Japan’s Nuclear Shutdown
By Alex Wise, Sea Change Radio
Alex and Kaz Makabe explore the dismantling of Japan’s nuclear power facilities, and talk about the energy future in the land of the rising sun.
Tag: Nuclear
The Legacy of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Analysis
By Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief
The disaster took place just as some nations were considering the idea of a “nuclear renaissance”. The impact of Fukushima on the nuclear industry was severe, in Japan and beyond.
Radio Interview: Nuclear and other alternative energy sources
By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights
Kurt Cobb, author, journalist, and expert on energy and the environment, returns to Goldstein on Gelt to discuss the energy crisis. Are natural sources of energy, such as thorium and molten salt, effective alternatives to oil?
Nuclear decline in Europe?
By Paul Brown, Climate News Network
The European nuclear industry, led by France, seems to be in terminal decline as a result of the cancellation of a new Finnish reactor, technical faults in stations already under construction, and severe financial problems.
Will New Mexico Double Down On Dirty Energy?
By Julie Dermansky, DeSmog Blog
The future of energy development in New Mexico’s Four Corners region is at a crossroads.
Energy Crunch: Nuclear Future?
By Energy Crunch staff, New Economics Foundation
The UK’s nuclear plans looked even shakier this week as Areva, shareholder and designer of the planned new Hinkley C reactors, saw its shares plunge following financial problems caused by its long delayed nuclear reactor in Finland.
Update on US natural gas, coal, nuclear, renewables
By Gail Tverberg, Our Finite World
On August 6, I wrote a post called Making Sense of the US Oil Story, in which I looked at US oil. In this post, I would like to look at other sources of US energy.
Saudi America and a Nuclear Future?
By Justin Ritchie, Seth Moser-Katz, The Extraenvironmentalist
We spoke with Chris Nelder in Extraenvironmentalist episde #76. This is the first part of a transcript prepared by EE listener Scott.
The Grand Challenge of the Energy Transition
By Ugo Bardi, Frontiers in Energy Research
How are we going to meet the challenge of functioning without fossil fuels?
Climate Change and Fukushima – Radio Ecoshock Paints the Big Picture
By Janaia Donaldson, Peak Moment Television
Two ongoing environmental events are affecting all life on the planet, even if it’s not yet noticeable where you live. Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock is watching climate change and Fukushima very closely.
Energy Crunch: the good news and the bad news
By Energy Crunch staff, New Economics Foundation
The good news is that Britain’s politicians and media are finally giving energy the attention it deserves. The bad is that the frenzied political back-and-forth of the last few weeks utterly fails to grasp the intractability of rising energy costs.