Sentences with phrase «against nuclear power in»

California turned against nuclear power in the 1970s and has not looked back.

As many as 50,000 people attended a march against nuclear power in Berlin last weekend.

Reader Vernon Barber uses outdated arguments against nuclear power in the UK (23 November, p 34).

Not exact matches

Expect the US to push for sanctions, diplomatic talks, investments in missile defenses — the types of measures taken against other nuclear powers — but don't expect a nuclear exchange.

Whitehall sources told The Daily Telegraph that Britain was «doing everything necessary» to be able to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles from nuclear - powered submarines against military targets in Syria.

For instance, organizations trying to assist Haitian and Salvadoran refugees to avoid repatriation, or organizations urging boycott of banks doing business with South Africa, or organizations counseling young people not to register for the draft, or organizations protesting increased military expenditures, or organizations demonstrating against nuclear power or against mineral exploration in wilderness areas, are all in danger of losing their tax exemptions for violating «public policy.»

For example, it is well known that nuclear radiations are dangerous in large doses and this was used as an argument against nuclear power.

For example in North Korea, the max range of their nuclear arsenal, is very unlikely further than South Korea, which means, that they can't reach all the powers, which would, in a potential nuclear attack, would start nuclear strikes back against them.

In 2016, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo directed the New York Public Service Commission to consider ratepayer - financed subsidies similar to those for renewable sources to keep nuclear power stations profitable in the competition against natural gaIn 2016, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo directed the New York Public Service Commission to consider ratepayer - financed subsidies similar to those for renewable sources to keep nuclear power stations profitable in the competition against natural gain the competition against natural gas.

Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky has scored a victory in his long - running battle against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy, the owner of Indian Point, thanks to a federal appeals court that reversed a lower court ruling on the commission's responsibility to involve and notify the public before exempting the Hudson Valley nuclear power plant from health and safety requirNuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy, the owner of Indian Point, thanks to a federal appeals court that reversed a lower court ruling on the commission's responsibility to involve and notify the public before exempting the Hudson Valley nuclear power plant from health and safety requirnuclear power plant from health and safety requirements.

Brodsky met the 91 - year - old folk singer and environmentalist when he represented him in a successful lawsuit against the nuclear power plant Indian Point.

At 7 a.m., Food and Water Watch, the New York Public Interest Research Group and activists and supporters of the Stop the Cuomo Tax campaign rally in Times Square, Penn Station and Grand Central against tax increase to support nuclear power plants in upstate New York, Grand Central Terminal by # 7 Train, Penn Station, LIRR area, and Times Square by Shuttle and 2 and 3 train tracks, Manhattan.

Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins began his efforts to change energy policies at protests against the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire in 1977.

The other side of the «green» argument against nuclear power is the fear by some climate scientists that carbon emissions in New York could increase by more than 31 million metric tons during the next two years, if a number of nuclear power plants close.

Namely that they will abstain over Tory plans to recognise marriage in the tax system; and will continue to argue against new nuclear power stations.

Stefanik, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, voted against the initial legislation in 2015, expressing doubt that the agreement would fail to shut down the regional power's path to a nuclear bomb.

«Nuclear has the power to move the needle in the fight against global warming,» says NRG's president and CEO, David Crane.

In light of the Fukushima disaster, an obvious move might now be to recommend placing the backup generators for nuclear power stations on higher ground to guard against tsunamis or floods.

However, the push to extend lifelines to nuclear power has collided with the goals of other environmental activists who have spent decades railing against reactors as expensive and unsafe, creating cracks in the coalition that helped bring nations to an international agreement to fight climate change.

In the Internet age, in which the Chinese public is becoming increasingly vocal about their rights and mobilizing on social networks, popular protests like the demonstrations in the city of Jiangmen against the processing plant suggest a wider backlash against nuclear poweIn the Internet age, in which the Chinese public is becoming increasingly vocal about their rights and mobilizing on social networks, popular protests like the demonstrations in the city of Jiangmen against the processing plant suggest a wider backlash against nuclear powein which the Chinese public is becoming increasingly vocal about their rights and mobilizing on social networks, popular protests like the demonstrations in the city of Jiangmen against the processing plant suggest a wider backlash against nuclear powein the city of Jiangmen against the processing plant suggest a wider backlash against nuclear power.

In September last year, the government advised against new building developments on coasts threatened by erosion, which raises questions about the proposed expansion of the Sizewell nuclear power complex.

More than two dozen senators with nuclear power plants in their states nonetheless voted against Yucca Mountain.

