Incidents stipulated in Article 15, Clause 1 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness have been reported by TEPCO for both Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini nuclear power plants. This is the […]
Japan has 55 nuclear reactors with an installed capacity of about 50 GW and which are responsible for about a third of Japan’s electric power generation. In Japan, as in the Czech Republic, nuclear power […]
The Quebec Environment Minister has announced that shale gas development in Quebec has been put on hold until a full environmental study can be done on fracking. A Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) […]
If you are interested in new technological approaches for the challenges facing the utility, municipal government, and other industries, such as smart design, integrated substation design, records management, reducing truck rolls with high resolution imagery, […]
Circle of Blue has just published an in-depth article about the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWT) in China. The SNWT is a $64-billion, 50-year effort to divert water from river basins in southern China to […]
The Chinese National People’s Congress begins meeting tomorrow to pass the 12th five year plan. One of the policy items that is a priority for the five year plan is new energy efficiency and pollution […]
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), power plants and refineries are responsible for 40 per cent of US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and are subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. Unlike […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a draft study plan on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for review to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board, comprised of a group of independent scientists. The scope of the […]