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    Steinkohle, Torf, Erdgas und Erdöl. Man nennt diese Energiequellen fossile Energieträger oder fossile Brennstoffe (siehe auch Fossil). Dagegen wird Biomasse aus Holz und weiteren neuzeitlichen organischen Abfällen und Überresten gewonnen. Fossile Energieträger basieren auf dem Kohlenstoffkreislauf und ermöglichen damit gespeicherte (Sonnen)energie vergangener Zeiten heute zu verwerten. Die...

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

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

  3. Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD

    Newsletter 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...

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

    Newsletter IV 2024 January 21nd to 27th *** 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...

  5. 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...

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

    durch die Erwärmung des Wassers sowie indirekt durch zunehmende Eintrübung der Gewässer, der sogenannten Verbräunung. Viele Seen werden im Zuge der Erderwärmung brauner, weil in ihnen mehr organisches Material entsteht und von umliegenden Böden - etwa bei Starkregen - eingetragen wird. Das Phänomen ist in Ländern wie Schweden und auch in einigen Regionen Deutschlands schon deutlich zu beobachten...

  7. Newsletter XLIV 2023 - October 29th to November 4th - News+ Uranium exports from Lingen to Russia violate EU law - study by the Greens justifies the possibility of a ban

    make and remain in the environment forever. The EU is discussing radically restricting its use. PFAS stands for per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances. These are industrially produced organic compounds in which hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms. This makes them extremely resilient. More than 10.000 solid, liquid and gaseous chemicals are PFAS. The...

  8. Newsletter XXXVII 2023 - September 10th to 16th - News+ How Germany is ruining the climate with billions in gifts to industry

    sieht eine erneute Genehmigung kritisch und bezeichnet diese "als nicht gerechtfertigt". Was ist Glyphosat? Verbreitet wurde Glyphosat durch Monsanto ab 1974. Der US-Chemiekonzern mischte die organische Phosphorverbindung mit weiteren Stoffen und verkaufte das Pflanzengift als Unkrautvernichter unter dem Namen Roundup. Viele Landwirte bespritzen damit ihre Felder, alle grünen Pflanzenteile...

  9. Newsletter XXXII 2023 - August 6th to 12th - News+ Hiroshima - The asphalt will burn. Chaos will reign

    Newsletter XXXII 2023 August 6th *** 12 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Current+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a list of known incidents from the various areas of civil and military atomic industry . Some of this information only became public in a roundabout way. As soon as...

  10. 1960 to 1969 - INES, NAMS and other events

    worked with a tank containing radioactive uranium-235 in a sodium carbonate solution stirred with a stirrer. Intending to add a bottle of trichloroethane to remove organic matter, he accidentally added a bottle of uranium solution to the tank, causing a criticality excursion (uncontrolled chain reaction) accompanied by a flash of light and the...

  11. Newsletter XXX 2023 - July 23-29 - News+ Chomsky: What happens when orders from Washington are not followed?

    worked with a tank containing radioactive uranium-235 in a sodium carbonate solution stirred with a stirrer. Intending to add a bottle of trichloroethane to remove organic matter, he accidentally added a bottle of uranium solution to the tank, causing a criticality excursion (uncontrolled chain reaction) accompanied by a flash of light and the...

  12. Newsletter XXVII 2023 - July 2nd to 8th - News+ Is nuclear power experiencing a renaissance? There are also military interests behind it

    Methane emissions, the retreat of glaciers could further fuel climate change - a classic vicious circle. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and is released, among other things, during the anaerobic breakdown of organic material in soils, marine sediments or water bodies. The gas can also escape from natural gas and gas hydrate deposits underground. But some of these potential methane sources...

  13. Newsletter XXI 2023 - 21 to 27 May - News+ World Biodiversity Day: Will the plan to restore Europe's biodiversity fail?

    Newsletter XXI 2023 May 21st to 27th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ Background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-exhaustive list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Excerpt for this month: May 1, 1968 (INES 4 | NAMS 4,6) Sellafield nuclear factory, GBR May 1, 1962 (French....

  14. Newsletter XIX 2023 - May 7-13 - News+ Is the West turning Ukraine into a nuclear battlefield?

    Contamination of water, groundwater and soil. This contamination is often difficult to remove using common chemical or physical means. However, there are some bacteria that bind organic toxins, heavy metals or even radioactive uranium and can thus help purify soil and water... * May 11th to 13th, 1998 5 atomic bomb tests in Pokhran, IND Wikipedia...

  15. Newsletter XVI 2023 - April 16th to 22nd - News+ Poisons for eternity - Uranium and its radioactive relatives

    composed of long carbon chains in which hydrogen atoms are completely or partially replaced by fluorine atoms. This is one of the strongest compounds known in the field of organic chemistry. How many PFAS are there? We assume that there are up to 10.000 individual chemicals that can be summarized under this term... * Nuclear phase-out | Network without...

  16. Newsletter XV 2023 - April 9th ​​to 15th - News+ Traffic light climate, Switzerland as a role model and the better alternative to e-fuels

    filters glyphosate efficiently from water The plant protection agent (pesticide) glyphosate can be found in almost all running waters and in groundwater. A new filter based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can efficiently filter the controversial chemical from water. Because the binding of glyphosate to the filter material is weak, It can be rinsed out and used multiple times...

  17. Newsletter XIII 2023 - March 26 to April 1 - News+ What uranium ammunition would do to Ukraine

    that can use sunlight to produce synthesis gas from carbon dioxide and water – in one step. This is made possible by two catalysts that are latched into a light-absorbing metal-organic framework compound. This combination enables the simultaneous production of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The system achieves an efficiency of 36 percent and is more efficient...

  18. Newsletter X 2023 - March 5th to 11th - News+ Dangerous toxins: Which products contain PFAS

    Salvage is postponed due to delays in the development of a robotic arm. The second half of the 2023 financial year was named as the new start date... * Solar cells | organic | Agri-photovoltaics Semi-transparent solar cells for the greenhouse Antioxidant layer makes translucent organic solar cells more durable Translucent electricity suppliers: Organic...

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

    Newsletter I 2023 January 1st to 7th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current information + 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...

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

    in electricity, however, depends on the efficiency of the solar cells used - and their design. The efficiency of common silicon solar modules is well below 30 percent, while organic thin-film solar cells reach a maximum of 22 percent. But the efficiency can be increased if you use cells made of different semiconductors and with different absorption spectra...

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