Green World Blog
News, views & musings for our nuclear-free, carbon-free future
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The Legacy of George Floyd: For Racial Justice, We Must Work for Systemic Change
NIRS honors the life and loved ones of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer one year ago today. On this memorial, we also remember the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on its 100th anniversary (May 31-June 1), when a white mob attacked the thriving Black neighborhood of Greenwood, burning down and bombing…
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Ohio Ends Nuclear Bailout Scheme: Here’s What it Means
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill repealing the state’s $1.1 billion nuclear bailout yesterday. Ohioans have been fighting to stop and then repeal the bailout law (HB6), since 2019. Their struggle goes back even further, to 2014, when FirstEnergy launched into a series of four other failed nuclear and coal bailout schemes. It took…
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“No More Bailouts” – Statement on Exelon Nuclear Spinoff Plan
MEDIA ALERT / STATEMENT / SOURCE OFFER Contact: Stephen Kent, skent@kentcom.com, 914-589-5988 Independent Expert Sources on Planned Exelon Break-up Warn of Safety Risks and a Grab for More Subsidies Below are two short statements by independent experts from nuclear industry watchdog groups commenting on Exelon’s announcement that it intends to split into two companies. These…
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Time to get off the fence on nuclear
Last week, we published a blog about a new study by researchers at the University of Sussex that shows nuclear power is no solution to the climate crisis, and that it is actually keeping countries from making the steep reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions we need to keep the world livable. This study has…
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Resisting nuclear colonialism on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The resistance of Indigenous peoples and their allies has created greater awareness about abuses and injustices that have been perpetrated against Native peoples since European empires colonized their lands. This is one of the reasons why NIRS commemorates this day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. As an anti-nuclear organization, we take Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an…
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Nuclear doesn’t help with climate or play well with renewables
We’ve known for a long time that nuclear energy is a false solution to climate change. Not only are the health and environmental impacts of nuclear intolerable, but nuclear also gobbles up investments we should be making on clean and safe renewable energy. Now, a new study by researchers at the University of Sussex in…
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Anniversaries: Remember and Take Action
This week is the 75th anniversary of the first uses of nuclear weapons in warfare: the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, and of Nagasaki on August 9. The horrific suffering and loss of life continue to this day, even as the numbers of survivors—the Hibakusha—who lived to testify to the reality of nuclear…
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The Black Lives Matter fight is our fight—and here’s why (part 1)
NIRS has united in support of the Movement for Black Lives and Black-led mobilizations throughout the country for racial justice and equity. We are in an historic moment, in which fundamental, transformative change to dismantle structural racism and institutions of repression and violence is both necessary and possible. As a country, we must rise to…
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So-called “advanced” nuclear reactors are not the answer to climate change
Recently, we asked our supporters to send comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in order to prevent a very bad decision, with serious implications for environmental and climate justice. The NRC is proposing to create regulatory shortcuts for building what it labels small-scale “advanced” nuclear reactors (ANRs) – including issuing a generic environmental impact…
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A new vision for a carbon-free, nuclear-free world
Our fight to phase out nuclear energy is about much more than just one type of dirty energy. It’s part of a broader goal: a carbon-free, nuclear-free world powered by clean, renewable energy. That’s the only way we can overcome the challenges of climate change. In pursuing that goal, we have always tried to include…
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