Tag: Nuclear Power
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Japanese Company Unveils Post-Fukushima Smartphone That Detects Radiation
With the concern over radiation contamination, this might prove to be a popular selling point for the new phone.
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There Will be Another Nuclear Meltdown Every 10 Years, Report Says
There's going to be a major nuclear reactor meltdown every 10-20 years, a new report argues. But that doesn't necessarily mean we need despair.
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Fukushima Meltdown Hastens Decline of Nuclear Power
For the first time in over 40 years, Japan has not a single nuclear power plant generating electricity. The March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown shattered public confidence in atomic energy.
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Ask the Experts: Where's the Green Outrage Over Nuclear Weapons?
Why aren't nuclear weapons such a top concern of environmentalists like they used to be? Satish Kumar of Resurgence magazine answers.
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From Environmentalism's Future to the Politics of Bread: TreeHugger Talks With Resurgence Editor Satish Kumar
"I'm optimistic that in the next 40 years we'll see a big change in consciousness. People will turn to a lifestyle that is elegant and simple, where you can live well within the means of the Earth. All of that is to come."
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Japan's Second-to-Last Nuclear Plant Shuts Down - Nation Will Be Nuclear Free By May
TEPCO will not be restarting the final reactor of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, leaving just one nuclear power plant operational in the entire nation.
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Arizona Tribe & Enviro Groups Defend Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Against Industry Lawsuit
"We intend to defend these lands from this ill-considered attack by the uranium industry.”
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Japan After Fukushima, One Year Later
Here's a tally of the damage Fukushima has wrought on Japan thus far—and what that damage means for nuclear power around the world.
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Fukushima's Fog: Nuclear Power One Year After Crisis
On the anniversary of Fukushima, we take a look at how the crisis has shaped the role of nuclear power around the world.
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The Week in Pictures: A Nuclear Amusement Park, the Best of Biomimicry and More
In Germany, a failed nuclear power plant has been converted into an amusement park. We also have 13 awesome examples of biomimicry, the 2012 Evolo Skyscraper Award winners, and more.
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Father of the H-Bomb: Scientists Are Not Responsible for How Society Uses Their Work (Video)
Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb, long believed that scientists were not responsible for how their findings were used.
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Fukushima First Responders Issue Warnings About Perils of Indian Point
As the one-year anniversary of the disaster at Fukushima nears, Indian Point nuclear power plant outside New York City takes the spotlight.
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Economist Jeffrey Sachs on Poverty, Politics, Pipelines, and Protests (Podcast)
Author and economist Jeff Sachs discusses politics, Occupy, Keystone XL, the need for nuclear, and lots more.
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A Quick Take On What Obama's Budget Means For Clean Energy
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has outlined what the fiscal year 2013 proposed budget has in store for his department. Here are the clean energy higlights.
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Energy News Recap: Hurricanes Versus Wind Farms; Nuclear Power & Childhood Leukemia; More
Beyond the headline, a really great overview of how globalization may well be entirely reshaped by energy constraints, for the betterment of local economies in places where manufacturing has been outsourced for years.
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The Week in Animal News: We're Making Raccoons Smarter, a Tiny Crab Makes Awesome Art and More
A PBS documentary alleges that human activities are honing raccoons problem solving skills. We also have a crab who makes sweet sand art, PETA's anti-slavery lawsuit and more.
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The Week in Pictures: Sexy Sustainable Lingerie, Valentine's Day Gifts, and More
Sexy eco-friendly lingerie heats things up. We also have our Valentine's Day Gift Guide, extreme yarn bombing, New York Fashion Week, and more.
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How Much Did Japan's Fukushima Disaster Harm Wildlife? Scientists Get Ready to Find Out
A team of U.S. researchers that has been examining the impacts of radiation exposure on flora and fauna in Chernobyl will be conducting a similar long-term study in Japan.
