Hinkley nuclear power station delay deals blow to government hopes

Earthwork preparation of Hinkley site put back as election of Francois Hollande as French president hits confidence . . . → continue reading..: Hinkley nuclear power station delay deals blow to government hopes

North Dakota oil boom: thousands pin their dreams on striking it rich

Business is booming and salaries are high in this tiny patch of the US, but the exhausting toil is more than many bargain for . . . → continue reading..: North Dakota oil boom: thousands pin their dreams on striking it rich

North Dakota: riding the oil rush

Oil has brought money and jobs to this sparsely populated region – but residents fear a ban on fracking will stop the boom . . . → continue reading..: North Dakota: riding the oil rush

Small island states in clean energy race

Dominica leads group of 52 small island developing states aiming for a 45% cut in emissions in the next 18 years . . . → continue reading..: Small island states in clean energy race

Japan shuts down last working nuclear reactor

All 50 reactors now closed for maintenance after 2011 tsunami but government faces major public opposition to reactivation . . . → continue reading..: Japan shuts down last working nuclear reactor

The eye-watering expense of nuclear power

The coalition wants us to depend more and more on nuclear power, but quite simply, it is too expensive to be able to deliver . . . → continue reading..: The eye-watering expense of nuclear power

Japanese energy policy stands at a crossroads

Post-Fukushima, Japan’s government and public have turned away from nuclear power, but the energy industry has other ideas . . . → continue reading..: Japanese energy policy stands at a crossroads

Anxious Japan prepares for life without nuclear power

Japan has 54 nuclear reactors, but as of Saturday, not one of them will be in operation – how will the country cope? . . . → continue reading..: Anxious Japan prepares for life without nuclear power

Nuclear waste ‘may be blighting 1,000 UK sites’

MoD under fire after report finds number of contaminated sites is far higher than previously estimated . . . → continue reading..: Nuclear waste ‘may be blighting 1,000 UK sites’

Shell’s stance on wind power reveals a profound truth of capitalism

When pushed to choose between profit and survival, the oil giant chooses profit – irrespective of collective consequence . . . → continue reading..: Shell’s stance on wind power reveals a profound truth of capitalism

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