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Renewable Energy Races Ahead as Nuclear and Fossil Fuels Falter
2013-07-17 22:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The case for renewable energy received a boost this week as the wind industry revealed that over 1 gigawatt (GW) of offshore wind capacity--enough to power up to 1 million homes--was connected to the European grid over the first half of 2013. This is almost double the amount added during the same period last year, a rise which has been driven in large part by growth in the UK. The UK led the way with 146 turbines boasting 514 megwatts (MW) of capacity connected from a series of new wind farms,...
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Calif. Agencies Begin Weighing Options to Replace Nuclear Supply
2013-07-17 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Six California state agencies met to try to satisfy competing electric and air quality issues amid the pressing need to replace the electric supply lost after the crippled San Onofre nuclear plant was retired early, officials said on Monday. Southern California Edison, owned by Edison International , said in June it would retire both nuclear reactors at San Onofre, totaling 2,150 megawatts, more than a year after severe damage was discovered in thousands of tubes inside newly installed steam generators....
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UK Governments Trident Review fails to find alternative for countrys nuclear deterrent
2013-07-17 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The UK Government's much-awaited Trident Review has failed to find any cost-effective substitute for the country's nuclear deterrent.
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Installing the dome on nuclear reactor's building at Flamanville
2013-07-16 17:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
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Greenpeace activists break into EDF nuclear power plant in France - video
2013-07-15 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Footage released by Greenpeace shows anti-nuclear slogans projected onto the walls of the Tricastin nuclear power plant in south-east France. More than 20 activists broke into the site at dusk on Sunday, one of the most important nuclear sites in France. EDF says the protesters did not get access to the site's two nuclear reactors and had no impact on safety
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