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Guest blog post: Japanese Court Upholds Mistakes in post-disaster Energy Policy in Yokosuka Climate Case Decisions

Law Columbia

Background Immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were shut down. The Japanese government recognized the urgent need to secure power supply and implemented some measures to expedite the construction of new power plant.

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How the Daya Bay experiment helped China build a neutrino legacy

Physics World

Some scientists proposed using nuclear reactors to study this neutrino oscillation, since reactors are well-understood neutrino sources, and Luk realized it could be the best way to solve the theta-13 problem. Originally from Hong Kong, Luk also knew about the Daya Bay nuclear power plant and added it to his list.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Remember the gas plants in Mississauga and Oakville that were abruptly axed before the 2011 election, causing a massive scandal? Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

As a result, California’s retail electricity prices rose eight times faster than the nationwide average in the 10 years between January 2011 and December 2020, due to its increased use of variable energy sources. should maintain and expand its fleet of highly-reliable, carbon-free, and 94 percent efficient nuclear power plants.

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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] The price of solar panels and wind turbines has declined 75 percent and 25 percent, respectively, since 2011. [5] 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

Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar — a price increase that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.

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Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely

Corp Watch

Leonora LaPeter Anton | Tampa Bay Times | August 24, 2012 Seventy-five protesters, many dressed in pink, gathered outside the local production plant of Raytheon on Thursday, denouncing the defense contractor for its role in drone warfare. But it also thinks climate-related “security concerns” could boost demand for its military products.