Nuclear
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False Alarm Draws Attention to Delayed Pickering Nuclear Shutdown, Triggers Surging Demand for Emergency Iodide Pills
Millions of people across Ontario woke up in a panic early Sunday morning, after an emergency alert falsely announced an incident at the Pickering ... -
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 ...
