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

    To compensate for damage and losses caused by weather extremes such as floods and droughts. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is asked to “use his voice so that the EU makes promises,” said Luisa Neubauer in this week’s interview on Dlf. Neubauer also spoke out strongly against the German federal government supporting possible natural gas production in Senegal. The natural gas...

  2. Newsletter XLIII 2022 - October 28th to 31st - News+ Climate protection: It's not enough

    for the interim storage facility in Lubmin does not meet the necessary safety requirements for highly radioactive waste... * France | EDF | Loss Record loss: French nuclear company makes tens of billions in lousy costs Because almost half of the ailing nuclear reactors failed in the summer, the energy company EDF lost at least 32 billion euros. He is close to full...

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

    out. Accordingly, enriched uranium hexafluoride was transported to Lingen on September 28th and 29th. A spokesman for the authority confirmed the delivery upon request. The authority did not provide any further information. The basis for the transport was permits from 2021. There is no import ban from Russia for nuclear fuel, just like for gas, at the EU level. Opponents of nuclear power...

  4. 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

    is also not necessary. Because there is a concept whose name has made the rounds with the attacks on the gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea and on critical points in the railway infrastructure in Germany: resilience... * Energy transition | Solar park | Citizen electricity acceptance: Citizen participation platform for solar parks IBC Solar, a leading full-service provider of solar energy solutions, enables...

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

    All of this would require additional nuclear fuel. However, Habeck's ministry refuses to procure new fuel elements... * Nuclear phase-out | Continued operation | Duration Does the Chancellor speak out? Nuclear power dispute in the government: Chancellor Scholz announces a quick decision There isn't much time left: While the Green Economics Minister is announcing his plan for a temporary...

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

    And the priorities of many citizens have also shifted. Understandably. Anyone who doesn't know whether they can pay the heating costs for their apartment this winter doesn't think much about whether there will be extreme heat waves again next summer... * Off topic? | CO2 | Climate and environmental protection Man is a displacement artist Meat...

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

    | flaring | Methane natural gas: Climate effect of flaring underestimated "Flaring" releases five times more methane than estimated by the industry Underestimated emissions: Just a few weeks ago, the increased flaring of natural gas in Russian plants made headlines. Now a study reveals that this “flaring” common in the oil and gas industry is even more damaging to the climate than...

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

    The climate and environmental organization Fridays For Future (FFF) recently received a special fund of 100 billion euros from the federal government to address the climate crisis... * Gas ​​Crisis | homemade | Energy costs The gas crisis is homemade Opinion In winter we are threatened with a gas supply crisis. One reason is the war in Ukraine. But politicians are also responsible for a lot of things...

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

    | Renewable | Wind Vogel Bruchsal climate activist Franz Alt: “The old energies are killing our children” As a child, he delivered coal with his father in Untergrombach. Franz Alt has been campaigning for the energy transition for decades. At the Energy Forum he wants to shake up the people of Bruchsal. Bruchsal wants to be climate neutral by 2040. To achieve this, renewable energies must be expanded. It works...

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

    Stuck. * green base | Party conference | Turn coal, gas and nuclear power: The green base has had enough. The Green ministers are giving up one core demand after another. The members have been involved for a long time. Will there be an uprising at the party conference in October? * Fossils | Electricity exchange | Renewable fossil luxury electricity: Market interventions do not solve the basic problem The outrageously expensive natural gas power plants...

  11. Newsletter XXXIV 2022 - August 22nd to 31st - News+ Nuclear power plant Neckarwestheim 2: Hundreds of damage to pipes hidden

    What you need to know about this is that experts agree that a rapid energy transition cannot work without wind energy. But is wind energy actually as climate-friendly as expected - or does the greenhouse gas SF6 in the switchgear of the wind turbines destroy the positive properties? * Offshore | Baltic Sea energy security in Europe: Baltic Sea neighbors launch sevenfold increase in...

