He did not realize it, of course. Thoreau died in 1862, when the industrial revolution was just beginning to pump climate-changing greenhouse gases into the … Thoreau’s notesRead more
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Nuclear quackery
The Netherlands, this tiny country with endless possibilities in a liberal and tolerant environment, has a new scoop: the company “Atoomstroom.nl” (which translates as “Atomic … Nuclear quackeryRead more
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OL3 three years behind schedule
Things are going from bad to worse with the disastrous construction of Finland’s Olkiluoto reactor. Despite the builders ‘working six days a week and 24 … OL3 three years behind scheduleRead more
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Olkiluoto Reactor is without proper design
Due for completion in 2012 at the earliest, the so-called state of the art and third generation OL3 European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) being built at … Olkiluoto Reactor is without proper designRead more
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Vermont Yankee: lady who loves trouble
Vermont Yankee is a lady who loves trouble. Last year part of one of the nuclear power plant’s cooling towers collapsed. At one point in … Vermont Yankee: lady who loves troubleRead more
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Hungary’s first stage of nuclear waste disposal facility
The completed first stage of a nuclear waste disposal site — the first in Hungary — was inaugurated in Bataapati, some 180 kilometres (110 miles) … Hungary’s first stage of nuclear waste disposal facilityRead more
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Stopping a dam on Himalayas
Work on a major hydroelectric dam in the Himalayas has been stopped after one of India’s most eminent scientists came close to dying on the … Stopping a dam on HimalayasRead more
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U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Construction Cost Overruns
According to the Department of Energy, the first 75 reactors built in the U.S. experienced cost overruns totaling over $100 billion and that was before … U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Construction Cost OverrunsRead more
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Olkiluoto again
Three years behind schedule, 1.7 billion euros over budget and its builders and owners locked in a battle over who’s to blame. Things are looking … Olkiluoto againRead more
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Drought killing Amazon
Drought is killing off trees in Brazil’s fragile Amazon rain forest and depleting the region’s carbon reservoirs — an ecological double-whammy with devastating implications. The … Drought killing AmazonRead more