteria require that the transitional activity does not hamper the development and deployment of low-carbon alternatives (such as wind, solar or nuclear) the current proposal has no such restriction in function. For example, the title of section 4.27 reads (our emphasis): “4.27.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Owners of fossil fuel-fired power plants that supply electricity to New York and two trade associations filed an action in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York challenging the New York Public Service Commission’s (PSC’s) plan to provide “Zero Emissions Credits” to four nuclear power plants.

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Physics World

APRIL 21, 2021

Some scientists proposed using nuclear reactors to study this neutrino oscillation, since reactors are well-understood neutrino sources, and Luk realized it could be the best way to solve the theta-13 problem. Originally from Hong Kong, Luk also knew about the Daya Bay nuclear power plant and added it to his list.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Remember the gas plants in Mississauga and Oakville that were abruptly axed before the 2011 election, causing a massive scandal? Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. California significantly expanded its use of renewable energy starting in 2011. 5] The U.S.

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

Look at the food crisis last year,” said former World Bank engineer John Briscoe in a 2011 interview. Gleick claims I misrepresented the Ehrlichs and Holdren, who elsewhere note the difference between nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons, but I did not. Why else use it? I’m sad about that, not angry.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

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Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar, a price rise that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar — a price increase that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Drone protest leads to arrest at Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems The Nuclear Resister | October 3, 2011 dozen activists gathered outside of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona at 7 a.m. Monday morning, October 3 to protest drone warfare and war profiteering. Residents in St.

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