Grand Central Blue is the Warmest Color star Lea Seydoux puts in her second turn against A Prophet «s Tahar Rahim in this French / Austrian production about a risky love affair set at the nuclear power plant where they both work.

I am therefore surprised that Ike Solem (# 14), Joseph Romm (# 15) and SecularAnimist (# 18) all prosetalise about the risks we face and the benefits of wind and solar energy solutions but, nevertheless, appear to turn their faces against any major expansion in the use power from nuclear fission, apparently regardless of the type of fission.

Prior to now, in the 1970s similar alarmism directed against nuclear power, resulted to the relatively high level of CO2 emissions we have now.

But against the backdrop of the decade - long nuclear contests, the FIT system (as established by the EEG in 1991) that obligated supply companies to purchase wind, solar, and biomass power and then pass costs to consumers was fueling tremendous growth of renewables.

Earlier in January, California regulators approved Pacific Gas & Electric's application to retire the Diablo Canyon plant by 2025, following a protracted battle over the generating station that pitted local economic interests against environmentalists and other opponents of nuclear power.

But in what may be the most worrisome development in the combat against climate change, renewables are helping to push nuclear power, the main source of zero - carbon electricity in the United States, into bankruptcy.

Perhaps most significant, hydrogen - powered electricity is now competitive with nuclear, LNG and coal in carbon and risk - adjusted terms (ie against nuclear).

Keep in mind the environmentalists were protecting us by fighting tooth and nail against the technological advances of nuclear power 30 years ago.

If you've been paying attention to the power markets in recent years, you know that merchant coal and nuclear power plants are struggling to compete against natural gas - fired generation and renewable

Ramsauer warned against the hasty shutdown of half of the country's nuclear power plants in the wake of the Fukushima disaster back in 2011, «but no one wanted to listen».

As a lawyer in the 1980s, Cohen fought against the Seabrook nuclear power plant in New Hampshire.

Earthjustice is litigating in Ohio against proposals by two major utilities to force customers to prop up eight outdated power plants — seven coal and one nuclear — for the next 15 to 35 years.

In 1989, the elder Cuomo shut down a fully - constructed nuclear power plant on Long Island after protests against it by Sierra Club, Audubon and other anti-nuclear groups.

In a worrisome development in the combat against climate change, renewables are helping to push nuclear power, the main source of zero - carbon electricity in the United States, into bankruptcy, writes Eduardo Porter in the New York Times [morIn a worrisome development in the combat against climate change, renewables are helping to push nuclear power, the main source of zero - carbon electricity in the United States, into bankruptcy, writes Eduardo Porter in the New York Times [morin the combat against climate change, renewables are helping to push nuclear power, the main source of zero - carbon electricity in the United States, into bankruptcy, writes Eduardo Porter in the New York Times [morin the United States, into bankruptcy, writes Eduardo Porter in the New York Times [morin the New York Times [more]

Xcel was also caught testifying just three days later that, when concerning its nuclear power plant, non-fossil generation (like solar...) did provide «a valuable hedge against potential increases in fossil fuel costs» which have been «extremely volatile.»

Going against the trend in most other European countries, France has plans to further grow its nuclear power industry.

Nearly three dozen nuclear power plants are inadequately protected against major flooding guaranteed to occur after an upstream dam failure — flooding that could easily lead to an accident or meltdown on the scale of the 2011 nuclear power disaster in Fukushima, Japan.

Meanwhile, a recent study by the Union of Concerned Scientists could provide another valuable talking point in the argument against nuclear power.

It was the soft left that got most bothered by nuclear power, for reasons that had more to do with pacifism and the thought that the USSR might one day use nuclear weapons against the US, or someone else might get involved in an exchange like India and Pakistan or S Africa.

In the afternoon, we were joined by several local activists from the nearby town of Plogoff, who successfully campaigned against a new nuclear power plant being built on the coastline in the 1970In the afternoon, we were joined by several local activists from the nearby town of Plogoff, who successfully campaigned against a new nuclear power plant being built on the coastline in the 1970in the 1970s.

CANE, Communities against Nuclear Expansion, said: «At a time when public confidence in our political process is at an all time low, government have decided to take to themselves more power to override people's wishes.»

Friends of the Earth Europe has expressed alarm that the Heads of State cast a role for nuclear power in Europe's energy future, without offering solutions to its unsolved problems: how to treat and store waste for thousands of years, the risk of serious accidents, the proliferation of nuclear weapon material and how to secure nuclear plants against terrorist attacks.

In any case you might be better served by venturing out beyond you own resume and name calling («arrogant» and «ignorant») to state your actual case against nuclear power.