Nuclear
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New Brunswick Touts Small Nuclear Reactor Potential, Though Decisions Are Years Away
Although any decision is years down the road, New Brunswick is considering building a second nuclear reactor at its Point Lepreau power station and ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Nearby Neighbours Prefer Wind Farms to Fossil, Nuclear or Solar Plants, Study Finds
People who actually live near operating wind farms see them as better neighbours than fossil, nuclear, or solar plants, even if they’re located in ... -
AsiaAustraliaCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobsNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Australia Faces Economic Disruption as Japanese Investors Abandon Coal
With Japanese banks and trading houses dumping investments and dropping plans for new power stations, analysts in Asia are pointing to a “monumental” shift ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyNuclearOpinion & AnalysisUnited States
Hot Garbage Grifters: SNC-Lavalin’s Plan to Turn Nuclear Waste into Long-Term Gold
If it is true that one person’s garbage can be another’s gold, then Montreal-based multinational SNC-Lavalin and its new U.S. partner, Holtec International, plan ... -
CanadaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
IESO Transmission Request Would Boost Ontario Hydro Imports from Quebec
A request last week from the independent agency that runs Ontario’s electricity grid could open the door for the province to import inexpensive, renewable ... -
World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power to UK Grid
The world’s biggest offshore wind farm was expected to begin delivering power to the United Kingdom grid this week. -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationHydroJobsLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionSolarTransitUnited StatesWind
Green New Deal Envisions Net-Zero Emissions in 10 Years Through WWII-Scale Effort
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) released an outline of the Democrats’ Green New Deal yesterday, in the form of a ... -
Drive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
France Plans 300 MW of New Solar Capacity to Replace 40-Year-Old Nuclear Plant
France has received European Commission approval for a €250-million plan to replace the 40-year-old Fessenheim nuclear generating station by contracting for 300 megawatts of ... -
BioenergyCCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationHydroNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearOpinion & AnalysisPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Green New Deal Risks Splitting U.S. Climate Community Over Timelines, Targets
The prospect of a comprehensive Green New Deal to drive rapid decarbonization and create jobs in the United States has been receiving considerable air ...
