Nuclear
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Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick Agree to Develop Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
Ontario, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick will work together to research, develop, and build the technology for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) under a memorandum ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentNuclearUnited StatesWind
Lovins: Nuclear Makes Climate Crisis Worse by Blocking Faster Uptake of Cheaper Options
Contrary to industry propaganda, nuclear power plants are not an essential tool in the fight against climate change, but an increasingly dangerous drag on ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridGeothermalHydroJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWave & Tidal
Study Shows One in Three Americans in Communities with 100% RE Targets
With renewable energy generation nearly doubling in the United States since 2008, a new report from UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation lists 11 states ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridHydroNuclearSub-National Governments
Ontario Power Supply to Get ‘Dirtier’ as Nuclear Refits Trigger New Demand for Gas
Ontario’s electricity supply is about to get dirtier and more carbon-intensive, as the province begins burning more natural gas to replace electricity from nuclear ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsNuclearShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Pennsylvania Moves to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Pennsylvania is moving to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), making it the biggest carbon emitter in what would now become a nine-state ... -
Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Security & WarMiddle EastNuclearOil & GasUnited States
Trump Threatens Military Action After Drone Strikes Cut Saudi Oil Production by Half
Saudi Arabia’s daily oil output has been cut by half after Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen claimed responsibility for a drone strike on what ... -
Japan Nuclear Regulator Announces New Probe of Fukushima Disaster
Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority is opening a new investigation into the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March, 2011 that forced ...
