Climate Crisis
Empirical is everything; nuclear is a loser
2022 World Nuclear Industry Status Report once again shows failure of nuclear energy and the irresistible rise of renewables In a special edition of Nuclear Hotseat, host Libbe HaLevy was joined by Beyond Nuclear’s Linda Pentz Gunter to interview three of the principal authors of the 2022 World Nuclear Industry Status Report. The annual report…
Read MoreSmall modular reactors will worsen climate change
“There’s no such thing as safe nuclear power,” said physicist and professor, M.V. Ramana, as he ran down a compelling and comprehensive list of reasons why still theoretical small modular reactors (SMRs) cannot address climate change. During an online presentation for Nuclear Energy Information Service, now available on YouTube, Ramana showed how “every dollar we…
Read MoreNo nukes in new IPCC report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has published its AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023, calling it their “final warning”. But the authors say “There are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change, and they are available now”. According to their research, none of these includes…
Read MoreWatch Mark Jacobson on “No Miracles Needed” on saving climate
New Book by Professor Mark Jacobson, “No Miracles Needed: How Today’s Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air.” Here is the link to watch the Samuel Lawrence Foundation First Friday Series webinar [1 hour:22 minutes:43 seconds], which aired live March 3, 2023 features Stanford University Professor Mark Jacobson who talks about his new…
Read MoreMarch 3 webinar: Mark Jacobson’s new book on saving climate
11:30 am PST/2:30 pm EST, Friday, March 3, 2023, Samuel Lawrence Foundation webinar: Mark Jacobson’s new book “No Miracles Needed: How Today’s Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air” Two esteemed environmental leaders will discuss the existential threat of an accelerating climate change that Earth faces and how renewable energy, energy efficiency and…
Read MoreDiablo Canyon to resubmit license renewal application lapsed since 2016
With the strenuous pushback from safe energy groups, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has rejected a request by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to resume the federal agency’s review of a 20-year license renewal application for California’s last remaining nuclear power station at Diablo Canyon. The power company had allowed the relicensing application’s review…
Read MoreCOP27 “awash” in big polluters
The COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, is reportedly “awash” in fossil fuel representatives, according to the Washington Post, and there appears to be an equal rash of nuclear propagandists there, lead by representatives of the US government along with the inevitable nuclear power-promoting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The US has already…
Read MoreFrance restarts coal plants as cracking nuclear fleet drives a crisis
In response to an emerging electricity shortage this winter, France is restarting permanently closed coal-fired electricity plants. France’s energy crisis is part of a broader predicament across Europe ignited by sanctions against Russia for its invasion of sovereign Ukraine. Russia cut off its natural gas pipeline to France on June 15, 2022. But France now…
Read MoreSolar survival during Hurricane Ian
While the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ian in Florida last week lost power, water and communications connections, one community gave us the perfect demonstration of resiliency and survival. Babcock Ranch, located just 12 miles northeast of the now devastated city of Ft. Myers, is a town powered 100% by solar energy. Its 700,000 solar…
Read MoreNuke extensions won’t help Germany
Would not reduce CO2 emissions says ifo Institute From Clean Energy Wire: Calculations by the ifo Institute for Economic Research suggest that postponing the decommissioning of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power plants would not help the climate. “Extending the operating lives of nuclear power plants in Germany only saves small amounts of natural gas, but will hinder…
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