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December 24, 2018

Press Release: Don’t Nuke the Climate Statement on COP24

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December 13, 2018

Press Release: Nuclear Power, Human Rights, and Climate Justice

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December 11, 2018

Media Advisory: Nuclear Power Violates Climate Justice, Human Rights

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December 7, 2018

NIRS Releases Report at COP24 Global Climate Conference

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November 28, 2018

NIRS Publishes White Paper on Reactor Shutdowns and Phaseout Plans

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November 26, 2018

Media Advisory – NIRS Publishes White Paper on Reactor Closures

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August 21, 2018

Nixing Plant Vogtle project could save JEA hundreds of millions

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August 21, 2018

Unraveling the New York Nuclear Subsidy Scam

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August 9, 2018

NIRS is Hiring – Digital Campaigns Specialist

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June 29, 2018

Nuclear power's demise can't be stopped

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December 24, 2018
For Immediate Release: 24December 2018 Contacts: USA: Tim Judson, NIRS +1 301 270 6477, timj@nirs.org Europe: Peer de Rijk, WISE-International +31 20 6126368, director@wiseinternational.org South Africa: Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Germany: Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Austria: Patricia Lorenz, Global 2000 +43…

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December 13, 2018
For Immediate Release: 13 December 2018 Contact: Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Ayumi Fukakusa, Friends of the Earth-Japan, fukakusa@foejapan.org Leona Morgan, Diné No Nukes, +1 505 879 8547, leona.morgan.nm@gmail.com Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Nuclear Power Violates Climate Justice, Human Rights Environmental…

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December 11, 2018
Media Advisory: 12 December 2018 at 6pm CET Contacts: Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Ayumi Fukakusa, Friends of the Earth-Japan, fukakusa@foejapan.org Leona Morgan, Diné No Nukes, +1 505 879 8547, leona.morgan.nm@gmail.com Nuclear Power Violates Climate Justice, Human…

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December 07, 2018
For Immediate Release: 7 December 2018 Contact: Tim Judson, NIRS +1 212-729-1169, timj@nirs.org Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate Coalition +49 159 02154831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de No Nuclear Road to Paris New report concludes nuclear power “will play no meaningful role” in averting catastrophic warming Renewable energy pathways…

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November 28, 2018
Today, NIRS published a white paper on strategies states can use to manage shutdowns of nuclear reactors responsibly and cost-effectively. Nuclear Reactor Closures: Practical, Cost-Effective Solutions for Communities and the Climate, takes lessons learned from reactor closures and state subsidy programs. It proposes proactive, cost-effective ways for states to plan for shutdowns, while protecting workers…

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November 26, 2018
Media Advisory – November 28, 2018 at 11am EST Experts Propose New Process for Nuclear Reactor Retirements to Protect Ratepayers, Local Communities, and the Climate Nuclear Subsidy/Bailout Programs are Costing Consumers Billions of Dollars, Failing to Protect Workers and Communities Lessons Learned from States Show Faster, Cost-Effective Approach to Reactor Closures is Needed to Advance…

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