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Deaths per TWH by energy source
Comparing deaths/TWh for all energy sources I wrote this back in 2008 and with one new death that is somewhat nuclear energy related (a death at one of the japanese nuclear plants following the 8.9 earthquake) the statistics are not changed. Japan should have had sealed backup diesel generators or updated some of their designs. However, nuclear still compares very, very well to the other energy sources. The air pollution data is mainly from the World Health Organization and the european study Externe. The World Health Organization compiled peer reviewed health studies on air pollution from many institutions.
Nuclear Waste Dump
Location of Chernobyl nuclear power plant The abandoned city of Pripyat with Chernobyl plant in the distance Abandoned housing blocks in Pripyat
Chernobyl disaster
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster ( 福島第一原子力発電所事故 , Fukushima Dai-ichi ( pronunciation ) genshiryoku hatsudensho jiko ? ) was a series of equipment failures , nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant , following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is the largest nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 and only the second disaster (along with Chernobyl) to measure Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale . [ 7 ] The plant comprises six separate boiling water reactors originally designed by General Electric (GE) and maintained by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). At the time of the quake, Reactor 4 had been de-fueled while 5 and 6 were in cold shutdown for planned maintenance. [ 8 ] Immediately after the earthquake, the remaining reactors 1-3 shut down automatically and emergency generators came online to power electronics and coolant systems.
Schacht Asse II
Coordinates : The Asse II pit ( Schacht Asse II ) is a former salt mine used as a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the mountain range of Asse in district Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony , Germany .
Oil
Natural Gas Fracking
Coal
Unfair and balanced: Is U.S. reporting too soft on climate skeptics?
Photo: Nicco Mele Cross-posted from Midwest Energy News . When it comes to reporting on climate change, European media are from hothouse Venus, and their American counterparts are from considerably more frigid Mars. The divide between them may be having a profound impact on climate and energy policy in both parts of the world. European journalists accuse their American counterparts of maintaining a false balance in their reporting, pretending climate science is still in doubt, and offering politicians cover for inaction.
Reuters Condensation at a coal-burning power station in Beijing. Many experts agree that for the world to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions, the galloping economies of China and India would have to figure out how to base their future economic expansion on technologies and fuels that are “cleaner” than the fossil fuels the United States and Europe used in their own industrial revolutions long ago. We hear a lot about how China and India are becoming world leaders in clean technology, producing and installing solar factories and wind farms at a breakneck pace. Problem solved? Well, no. A couple of developments this week underscored why we should not sleep easy: burgeoning economic growth in China and India requires tons of energy in whatever form it is available.
'Dirty' Energy Dwarfs Clean in China and India
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No Dirty Energy - The Dirt on Coal
Home » Reform Governments » No Dirty Energy The planet has reached an energy crossroads. The choice Extracting dirtier and more dangerous sources of energy, or Responding to the climate crisis by embracing clean, renewable and efficient energy. Earthworks’ No Dirty Energy Campaign works to break our dependence on dirty energy while championing cleaner choices. Our future depends on:
No Dirty Energy - The Dirt on Coal-to-liquids
No Dirty Energy - Dirty Energy
Home » Reform Governments » No Dirty Energy The planet has reached an energy crossroads. The choice Extracting dirtier and more dangerous sources of energy, or Responding to the climate crisis by embracing clean, renewable and efficient energy.Home » Reform Governments » No Dirty Energy The planet has reached an energy crossroads. The choice Extracting dirtier and more dangerous sources of energy, or Responding to the climate crisis by embracing clean, renewable and efficient energy. Earthworks’ No Dirty Energy Campaign works to break our dependence on dirty energy while championing cleaner choices. Our future depends on:
No Dirty Energy - The Dirt on Oil and Gas
No Dirty Energy - The Dirt on Oil Shale
Home » Reform Governments » No Dirty Energy The planet has reached an energy crossroads. The choice Extracting dirtier and more dangerous sources of energy, or Responding to the climate crisis by embracing clean, renewable and efficient energy. Earthworks’ No Dirty Energy Campaign works to break our dependence on dirty energy while championing cleaner choices.No Dirty Energy - How Tar Sands Oil Affects the United States
Home » Reform Governments » No Dirty Energy The planet has reached an energy crossroads. The choice Extracting dirtier and more dangerous sources of energy, or Responding to the climate crisis by embracing clean, renewable and efficient energy. Earthworks’ No Dirty Energy Campaign works to break our dependence on dirty energy while championing cleaner choices.Home » Reform Governments » No Dirty Energy The planet has reached an energy crossroads. The choice Extracting dirtier and more dangerous sources of energy, or Responding to the climate crisis by embracing clean, renewable and efficient energy. Earthworks’ No Dirty Energy Campaign works to break our dependence on dirty energy while championing cleaner choices. Our future depends on: