Last week much of the country suffered through extended uncharacteristically high temperatures that exceeded 100 degrees. The heat wave has been attributed to more than 30 deaths as well numerous power outages from Detroit to New York. The prolonged heat and humidity has resulted in the nation’s two biggest power grids, which serve over 100 [...]
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Mother Nature Spoke, Is The Nuclear Power Industry Listening?
About a month ago, the world’s 4th largest earthquake devastated parts of Japan leaving 13,392 dead and over 15,000 people missing. Now, adding long term misery on top of the heartbreak, continued problems at Japan’s Fukishima Daiichi power plant have made it the world’s 2nd worst nuclear accident, ranking only behind the Chernobyl disaster. Japan’s [...]