Tag: Nuclear Power - Page 4
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Renewable Energy Now Provides More US Power Than Nuclear
The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.
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Fukushima Nuclear Site Finally Stabilised, says Japan's Prime Minister
Japan's prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, has announced that the Fukushima nuclear site finally stabilised, 280 days after the earthquake and tsunami that damaged it.
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The Week in Animal News: The Wildest Stories of 2011, Polar Bears Turn to Cannibalism, and More
This week, we round up the wildest and weirdest animal stories of the year, starving polar bears turn to cannibalism, the lone wolf returns to California, and more.
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Detailed Illustrations of Mutated Insects Challenge the Science Of Nuclear Power
A Swiss science artist's beautiful but disturbing paintings of mutated insects reveal a different side to the 'official' story about nuclear power.
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Greenpeace Activists Arrested After Infilitrating Two French Nuclear Plants
Protesters broke into two power plants, unfurling an anti-nuclear banner at one and hiding for 14 hours at another.
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American Crocodile Finds Refuge from Extinction in Nuclear Power Plant
With people overruning their habitat, the american crocodile was in decline. Guess where they are making a comeback?
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New Leak of Radioactive Water Hits Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
79 gallons of water containing radioactive cesium, iodine and potentially strontium have reached the ocean.
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The Week in Pictures: Underground Skyscrapers, Landmines Conserving Land, and More
Are underground "earthscrapers" the future of green building? We also have landmines as tools of preservation, bacteria-powered lighting, and more.
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20,000 Gather to Protest "Chernobyl on Wheels" Nuclear Shipment in Germany
Tens of thousands protested a shipment of radioactive waste in Germany today.
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French Police Tear Gas and Arrest Anti-Nuclear Protesters
Riot police fought anti-nuclear activists protesting the transport of nuclear waste from Normandy to Germany.
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Power Plants Stressing Freshwater Resources Around the Country
Analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that coal and nuclear power plants are using "vast amounts of local water for cooling", stressing watersheds.
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Thorium: The Nuclear Power We've Never Known (Video)
Imagine if nuclear power was safe, terror-proof, and fueled by a plentiful, ubiquitous element. Sound like a pipe dream? Maybe. Maybe not.
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Will Belgium Abandon Nuclear Power Too?
Belgian politicians are the latest to consider a phase out of nuclear power. Is this a good thing?
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Devastating Earthquake in Eastern Turkey Fails to Shake Ankara's Nuclear Plans
Reports that Turkey would reconsider its nuclear plans following a deadly earthquake in the eastern part of the country sounded too good to be true. They were.
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Nuclear Power Still Blocks Clean Energy Development
In spite of the obvious dangers, support for nuclear power still flourishes, often to the detriment of clean alternatives.
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Three-Eyed Fish Caught Near Nuclear Plant in Argentina
Three-eye fished caught in Argentina
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Fukushima Meltdown Has Led to 'World's Worst' Nuclear Pollution of the Sea
The crisis at Fukushima has had many repercussions. Could the worst of them be for ocean life?
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New York Could Close Indian Point Nuclear Plant Without New Capacity Needed Until 2020
New analysis shows that a combination of energy efficiency improvements, new power transmission and renewable energy can easily replace New York's aging Indian Point nuclear power plant.
