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

    Version) * Russland | Überschwemmungen | Uranmine Dobrowolnoje sw Kurgan Russischer Flut-Region droht radioaktive Verseuchung Schneeschmelze und Regen setzen seit zwei Wochen zahlreiche russische Regionen unter Wasser. Flusspegel erreichen in Windeseile Rekordstände. In Sibirien könnte die große Katastrophe aber erst noch folgen. Berichten zufolge droht Uran dort in Flüsse zu geraten. Berichten...

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

    von der sich Kli­ma­schü­tze­r:in­nen über die Gleise abgeseilt hatten. Der Kraftwerksbetreiber Uniper trage damit „maßgeblich dazu bei, dass sich der Planet so extrem aufheizt, dass ganze Regionen von Überflutungen, Dürren oder Bränden verwüstet und unbewohnbar werden“, erklärte Fink. Uniper erziele dabei „Übergewinne in Milliardenhöhe“. Nach Putins Überfall auf die Ukraine war der...

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

    im Wissen um die historische und globale Verantwortung für die Erreichung unserer Klimaziele“, erklärte sie am Sonntag. Der Ausstieg aus der Steinkohle bedeute außerdem ein Ende des Imports aus Regionen, wo der Abbau von Steinkohle seit Jahrzehnten mit schweren Menschenrechtsverletzungen und Umweltzerstörung einhergeht. Am meisten betroffen seien davon beispielsweise in Kolumbien...

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

    | Desalination Plants Desalination: The solution to water shortages worldwide? Desalination plants are expensive, require a lot of energy and harm the environment. But they are vital for more and more regions where water is lacking and droughts are increasing, for example in the Middle East, Africa or the Mediterranean. Methods of obtaining drinking water from salt water have been known for more than 2000 years....

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

    Methane free. And apparently in far larger quantities than previously assumed. This is proven by a new study that has just been published in the journal Nature. When analyzing six production regions in the USA, it became clear that methane is usually released negligently through leaks in the plants. But also through so-called venting, in which natural gas is intentionally let out. The USA...

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

    Michael Müller in Waltershausen (Gotha district). [...] In one case, concerned people around a person concerned had already contacted the authorities, Maier continued. In some regions, right-wing extremist structures are already so entrenched that they could create a threat backdrop. In the event of specific threats, the police can be present with patrol cars and...

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

    from the tropics to the Arctic Circle. There the water cools and sinks due to its greater density. Below it flows south. The currents send nutrients and heat to different regions of the world. AMOC is a key component for the climate in many parts of the northern hemisphere and ensures that it remains mild there... Current News+ background knowledge Top of page...

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

    also the Saxon Bundestag member Bernhard Herrmann from the Greens. He sits on the Energy and Climate Protection Committee in the Bundestag. Hermann says that such disruptions cannot be tolerated, especially in Saxon regions where skilled workers are urgently needed. The Green politician is therefore calling for a reform of the controversial debt brake. Because you need investments in...

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

    are declining worldwide. Climate change is causing the need for water to grow food to increase. As a result, groundwater levels are falling in many places, a study shows. In many regions of the world, groundwater levels are falling at an ever-increasing rate. This is shown by an analysis of the water levels of over 170.000 wells around the world, which was published in the journal Nature. Measured in more than 40 countries...

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

    Newsletter III 2024 January 14th to 20st *** 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...

  11. 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...

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

    Nuclear waste from the reactor of the former Jülich Nuclear Research Center, which is to be driven almost every week for two years on more than 170 kilometers on motorways through the most densely populated regions of North Rhine-Westphalia - for example through the Düsseldorf airport tunnel or over the dilapidated 'Berlin Bridge' the A59 in the middle of my hometown Duisburg. Anyone could...

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

    not only that the air over large parts of Europe has become drier since the beginning of the 21st century, but also that this trend is continuing. "Given the drought events in many regions of Europe in recent years, this finding is really worrying," said Treydte. A measure of air dryness is the vapor pressure deficit (VPD for short)...

  14. 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”

    Radon pollution in Germany A new map from the Federal Office for Radiation Protection shows the average pollution with the radioactive gas radon in Germany. Concentrations are particularly high in mountainous regions. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has created a nationwide map of the spread of the radioactive gas radon. As the federal authority...

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

    its purpose as a weed killer, at least where it is used particularly intensively. Glyphosate is becoming less and less suitable as a miracle cure for weed-free agriculture with higher yields in many regions of North America. This is suggested by a study that appeared in the scientific journal “PNAS Nexus”. Accordingly, the effect as a weed killer decreased...

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

    Newsletter XLVIII 2023 November 26th to December 2nd *** 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, leaving this information to the public...

  17. 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...

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

    Weltwoche, the weekly magazine of the Swiss publisher Roger Köppel, published an article. In it he metaphorically equates an “uncontrolled, millions of foreigners settling in from culturally alien regions” with cancer. Maaßen's next scandal: the presence of “culturally alien foreigners” as a cause of cancer. The reason for the article was the migration summit in...

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

    and defeated," President George W. Bush told the American people immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001, specifically pointing out that these militants had "vast regions" of Africa in their sights. To bolster this front, the United States began a decades-long effort to provide large-scale security assistance, sending many thousands of African military officers...

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

    Newsletter XLV 2023 November 5th to 11th *** 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...

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