1. Newsletter V 2023 - January 29 to February 4 - News+ Je suis mud monk

    in the event that a further extension of the term is discussed. The Emsland nuclear power plant was actually supposed to be shut down at the turn of the year. However, due to the energy crisis, the federal government decided that the reactor - just like Isar 2 in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim 2 in Baden-Württemberg - should remain online until mid-April. Initiative: Nuclear power plants correspond...

  2. Newsletter IV 2023 - January 22nd to 28th - News+ How the FDP politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann plays down her proximity to the armaments lobby

    - on the one hand directly through the air raids but on the other hand also indirectly in the cold and dark winter in Ukraine, where electricity and heating often fail. The West is helping in the Ukrainian energy crisis, primarily with diesel generators to provide electricity to hospitals and other facilities. After all, this shows that a decentralized energy supply is much more crisis-proof than...

  3. Newsletter I 2023 - January 1st to 7th - News+ Where Are the Peacemakers?

    62,05 TWh exported and 35,77 TWh imported. The network load differs from gross electricity consumption, which also takes into account power plant consumption and industrial networks... * Fossil energy crisis | Renewable expansion | LNG “The fossil energy crisis will be with us for a long time” Energy expert Claudia Kemfert on the construction of LNG terminals, boosters for renewables and the race with...

  4. Newsletter LI 2022 - December 20th to 25th - News+ One UN for all

    This summer's heat wave was expected to cause power outages... *** December 21 Coal | CO2 | Climate footprint | Tender for greenhouse gas emissions: Coal boom ruins climate balance The energy crisis is making itself felt in Germany's energy industry. For the first time in a long time, emissions are rising again. BERLIN taz | The energy crisis is having an impact on Germany's climate balance...

  5. Newsletter L 2022 - December 15th to 19th - News+ Criminalization of activists of the last generation

    to move forward. This research facility is under the control of the National Nuclear Security Administration and is primarily used to simulate nuclear weapon explosions... *** December 16th Energy Crisis | Flamanville | Mochovce | Olkiluoto Power outage: Nuclear power plants are not helping the EU out of the energy crisis The use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades, not least...

  6. Newsletter XLIX 2022 - December 08th to 14th - News+ Umwelthilfe makes proposals for the rapid development of European photovoltaic production

    The ARD satirical magazine Extra 3 reported on Friday. They force operators of older biogas plants to flare off part of the gas they produce. [...] Despite the current energy crisis, the federal government has scored its own goal. A case from Greece shows that things can get even worse. The small town of Argos Orestiko is located on the upper reaches of the Aliakmonas...

  7. Newsletter XLVIII 2022 - December 01st to 07th - News+ The New York Times and the new climate deniers

    safe - but not from the effects of climate change, which is devastating the biosphere through droughts, floods and forest fires... * Japan | protests | old reactors Fight against the energy crisis Japan relies on old nuclear power plants Japan, of all places, could be the country with the oldest nuclear power plants in the world in a few years. In the energy crisis, the government wants to bring old reactors back online...

  8. Newsletter LII 2022 - December 26-31 - News+ Putin and Lavrov should have gone before the UN

    History – at least if it were to go by the exit law introduced by the CDU/CSU in 2011 and passed by a very large coalition in the Bundestag. However, in view of an alleged energy crisis and under pressure from the Union, FDP and some industrial associations, the SPD and the Greens have, as is well known, agreed that the three remaining nuclear power plants will remain online: The reactors...

  9. Newsletter XLVII 2022 - November 24th to 30th - News+ More garbage to Grafenrheinfeld: The Schweinfurt action alliance against nuclear power is concerned

    genannt. Zuvor wurde gerne Fluchtgefahr wegen der zu erwarteten hohen Haftstrafe angeführt, ansonsten hält man die Gründe geheim und erhebt auch weiterhin keine Anklage... * fossile Energie | Energiekrise | Gaskraftwerke Luxus-Gas ohne Zukunft: Solar bis zu zehnmal billiger Der Gasanalyst Rystad Energy verkündet den "Anfang vom Ende der Gaskraftwerke in Europa". Sie seien gegenüber den...

  10. Newsletter XLVI 2022 - November 16th to 23rd - News+ Now only the wisdom of the Peace of Westphalia can help

    went shopping. The crazy gas prices in turn revived fossil undead like coal. The economic recovery after the pandemic also caused oil demand to rise. At the same time, war and the energy crisis pushed the climate crisis aside. Of course, the governments, especially the German one, asserted that the energy crisis was also an opportunity to accelerate the energy transition. But in fact they went...

