Tag: Energy
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Climate Activist on Day 29 of Hunger Strike
OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL — “I am on hunger strike because I can think of no action which could adequately express the urgency of humanity’s present situation. There are more than a few trends which, left unchecked, are likely to …
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National Parks in Peril from Fracking
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION — As the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) updates rules for oil and gas drilling on federal land …
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Integral Fast Reactors: Nuclear’s Forgotten Clean Energy Solution
I wrote a post for CleanTechnica on December 6, 2011 about something I’d never before heard about, integral fast reactors — you guessed right, nuclear reactors. Titled, “Our Nuclear Trash Heap Needs IFRs,” I wrote about a 2008 book by environmentalist, Tom Blees, “Prescription for the Planet.”
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Groups to Gov. O’Malley: Keep Maryland Frack Free
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The groups cited the findings of the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission’s draft report on fracking, which warns that fracking could have significant negative impacts in Maryland, yet presumes …
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Immediate Moratorium Needed on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining to Protect Human Health
CENTER FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT & JUSTICE — “The evidence shows that mountaintop removal threatens public health and the environment. It’s time to act to protect rural communities …