  12. Newsletter XXXIII 2022 - August 14th to 21st - News+ Brainwashed? – Strategic communication!

    decide than we can concern ourselves with smokescreens and sham debates about a revival of German nuclear power. * Gas ​​levy | Excess profits tax | Energy transition “Indecent even for outright capitalists” - Scientist Harald Lesch speaks plainly to Markus Lanz. Markus Lanz discussed the gas levy and the excess profits tax on Wednesday....

  13. Newsletter XXXII 2022 - August 07th to 13th - News+ Real existing politicians who do not do what is necessary

    A comment. * Cracks | Radiation damage nuclear power: Measuring method shows hidden material damage Calorimetry could improve the monitoring of old nuclear reactors Radiation damage made visible: A new process can detect hidden material defects in nuclear reactors - and thus increase the safety of older nuclear power plants. This is made possible by a calorimetric measurement, which...

  14. Newsletter XXXI 2022 - August 01st to 06th - News+ Withdraw the nuclear weapons from Europe!

    to switch operations from gas to oil. In order for that to change, money is needed from the state - instead of a traffic light dispute about extending the service life of nuclear power plants. Natural gas power generation still accounts for around 12 percent of gas consumption. Around two thirds of these are combined heat and power plants, which could usually be converted to oil boilers. This means that more than 5 percent of...

  15. Newsletter XXIX 2022 - July 17th to 24th - News+ Government in the climate crisis

    Grid connection The energy company Siemens Energy has received the largest order for the construction of an offshore grid connection in its history. The shutdown of the Emsland nuclear power plant clears the way for wind energy grid capacity. Siemens Energy is also successful in Great Britain. * United States Chomsky: "Mass worship for Trump is reminiscent of Nazi party rallies under...

  16. Newsletter XXVIII 2022 - July 11 - 16 - News+ What's next for the protest, Lina Schinköthe?

    Rötzer on the reasons why gas and especially nuclear power as “transitional technologies” were recognized as green energies by the EU and why France, which is the only nuclear power in the EU after Brexit, continues to rely on expensive nuclear power. In France only half of the nuclear power plants are online, there is a risk of a blackout in the summer due to the heat, and the construction of new nuclear power plants like the one in Flamanville is...

  17. Newsletter XXVII 2022 - July 02nd to 10th - News+ Global security is only possible together!

    must register in advance with broadcast... ** July 05th Duration | Coalition A divisive mushroom for the traffic light The Union wants to submit a proposal this week to extend the operating life of nuclear power plants - and is thus putting pressure on the FDP. She is also more in favor of nuclear power - unlike her coalition partners. The SPD says: The debate is damaging the business location. * South Korea | Exit |...

  18. Newsletter XXVI 2022 - June 26th to July 01st - News+ Study: Renewable energies more reliable than nuclear energy

    will build and operate a nuclear power plant based on the Russian VVER-1200 design. * Climate change | Hot water bladder | Pacific The cause of the blob seems to have been clarified In recent years, a deadly warm water bubble has repeatedly spread in the Pacific. The heating of the earth is the reason for the phenomenon called blob. * Photovoltaics | Efficiency | TPV cell...

  19. Newsletter XXV 2022 - June 18-25 - News+ Assange case: "Black day for freedom of the press"

    What was Don Trumpl's "fake news" rant is now Kini's "technical nonsense". But remember: Anyone who spills rubbish on others has to be careful that it doesn't fall on their own feet. The Kini puffs up his cheeks and puffs himself up mightily, the hero; When Mama Merkel was still there, he didn't dare to get really nasty, but now he senses his chance and does what a real...

  20. Newsletter XXIV 2022 - June 10th to 17th - News+ Majority for nuclear weapons? – Now the peace movement speaks

    would primarily affect those who imposed them, claimed the Russian President in his speech in St. Petersburg. The West still behaves like a colonial power. *Solar | plastic | mobil OPES Solutions develops solar modules made from marine plastic for integration into vehicles Lightweight solar modules without glass, but integrated with recycled plastic from the sea Opes...