  11. Newsletter XLV 2022 - November 08th to 15th - News+ Penalties for activists - And what about the climate?

    Nuclear fuel will be delivered to Lingen is unclear. A police spokeswoman declined to comment. Lingen is also home to one of three nuclear power plants that are scheduled to remain online until mid-April 2023 due to the energy crisis. Uranium could be brought to Lingen by truck According to information from the Münsterland Action Alliance against Nuclear Facilities, the Russian nuclear ship "Mikhail...

  12. Newsletter XLIV 2022 - November 01st to 07th - News+ Do not fear progress and technology, fear capitalism

    that China, India and so on are to blame for the misery, that you simply cannot win elections with climate protection (and you must not overwhelm the population) or that economic and energy crises require other priorities... ** November 06th Offshore | Wind power | Expansion of offshore wind target year 2035 Wind farms with 50 gigawatts in the German sea as early as the middle of the next decade The...

  13. Newsletter XLII 2022 - October 23rd to 27th - News+ The fairy tale with primary energy consumption

    EDF operates a total of 56 nuclear reactors, many of which had defects discovered last year. Almost half of the reactors had to be shut down for maintenance, which further exacerbated Europe's energy crisis. The situation was made worse by weeks of strikes, which delayed repair work... * France | Whistleblower | Incident | covers up France:...

  14. Newsletter XLI 2022 - October 16th to 22nd - News+ The "Friends of MIK" in AFD, CDU/CSU and FDP are ready to fight for the nuclear industry until democracy is over

    “Yield twice to three times as high” A pensioner from Leipzig has invented a wind turbine that is said to produce three times as much income as usual. For the inventor, this is “pure money”. The energy crisis makes it clear that Germany has been sleeping when it comes to renewable energy, at least when it comes to phasing out nuclear power, coal and gas without any worries, which calls for environmental aid in...

  15. Newsletter XL 2022 - October 09th to 15th - News+ In the hyperloop of excitement

    | Expansion of wind and solar "Our people understand that" Nouripour promotes nuclear power plant operation. The Greens remained the "anti-nuclear party," emphasizes party leader Nouripour. But given the current energy crisis, "we're doing things we don't want to do." For the Greens, this means supporting the operation of two nuclear power plants. Before the Green Party conference, party leader Omid Nouripour...

  16. Newsletter XXXIX 2022 - October 01st to 08th - News+ Belgium shows problems with extending the runtimes of nuclear power plants

    resuscitated. Whether it will really revive again remains to be seen. What about climate protection? The theme of the century. Does anyone even care right now? As the energy crisis worsens, the topic appears to have disappeared from public debate. Relief package, double whammy, nuclear power plant lifetimes – these are the keywords that dominate the political discussion. And also...

  17. Newsletter XXXVIII 2022 - September 24th to 30th - News+ Fridays for Future calls for a special fund of 100 billion euros for climate protection

    the supply does not belong in state hands. I’m for it,” Bas told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (Monday). When asked whether the gas importer Uniper should remain in state hands even after the current energy crisis, she replied: “Why shouldn't the state make a profit sometimes? Debts are nationalized and profits are privatized. That's wrong." [...] Bas said she...

  18. Newsletter XXXVII 2022 - September 17 to 23 - News+ Low-level ionizing radiation also poses a risk

    According to the NDR, around 3,1 billion kilowatt hours of energy are lost every year. This is because the wind turbines are switched off on particularly stormy days... * Duration | Energy crisis | Dependency on continued operation of nuclear power plants: Union proposal would prolong energy crisis - Nothing learned from past mistakes Regarding the draft law presented today by the CDU and CSU...

  19. Newsletter XXXVI 2022 - September 09th to 16th - News+ permanent vigil in front of ANF Framatome in Lingen

    have promised each other deliveries in solidarity. * Independent | Kini Jödler | Rosatom Uranium Because of independence: What Markus Söder is hiding about nuclear power In view of the energy crisis, numerous politicians are calling for an extension of the service life of German nuclear power plants and criticizing Economics Minister Robert Habeck for his vague attitude. At the forefront: Markus...

  20. Newsletter XXXV 2022 - September 01st to 08th - News+ No nuclear power plant runtime extensions!

    currently from spent fuel elements that are not yet suitable for dry storage. They subside in poorly protected water basins and must be further cooled. * Energy crisis | Switzerland | Axpo | Rescue Switzerland also has to save electricity suppliers Axpo, one of the largest energy companies in Switzerland, needs help from the state: The government now has a rescue package...

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