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Coal & Nuclear Power Have Over 15x the Water Footprint of Renewable Energy...
A new report from the River Network looks at the water footprint of various energy sources, striking another black mark on coal and nuclear's green credentials.
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Fukushima Disaster Declared 'Manmade' in Final Report
The final Japanese government report on the Fukushima nuclear disaster has some harsh words for TEPCO, the Japanese nuclear regulators, as well as the government body pushing nuclear power.
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US Nuclear Regulators Freeze 19 Power Plant Licensing Decisions, After Court...
Storing spent fuel on-site at nuclear power plants does indeed pose dangerous long-term health and environmental risks, a US Appeals Court has ruled.
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Obama, Romney, or Stein: Who Has the Greenest Energy Policy?
Hint: One's dark green, one greenish with some brown spots, and one a solid dark brown.
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Energy News: US Emissions Set to Rise in 2013, Cuomo's Fracking Aide, Indian...
Higher natural gas prices are likely to lead to a shift back to coal, a new EIA report shows. More...
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Japan Plan Phases Out Nuclear Power by 2030, As Renewable Energy Projects...
Unfortunately it's not just renewable energy that will be replacing nuclear power in Japan, but also increased imports of coal, oil, and natural gas.
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Gardens at Temporary Housing in Fukushima Show the Indomitable Spirit of...
Over a year since the nuclear power plant in Japan, and Fukushima residents are returning to growing gardens.
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US Nuclear Facilities at Greater Than Expected Risk From Flooding Due to Dam...
A whistleblower at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says officials there are trying to justify not making public a report showing that the risk from dam failure to US nuclear power plants is greater...
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Japan Backtracks on Nuclear Power Phase Out Deadline
90% of the Japanese public supports phasing out nuclear power, but government recommendations have softened on how quickly this might happen.
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Renewables, Efficiency Could Easily Replace Indian Point's Nuclear Power: Report
As New York's aging Indian Point nuclear power plant comes up for relicensing, a new report shows that its electricity simply isn't needed.
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Fate of Radioactive Contamination in Fukushima Fish
Scientists continue to track the consequences of the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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Data from Chernobyl Workers Links Leukemia to Radiation
Chernobyl radiation linked to chronic lymphocytic leukemia; can data from this 20-year study help better gauge risks of common medical tests?
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100 More Colleges Join Fight to Divest From Fossil Fuel Companies
350.org's Fossil Free campaign is getting more backing, had a few early victories, and shows the maturation of the green movement.
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Heavy-Duty Robot Ready to Clean Up Fukushima
Hitachi has unveiled a new powerful dual-arm robot capable of cleaning up heavy rubble at the nuclear facility.
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Top 15 Biodiversity Threats/Opportunities to Watch in 2013
Researchers conducted a "horizon scanning" exercise to identify emerging issues that should be watched closely in 2013.
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World Nuclear Electricity Generation Down 5 Percent Since 2006
World nuclear electricity-generating capacity has been essentially flat since 2007 and is likely to fall as plants retire faster than new ones are built. In fact, the actual electricity generated at...
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China is building 29 nuclear reactors, 40% of the world's total
While right now wind power has overtaken nuclear in China, and wind should keep growing rapidly, it takes a lot longer to build a reactor than a wind turbine, so the numbers should be kept in context.
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Toxic nuclear waste leaking from Washington dump
CBS News has a startling report on a toxic leak at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State, which they call "the most contaminated nuclear site in the country."
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Fukushima radiation reveals migratory habits of Pacific bluefin tuna
The nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daichi in Japan was a very bad thing any way you look at it, but researchers are trying to make some good come out of it.
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Fish caught near Fukushima contains record levels of radioactive cesium
Even two years later, we are frequently reminded that the Fukushima saga is far from over.
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Rat blamed for Fukushima power outage
While the temperatures always stayed at safe levels, it is still a bit worrisome to now learn that a rodent could have caused this.
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Fukushima ghost town now on Google Streetview
Located in Fukushima Prefecture, Namie-Machi is a small city on the East coast of Japan, sandwiched between ocean and mountains.
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Hero: Fukushima's ex-chief who spent 6 months at the station after the...
Masao Yoshida, one of the Fukushima 50 who stayed behind at the earthquake and tsunami-struck power plant after the other employees evacuated, has just died from esophageal cancer.
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300 tons of radioactive water has leaked from Fukushima
More than two years after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, the situation is worse than ever.
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The United States uses 39% of the energy it produces, wastes 61%...
There are huge gains to be made by boosting efficiency. Even if we can never get to 100% because of the laws of physics, we could get much closer than we are now.
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U.S. Nuclear Power in Decline
Nuclear power generation in the United States is falling. It plateaued between 2007 and 2010—before falling more than 4 percent over the last two years. Projections for 2013 show a further 1 percent...
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100% nuclear free: Japan shuts down its last reactor
On Monday (Sunday locally), Japan switched off the last of its operating nuclear reactors and became 100% nuclear-free.
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Happy Petrov Day! (How we narrowly avoided nuclear war on this day in 1983)
Most of us alive today owe a debt to those who avoided nuclear war in years past, and sadly, there were many occasions when that was necessary.
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Jellyfish swarm clogs nuclear reactor
Tons of jellyfish clog a water intake pipe at the Oskarshamn power plant in Sweden, forcing operators to shut down the reactor.
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Nuclear fusion milestone reached: more energy out than in
Scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieve a major breakthrough on the path to the dream of fusion as a clean energy source
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