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A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making

Circle of Blue

The failures at Homestake are emblematic of the toxic legacy of the American uranium industry, one that has been well-documented from its boom during the Cold War until falling uranium prices and concerns over the dangers of nuclear power decimated the industry in the 1980s.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S. The answer is that there was a lot more generating capacity in 2006 than in 2020. 5] The U.S.

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Testimony of Michael D. Shellenberger Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020

Environmental Progress

For example, the IPCC notes that France had 4,000 fewer deaths than anticipated from a heat wave in 2006 thanks to improved health care, an early-warning system and greater public consciousness in response to a deadly heat wave three years earlier. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last year called for the closure of US nuclear power plants.

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Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely

Corp Watch

USA: Raytheon workers hold 'informational picket,' demand better benefits from corporation Paul Tennant | Eagle Tribune | September 20, 2017 Raytheon production employees, whose contract is due to expire Saturday morning, are demanding better medical coverage from the prominent missile manufacturer.

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The "Patriots" at Raytheon

Corp Watch

USA: Raytheon workers hold 'informational picket,' demand better benefits from corporation Paul Tennant | Eagle Tribune | September 20, 2017 Raytheon production employees, whose contract is due to expire Saturday morning, are demanding better medical coverage from the prominent missile manufacturer.

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Ukraine conflict a boon for defense industry

Corp Watch

USA: Raytheon workers hold 'informational picket,' demand better benefits from corporation Paul Tennant | Eagle Tribune | September 20, 2017 Raytheon production employees, whose contract is due to expire Saturday morning, are demanding better medical coverage from the prominent missile manufacturer.

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How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich

Corp Watch

USA: Raytheon workers hold 'informational picket,' demand better benefits from corporation Paul Tennant | Eagle Tribune | September 20, 2017 Raytheon production employees, whose contract is due to expire Saturday morning, are demanding better medical coverage from the prominent missile manufacturer.