Tag: nuclear power

  • Reject the Exelon Takeover of Pepco

    Energy Justice Network testified in D.C. against Exelon energy corporation’s takeover of Pepco, electric service provider to Washington, D.C. and Maryland.  This takeover is a bad deal for the District of Columbia and is not in the public interest. It would hit DC ratepayers with higher electricity bills, would undermine renewable energy and would not…

  • Radioactive Spikes from Nuclear Plants a Likely Cause of Childhood Leukemia

    – by Dr. Ian Fairlie, Ecologist On 23rd August, The Ecologist published very clear evidence of increased cancers among children living near nuclear power stations around the world, including the UK. The story sparked much interest on social media sites, and perhaps more importantly, the article’s scientific basis (published in the academic peer-reviewed scientific journal the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity) was downloaded over…

  • Vermont Yankee: Out of the Fission and Into the Fire?

    – by Ann Darling, The Safe and Green Campaign The Vermont Yankee nuclear power station in southeastern Vermont will close in December of this year after operating for over 40 years. The owner, Entergy Nuclear, is based in New Orleans and is the second largest nuclear power company in the U.S. As a member of the Safe…

  • EPA: Carbon Rules Could Ensure Nuclear Power’s Survival

    [Another reason why the dirty energy resistance needs to band together. -Josh] – by Julie Wernau, June 18, 2014, Chicago Tribune Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday that the federal agency’s proposed carbon rules are designed to boost nuclear plants that are struggling to compete. “There are a handful of nuclear facilities that because…

  • Radioactive Leaks Found at 75% of US Nuke Sites

    – Associated Press, June 21, 2011, CBS Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows. The number and severity of the leaks has been escalating, even as federal regulators extend the licenses of more and more reactors across the nation.…

  • Energy Justice Now – A Forum for the Dirty Energy Resistance [June 2014]

    Check out the inaugural June 2014 issue of Energy Justice Network’s new publication, Energy Justice Now! In the June issue of Energy Justice Now (a forum for the dirty energy resistance): -“Why Solidarity is Needed More Than Ever between Coal, Gas and Incinerator Fighters“ -“Public Lands, Dirty Energy“ -“On the Dirty Energy Policy Front“ …and more!!! Please share the June 2014 issue…

  • Biomass and Gas Incinerator Proposed for Vermont Yankee Nuke Site

    – by Mike Faher, June 3, 2014, Brattleboro Reformer Selectboard members are touting the potential benefits of new biomass power plant — with the possibility of a natural-gas component — that could be built at the Vermont Yankee site after the nuclear facility shuts. Officials expect to organize a public forum to discuss the deetails of…

  • Welcome to Energy Justice Now!

    Welcome to Energy Justice Now, Energy Justice Network’s first monthly newsletter! Energy Justice Now will provide critical reporting on the entire spectrum of the dirty energy resistance, highlighting the voices of community organizers battling fossil fuels, nuclear power, and biomass and waste incineration from sea to shining sea. We are accepting submissions at niaby [at]…

  • Public Lands, Dirty Energy

    – by Josh Schlossberg, Energy Justice Now Grassroots advocates have done a bang up job alerting the American public to the disturbing health and environmental impacts of the extraction, transportation, and generation of dirty energy (fossil fuels, nuclear power, and biomass/trash incineration). Greenhouse gases, air pollution, and water contamination from energy sources requiring smokestacks or…