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

    that the contamination could only be detected on the shoes and protective clothing. The employees' skin did not come into contact with the water. Nuclear power plantsPlag Ascó (Spain) In October 2021, the Spanish government approved an extension of the operating license for Ascó-1 and -2 until 2030 and 2031, respectively. Leak of radioactive water In April 2011, 25.000 liters...

  2. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    They are durable and often water, grease and dirt repellent. That's why they are found in many products, including everyday products. The PFAS group includes several thousand individual substances... * Spain | Judge | Corruption | Spain accidentally lets drug lord go who wanted to kidnap Princess Amalia Karim Bouyakhrichan is said to have planned to kidnap the Dutch princess...

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

    or animals but not? Lawyer Jula Zenetti from the Helmholtz Center Leipzig asks whether this is still appropriate. SPIEGEL: Can rivers complain, Ms. Zenetti? Zenetti: Not in Germany yet. In Spain, a lagoon has been declared a legal entity, the Mar Menor. In the USA, a type of rice that is sacred to the indigenous people has been brought to court in a community called Manoomin. In...

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

    Towing attempt sunk in Bay of Biscay. Four nuclear torpedoes recovered, around 20 more in the wreck or on the seabed at a depth of around 4300 m. Sinking position around 490 km northwest of Spain. A hull crew of 52 sailors who remained on board died in the sinking. 73 survivors were rescued by the recovery ship. April 10 Assange | Freedom of the press |...

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

    and Romania is planning a mini-nuclear power plant using US technology. Sweden operates a total of six reactors, which together cover around 30 percent of the country's electricity production. Nuclear phase-out in Spain and Switzerland The first nuclear power plant called Akkuyu has been built in Turkey since 2015 - financed and built by the Russian state-owned company Rosatom. Great Britain also continues to rely on nuclear power...

  6. Newsletter IX 2024 - February 25th to March 2nd - News+ Deceptively real AI videos: What if we can no longer believe anything?

    highlighted. However, it is also noticeable that the Polish investigators were in anything but a hurry to clarify the situation. It was only a year after the arrest that a request for legal assistance was sent to Spain to resolve the passport issue... * Recycling | plastic | Microplastic protein coating makes plastic waste degradable Plastic waste that cannot be broken down by microbes or chemical...

  7. Newsletter VIII 2024 - February 18th to 24th - News+ On the death of the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny

    Media in particular, don't finally give up on the attitude of Frisch's Biedermann? Shouldn't the SZ send a stop signal on the first page, perhaps in a crystal-clear comment? * Spain | murder | Secret service murder in residential complex in Spain Newspaper: Moscow's contract killers killed defector Kuzminov That Moscow is responsible for the murder of Russian defector Maxim Kuzminov...

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

    Australia, Canada and New Zealand have called for an “immediate” humanitarian ceasefire in a joint statement. They warn of the "devastating" effects of the operation. Spain and Ireland are calling on the European Commission to urgently examine whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in the Gaza Strip. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens)...

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

    | Tax the Rich Proposal to abolish solidarity: Pay the rich, please! If only a small group gave up a portion, Germany wouldn't have to worry about the tax authorities. Switzerland and Spain show how it works. The FDP has imposed a strong taboo on the country - so strong that no member of the government is currently thinking about it, let alone talking about it. Higher taxes are considered...

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

    University of California. Regions with particularly intensive agricultural use were hardest hit, including northern China, Iran and the western United States. Fruit and vegetable cultivation in Spain In large parts of Spain, the groundwater level was also falling at the fastest rate, at two meters per year. In Andalusia, huge areas are used to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and strawberries...

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

    The US Department of Energy and Columbia University in New York have now successfully tested a different approach... * January 17, 1966 (Broken Arrow) Palomares, USA The nuclear chain Palomares, Spain Crash of a nuclear weapon plane In January 1966, four hydrogen bombs struck nearby in the Spanish city of Palomares after a U.S. Air Force B-52 collided with another in mid-air...

  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

    are “assimilated”. Even if they are German citizens. That would be an attack on the Basic Law - on citizenship and on the principle of equality... January 9th Spain | Atlantic | Plastic Spain is declaring an environmental emergency because of plastic beads on the beach. Since mid-December, the Atlantic has been washing plastic beads onto the Spanish coast. Environmentalists are trying to...

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

    1,2 meter high wave. In Toyama, at the southern end, the wave was still 0,8 meters high. It is unclear whether and where further waves will follow... * Drought | Drinking water | Barcelona Water shortage in Spain: A city is left high and dry After months of drought, Barcelona is running out of drinking water. Residents are encouraged to save. If necessary, tankers will have to carry the water from March...

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

    interests of their populations, but between the short-term financial interests of a few and the health and lives of a large part of the world's population... * Spain | Nuclear phase-out | Renewables | Storage Spain is phasing out nuclear energy from Madrid - There are still seven nuclear power plants in operation in Spain, but the phase-out of nuclear energy by 2035...

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

    USA already includes Bahrain, France, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway and the Seychelles. Greece and Australia also want to join the alliance. Spain says it only wants to take part in an EU or NATO mission. According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, the federal government is also considering participating in...

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

    to limit, to protect people from climate chaos and to end the age of fossil fuels«... * November 28, 2007 (INES 2) Ascó nuclear power plant, ESP nuclear power plantsPlag Ascó nuclear power plant (Spain) Leak of radioactive water in the nuclear power plant in November 2007 frightening conditions prevail. Radioactive particles were released through ventilation and also reached homes and...

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

    but also what the climate conference in Dubai will not solve. Professor Latif, this year we are experiencing extreme drought and heat in Brazil with what feels like temperatures over 58 degrees. In Spain, due to the drought, tankers may soon have to bring drinking water to Catalonia. Climate change seems to be becoming more and more tangible. Is it still realistic to expect warming to...

  18. Newsletter XLVI 2023 - November 12th to 18th - News+ Violence as a consequence of climate change: No cool heads

    On the scale from one to five, on which five is the highest value, the Federal Republic only achieves a place in the lower midfield with a three minus, along with Italy and Spain. Only Switzerland, Greece and, above all, Poland perform even worse. According to the analysis, heat pumps are still being used in Germany despite clear efforts by the federal government and...

  19. Newsletter XLV 2023 - November 5th to 11th - News+ Are Habeck, Pistorius, Baerbock an infernal trio?

    with a different religion. The child has been fed by the mother and knows nothing about anything. It has no religion. It's a human. Be human! Respect people!... November 8 Spain | Right-wing extremists are calling for a coup Right-wing ultras are causing a riot against the formation of a government in Spain There are even calls for a coup in the security forces, but supposedly they are only directed against...

  20. Newsletter XLII 2023 - October 15th to 21st - News+ For a new concept of fascism

    Vandellò's security systems were severely damaged. Vandellòs 1 was then permanently shut down. (Costs approximately US$931 million) Nuclear Power Accidents Nuclear power plantsPlag Vandellós (Spain) Two reactors originally supplied electricity at the site. Vandellós-1 was a 500 MW gas-cooled, graphite-moderated reactor (GCR), whose construction began on June 21, 1968 and was completed on June 11...

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