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Ohioans Stuck Burning Coal, Burning Cash

Union of Concerned Scientists

6 , the notorious law the Legislature passed in 2019 that slapped Ohio ratepayers with a monthly surcharge to bail out two struggling nuclear plants. 6 in 2019 because it was bad for consumers, bad for the economy, and bad for the environment. In addition, FirstEnergy—owner of the two uneconomic nuclear power plants H.B.

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

Law Columbia

The case was filed by 45 residents in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2019. Background Immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were shut down. One of these was the abovementioned Guideline established in 2012.

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

Environmental Progress

The total number of negative price hours, whereby power plants had to pay people to take unneeded electricity, grew dramatically between 2019 and 2020, just as they did in California during the same period, and have grown since. Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System. I believe the U.S. But if the U.S.

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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] 21] In 2019, German electricity prices were 45 percent higher than the European average. [22] 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S. 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

US electricity sector emissions decreased 34 percent from 2005 to 2019, including an astonishing 10 percent in 2019, which is the largest year-on-year decline in history. By contrast, the Obama administration’s proposed carbon regulation of the power sector, the “Clean Power Plan,” proposed emissions reductions of 32 percent — by 2030.

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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. USA: "Raytheon, shame on you," they chanted. Children die because of you."

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The "Patriots" at Raytheon

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. USA: "Raytheon, shame on you," they chanted. Children die because of you."