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New technologies for nuclear waste disposal: UK-Japan research collaboration kicks off

Envirotec Magazine

On 11th March 2011, a major earthquake followed by a tsunami caused an unprecedented accident in the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Fukushima Dai-ichi reactors suffered core meltdowns in the following days.

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ComEd Bribery Scandal Clouds Picture for Exelon’s Illinois Nuclear Plants

GreenTechMedia

” At the same time, Crane noted the company is “in the middle of trying to work through legislative strategy in Illinois” that would offer its nuclear power plants in the state an alternative path to earning capacity market revenue that is seen as a critical component of their future financial viability.

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Tracking Progress on 100% Clean Energy Targets

GreenTechMedia

They also have implications for communities, in terms of health benefits, cost savings and employment opportunities. But most jurisdictions use the broader term “clean energy,” which can also include resources like large hydroelectric generation and nuclear power. 100% targets come in different forms.

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EU Scientists and Politicians Clash Over Gas and Nuclear as ‘Sustainable’ Investments

DeSmogBlog

In response, the European Commission asked its Joint Research Centre (JRC) to assess the absence of significant environmental harm from nuclear power. The Commission needs to listen to the science and abandon its proposal to greenwash gas and nuclear.”. I think that’s the typical example of that political exchange that went on.”

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Fukushima nuclear power plant to release contaminated water into ocean

AGreenLiving

Ten years after an earthquake and tsunami caused meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant , Japan has announced plans to release contaminated water from the plant into the ocean. Workers used more than 1 million metric tons of water to cool the three reactors that melted down in 2011. Via BBC Image via TEPCO / IAEA.

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Part 2: Revisiting the Key Findings of an influential Carbon Trading and Environmental Equity Study – Additional Details

Low Carbon Prosperity

Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015) ) In this Part 2, I provide some extended details on the assessments presented in Part I. The paper reports that 52% of facilities considered reported emission increases between 2011-12 and 2013-15.

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Part 2: Revisiting the Key Findings of an influential Carbon Trading and Environmental Equity Study – Additional Details

Low Carbon Prosperity

Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015) ) In this Part 2, I provide some extended details on the assessments presented in Part I. The paper reports that 52% of facilities considered reported emission increases between 2011-12 and 2013-15.

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