1. Newsletter XVIII 2024 - April 28th to May 4th - News+ Hubris of the West: Three decades of chaos and decline

    Completion took less than two years. Many solar and wind projects can only dream of this - especially in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Across Germany there are around 30 so-called failure to act lawsuits due to delayed approvals for the construction of wind turbines. The Northeast stands out with 19 lawsuits. “New wind farms are not only met with sympathy, especially in West Mecklenburg,” says...

  2. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    always looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de April 20 Lawsuit | legal entity | Environmental law “Should rivers be able to sue, Ms. Zenetti?” Corporations can go to court in Germany, but not rivers, forests or animals? Lawyer Jula Zenetti from the Helmholtz Center Leipzig asks whether this is still...

  3. Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty

    1945 Of the ships lost, at least nine were nuclear powered, some armed with nuclear missiles or torpedoes... April 9 Global | Climate crisis | Climate lawsuit Failed climate lawsuits Judges decide according to outdated rules - that must finally change The climate crisis knows no national borders, unfortunately the courts do. The verdict on a dismissed lawsuit shows that...

  4. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    Newsletter Some of the incidents were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

  5. Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany

    communication is always sent by post and does not use the platform for communication. According to its own information, FragDenStaat will now expand its platform and, if possible, continue to sue. At the same time, the transparency project demands that the traffic light coalition introduce the promised transparency law and thus allow pseudonymous inquiries. * Nuclear waste | Nuclear lobby | SMR...

  6. Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good

    According to the information, just under every fifth metal processing company (19,1 percent) in Germany provides training. Urban asked companies not to complain about a problem with skilled workers if they did not provide any or very little training. You should finally switch from complaining mode to action mode... * Greens | democracy | Freedom of the press Attacks on the Greens: Solidarity...

  7. Newsletter VII 2024 - February 11th to 17th - Current+ super election year in the crucial climate decade

    Newsletter VII 2024 February 11th to 17th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

  8. Newsletter VI 2024 - February 4th to 10th - News+ Nuclear power is a dead horse - why isn't Merz getting down?

    has lost in the USA in connection with a lawsuit over a weed killer before an appeals court. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Leverkusen-based company is not protected from lawsuits over the weed killer Roundup, which contains glyphosate. The Atlanta court declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Georgia doctor who claims Roundup gave him cancer...

  9. Newsletter V 2024 - January 28th to February 3rd - Current news + US foreign policy: Profit over peace?

    would normally produce around 1,47 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions. * Hazardous waste illegally disposed of Tesla is said to have illegally disposed of hazardous waste "intentionally and negligently" Tesla has averted lawsuits from 25 districts in the US state of California by paying $1,5 million. The allegations that arose that Tesla handled hazardous waste incorrectly...

  10. Newsletter IV 2024 - January 21st to 27th - Current news + AfD ban: Off to Karlsruhe?

    the EU Commission has requested the revocation of the glyphosate approval, as the Aurelia Foundation announced. They then want to sue the EU court in Luxembourg against the renewal of the approval. The EU Commission decided in mid-December that the drug could be used in the EU for another ten years. Previously there had been neither enough representatives on a committee...

  11. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    will not remain a permanent problem.” * Israel | war crimes | Gaza Middle East conflict Blackout as a weapon Gaza war: Israel hides attacks behind communication barriers. New lawsuits filed For the seventh day in a row, telephone and internet connections in Gaza were down on Friday. The blackout is caused by Israel. Since the war began on October 7, 2023...

  12. Newsletter II 2024 - January 7th to 13th - News+ SMR: US developers of mini-nuclear power plants under pressure - class action lawsuit by shareholders against NuScale Power

    Newsletter II 2024 January 7th to 13th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never made public through official channels, so this information is only made available to the public in a roundabout way...

  13. Newsletter I 2024 - January 1st to 6th - News+ - The necessary change needs more support

    So-called “flares”, in German: torches, the liquefaction plants visibly burn off unused material with high flames. Residents in the immediate vicinity of the facilities complain of respiratory problems... * AfD | right-wing extremist | Party ban AfD ban: brilliant sham debate A ban on the AfD is not seriously sought by civil society, says Leo...

  14. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    Campaigns boosted sales of painkillers and contributed to the opioid crisis in the US? In any case, the consulting firm has already had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits. A comparison will now also be expensive for McKinsey. The consulting firm McKinsey has agreed to a settlement with US health insurers and care plans related to opioids. Loud...

  15. Newsletter LI 2023 - December 17th to 23rd - Current news + steps towards climate change, unsettled OPEC and loving politics

    Newsletter LI 2023 December 17th to 23rd *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

  16. Newsletter L 2023 - December 10th to 16th - News+ The tail wags the dog and those on the right lead us by the nose ring “Back to the Future”

    Due to "too many legal and planning risks, it is unlikely to be implemented in a timely manner and therefore not economically," said the Federal Environment Ministry. Announced lawsuits have significantly delayed commissioning, there is a lack of political support for enforcement and there is also no time to find another location. The plan would be...

  17. Newsletter XLIX 2023 - December 3rd to 9th - News+ The language of autocracy

    who attributes her cancer to Bayer's Roundup weed killer, which contains glyphosate. [...] According to Bayer, 52.000 of the total of around 165.000 lawsuits filed were still open. The company brought the lawsuits into its own hands when it took over the glyphosate developer Monsanto. Bayer had always rejected the allegations against the herbicide. Huge...

  18. Newsletter XLVIII 2023 - November 26th to December 2nd - Current News+ Greenwashing at COP28: How corporations lobby against climate goals

    According to a ruling by the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court, must decide on additional immediate measures to reduce greenhouse gases from traffic and buildings. The court decided this after complaints from Deutsche Umwelthilfe and the environmental association BUND. It allowed for revision. The government is now considering whether to go this route... * Greenhouse gas | 1,5 degrees | COP28 "We need a...

  19. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    THTR 300 The THTR newsletters Studies on THTR and much more. THTR breakdown list The HTR research The THTR accident in the 'Spiegel' THTR circular No. 156, December 2023: *** 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 XNUMX Contents : “Green” hydrogen: colonial energy? - No thanks! China: HTR future in the stars? South Africa – on the way to...

  20. Newsletter XLVII 2023 - November 19th to 25th - News+ Spectacular setback for the development of small nuclear reactors in the USA - The dead horse

    “against persons” are to be charged, the verdict states. The dissolution is not a necessary and proportionate measure. [...] "Soulèvements de la Terre" and the other associations that filed the lawsuits said they were satisfied with the verdicts. This would “stop the disinformation campaigns that have been promoting megabasins as a means of reducing water extraction for years...

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