People adoring dolphins and then not minding using plastic bags at every opportunity. Dolphins are dying and being washed up to shores. Their autopsies are … Plastic kills 100,000 marine animals every yearRead more
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Cost of Yucca Mountain nuclear repository is rising
The U.S. Department of Energy says it has revised upward its cost estimate of the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository from its 1983 start to closure … Cost of Yucca Mountain nuclear repository is risingRead more
Oceanic Acidification
A new study by scientists into the future effects of acidic sea water shows that the reduced pH value of the oceans’ surface waters will … Oceanic AcidificationRead more
Olkiluoto-3’s costs rise sharply
The expected building costs of a new nuclear reactor in Finland by France’s Areva have increased to 4.5 billion euros ($6.66 billion) from 3 billion … Olkiluoto-3’s costs rise sharplyRead more
Baby Penguins are dying
July 18, 2008 — Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro’s … Baby Penguins are dyingRead more
Renewable energy is attracting Wall Street
Capitalists have already scuttled Patrick Moore’s claimed nuclear revival. New U.S. subsidies of about $13 billion per plant (roughly a plant’s capital cost) haven’t lured … Renewable energy is attracting Wall StreetRead more
Why nuclear power is not an option
Energy Department official Ward Sproat on Tuesday ( 22/7/08 ) that it would cost taxpayers $90 billion to open and operate the nation’s first nuclear … Why nuclear power is not an optionRead more
Rapid deforestation of papua new guinea
According to a new report, Papua New Guinea is at risk of losing more than half of its rainforests by 2021 because of commercial logging, … Rapid deforestation of papua new guineaRead more
Some facts about nuclear power plants
In 2002, 360 Gwe (Giga Watt Electrical) produced from nuclear energy in this world. It is 16 % of total production. Spent uranium must be … Some facts about nuclear power plantsRead more
Wasted Food
billions of dollars’ worth of food is dumped each year because of retailers’ inefficiency. It is difficult to gauge quite how much waste—known as “shrink” … Wasted FoodRead more