Tag: Energy
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Japan Learns that Olympics and Fukushima Radiation Don’t Mix
On MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show yesterday, Maddow spoke with Edwin Lyman from the Union of Concerned Scientists about new radiation readings coming from the leaking Fukushima nuclear power plant …
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L.A. City Councilmembers Call for Fracking Moratorium
Yesterday, in city hall, Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Mike Bonin introduced a motion to place a moratorium on fracking within the city of Los Angeles and along the city’s water supply …
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U.S. Becomes Largest Wood Pellet Exporter, Clearcutting Forests and Destroying Wetlands
Utility companies in Europe are making massive investments to convert their power plants to burn wood—known as “biomass”—as a replacement for coal and other fossil fuels …
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UK’s Fracking Dilemma Continues
Today, according to Friends of the Earth (FOE), the UK government plans to end people’s right to be notified about plans to drill for gas and oil beneath their homes and on their land …
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Utility Companies Launch Attack Against Rising Rooftop Solar Market
Issues of electricity regulation typically play out in drab government hearing rooms. That has not been the case this summer in Arizona, where a noisy argument—featuring TV attack ads …