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Dr. Caldicott decries DU
On this week’s Nuclear Hotseat, Dr. Helen Caldicott talks to host, Libbe HaLevy, about why using depleted uranium weapons is harmful to living things. Writes HaLevy: “Dr. Caldicott is an Australian physician, author, and for six decades has been one of the world’s most important anti-nuclear advocates.She revived or founded several associations, including Physicians for Social…
Read More“No Miracles Needed”
The current edition of Beyond Nuclear board member, Karl Grossman’s “Enviro Close-Up” TV program features renowned energy expert, Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson, discussing his new book, “No Miracles Needed: How Today’s Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air”. It will be broadcast this coming Saturday, May 20, on Free Speech TV on nearly…
Read MoreIPPNW: abolish nuke weapons AND power
The Nobel Prize-winning organization of medical professionals — International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War — passed a resolution at its 23rd World Congress, in Mombasa, Kenya on April 30, 2023, entitled: Links between Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power. Beyond Nuclear welcomes this statement, especially coming from those who truly understand the impossible medical…
Read MoreThe terrible toll of A-bomb tests
This week on Nuclear Hotseat, host Libbe HaLevy looks into the terrible toll taken on the people of French Polynesia from the French atomic tests there. She interviewed Dennis Riches who, after the meltdowns at Fukushima-Daiichi in 2011 began writing a blog about nuclear issues. In 2018, several of the blog posts were published as a…
Read MoreFrench nuclear woes worsen
From Utility Week: “Average wholesale power prices are likely to remain above £100/MWh until 2030 and beyond as the UK’s exports power to Europe to fill the gap left by French nuclear outages, analysts have warned. France’s large but aging nuclear fleet has suffered from a growing number of technical issues in recent years, leading to…
Read MoreComEd Four found guilty
In March 2022, a federal grand jury in Chicago, Illinois indicted Democratic leader and former Illinois House Speaker, Mike Madigan and his long-time ally, former legislator and lobbyist, Michael McClain, on 22 counts in an alleged $3 million criminal enterprise that included racketeering conspiracy, attempted extortion, bribery and other charges. Madigan is accused of leading…
Read More100% renewables in just a few years
According to new research by Stanford University professor, Mark Z. Jacobson and his colleagues, “145 of the world’s nations could switch to 100% renewable energy in a few years using renewable energy technologies available today,” reports CleanTechnica. “They recommend the world make the switchover by 2035, but in no event later than 2050. Their goal…
Read MoreNRC and Holtec violate EJ and consent-based siting: radioactive waste dump licensed in New Mexico
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Read MoreRisks too high at Zaporizhzhia
Beyond Nuclear has put out a press statement warning that the risks of a nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine’s six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are too high, with rumors of a Ukrainian offensive reportedly prompting mass evacuations of civilians living near the plant. Only an immediate ceasefire — or, better still, a negotiated end to a…
Read MoreRenewables outshine coal in US
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), wind and solar combined now provide more generating capacity and produce more electricity than coal. The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through February…
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