Nuclear Snow? Power Plant Yields Snow in Pennsylvania
You've probably heard of lake-effect snow and ocean-effect snow, but now you should add "nuclear snow" to the list of strange winter weather phenomena. As the Midwest and East shivers under a bitterly cold air mass, waste heat given off from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant near Shippingport generated a narrow band of snow. Up to an inch of sn… Read More
Amid Energy Boom, Report Warns of Unsustainable Path
The oil and natural gas boom in the U.S. is having far-reaching effects on the global energy landscape, according to the “World Energy Outlook report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report shows that the U.S. is likely to become the largest global oil producer by about 2020, overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia, although Saudi… Read More
Norway to Double Carbon Tax on Oil Industry
the damaging impacts of climate change in the developing world. In one of the most radical climate programs yet by an oil-producing nation, the Norwegian government has proposed increasing its carbon tax on offshore oil companies by $72 (Nkr410) per ton of CO2 and an $8 (Nkr50) per ton CO2 tax on its fishing industry. Norway will also plough an ex… Read More
Report: Can U.S. Carbon Emissions Keep Falling?
A Climate Central analysis of the American energy economy shows that the nearly 9 percent reduction in annual carbon emissions in the U.S. since 2005 is unlikely to continue in the years ahead without major departures from the ways energy is currently produced and used. Recent declines in carbon emissions are the result of a combination of factors… Read More
As the U.S. Warms, Power Plants Face New Water Limits
Thermoelectric plants need large amounts of water for cooling purposes, taking in relatively cool water from rivers, lakes, or the ocean, pumping that water through heated components in the plant to bring temperatures down, and discharging warmer water in return. Such plants use once-through cooling systems. Other power plants take in less water an… Read More
Anxious Japan Prepares for Life Without Nuclear Power
Japan has 54 nuclear reactors, but as of Saturday, not a single one of them will be in operation – how will the country cope? Read More
China Takes Charge in Fight Against Climate Change
Long accused of inaction, the country has put plans in place to reverse its record on carbon emissions, argues Rob Elsworth. Read More
Rising Sea Levels Threaten UK Nuclear Sites
Nine of the sites have been assessed as being vulnerable now, while others are in danger from rising sea levels and storms in the future. Read More
