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- Comment on ‘No quick wins’: China has the world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor 1 week ago:
I found the following article from 2019 that contradicts several claims in this article (archive link). I am not familiar with this tech, so if anyone of you is, could you share your thoughts?
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- Comment on Geothermal developer Baseload Capital and Google announced the signing of the first corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) for carbon-free geothermal energy in Taiwan 1 week ago:
Totally. According to the IEA map, it is ideal because Taiwan is close to the borders of tectonic plates.
- Geothermal developer Baseload Capital and Google announced the signing of the first corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) for carbon-free geothermal energy in Taiwannews.cision.com ↗Submitted 1 week ago to energy@slrpnk.net | 2 comments
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- Comment on Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds 2 weeks ago:
Here is the Global Electricity Review 2025 from EMBER.
- Comment on New research shows that propaganda is on the rise in China 3 weeks ago:
I pointed out that propaganda is present not only in China, but in the US as well. I tried to expand the argument, not talk about something else. At least that was my intention.
And what about this thing you said for slrpnk.net is the new lemmy.ml?
- Comment on New research shows that propaganda is on the rise in China 3 weeks ago:
Sorry, I don’t understand what you mean. Could you please explain?
- Comment on New research shows that propaganda is on the rise in China 3 weeks ago:
Yep, propaganda is a thing and it’s getting worst, but not only for state-controlled media. For example, Propaganda in the United States
is spread by both government and non-government entities. Throughout its history, to the present day, the United States government has issued various forms of propaganda to both domestic and international audiences.
Talking about international audiences, it looks like:
Trump’s Gutting of RFA Hurts Press Freedom – And Helps Its Opponents – Across Asia | The Diplomat
RFA and VOA had been the most accessible alternatives to state media for many people in countries like China and North Korea. Not anymore.
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- Comment on Deportations [from Pakistan to Afghanistan] begin today amid ‘deadline extension’ confusion 3 weeks ago:
If you want more info on this and have 30 min to spare:
Why is Pakistan deporting Afghans? (Inside story, Al Jazeera)
- Deportations [from Pakistan to Afghanistan] begin today amid ‘deadline extension’ confusionwww.dawn.com ↗Submitted 3 weeks ago to globalnews@lemmy.zip | 1 comment
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- Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) develops solar photovoltaic panel recycling method that recovers cell metals for upcyclingwww.pv-magazine.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago to energy@slrpnk.net | 0 comments
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- Ageing nuclear plant in Florida at risk from climate crisis, advocates warn | Regulators extended the life of two of the oldest US reactors in Miami. Millions of people in the area are now vulnerablewww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago to energy@slrpnk.net | 2 comments
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- Just 36 Companies Drove Half the World’s Climate-Altering Emissions in 2023: New Reportwww.desmog.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago to globalnews@lemmy.zip | 1 comment
- Comment on 7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change 1 month ago:
When you started comparing numbers of deaths you lost me, for several reasons. Comparing deaths of nuclear meltdowns with dams or coal mining seems a bit of a stretch to me, because it’s like forgetting how radiation works. It’s not visible but the toll of radiation on other living beings and the environment is, and should not be neglected imo.
For the comparison of uranium mining and coal mining, I am not sure that talking about these specific numbers of deaths help to get the whole picture. What I mean is that due to coal mining employing more workers than uranium mining, in a way I am not surprised by the numbers you provided. I wanted to find something showing the percentages of mortality rates by mining sector but I didn’t manage to do so. If you or anyone have something, please share.
In relation to nuclear waste, I totally disagree mainly because the ocean is not a dumpster. Apart from that, last time I checked, there were unresolved issues with this technique. Potential leaks (from defective unit, material degradation, earthquakes etc) that endanger marine environment. These are even more concerning because of difficulties of monitoring because they are in the seabed. Out of sight, out of mind does not apply to nuclear waste.
- Comment on 7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change 1 month ago:
I’m not too sure about this take. There is also another one:
The shared history of oil and nuclear energy - The Maastricht University History Department Blog
The oil company Mobil in particular invested heavily in the development of this technique during the 1960s. Therefore, when Mobil got into uranium mining in 1968, their engineers got quickly ahead of the traditional mining companies in furthering the development of the leaching technique in the uranium sector. In the ten years following the entry of Mobil in the uranium (…)
A 1976 Federal Trade Commission report found that twelve of the top 25 uranium mining and milling companies in the United States that controlled 95% of all US uranium reserves were partly owned by oil firms.
- Comment on 7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change 1 month ago:
Nuclear is not stable nor reliable. Reliability for me is also related to safety. It is well know that this technology has issues related to problems briefly mentioned in this article in the following sections:
- Weapons Proliferation Risk
- Meltdown Risk
- Waste Risk
Also, it looks like you did not address any of the problematic aspects of nuclear. Which also include the following:
- Long Time Lag Between Planning and Operation
- Cost
- Mining Lung Cancer Risk
- Carbon-Equivalent Emissions and Air Pollution