Climate and Energy Solutions

Author: Adam Stretford Something incredible just happened. Right-wing political commentator Ben Shapiro and left-wing political commentator Ana Kasparian just agreed on something…and that thing is nuclear energy. Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire and host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and Ana Kasparian, producer, and co-host of “The Young Turks”, are known for making

August 9, 2022 – Multiple California Agriculture groups have expressed support to Governor Newsom’s office and various commissions to keep the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) open beyond 2025 in order to explore the option of utilizing the plant to provide fresh water from desalination.  It is no secret California agriculture is under extreme pressure

Author: Kiersten Sundell The words “I can’t breathe” shook the world nearly two years ago, and have since become a symbol for racial justice movements everywhere. Environmental justice efforts hold these words closely as well — the World Health Organization has found that one in eight deaths can be attributed to urban air pollution. Based on what we know

Will the energy crisis in Europe lead to a renaissance of common sense? Author: Grant Chalmers In series 4 of the hit series ‘24’, one of the more outrageous subplots was where the main antagonist; a Turkish terrorist named Habib Marwan, facilitated a train crash to steal the ‘Dobson Override’. This fictitious device could be used

Looking for reasons to be cheerful? There are plenty… Author: Madison Schroder If you are the type of person that reflects on all of the things you are thankful for on Thanksgiving, here are some nuclear energy “wins” from the last year that you can add to your list. Above all else, we are thankful

In which your correspondent spends four hours dressed as an inflatable polar bear… Author: Rob Loveday [Again, we know this is *really, really* late — read on and you’ll find out why {TLDR: COP26 is knackering and I’m back at my day job}] And so it was, the great day dawned — the day of

An imagined day in the life of a human somewhere on Earth in the year 2121. Author: David de Caires Watson The Ecomodernism movement is growing in popularity worldwide, but what does an Ecomodern future look like? The following is an imagined day in the life of a human somewhere on Earth in the year 2121, if

This was the big one — energy day at COP26, and the Gen A and YGN volunteers were on max effort. Oh, and did we mention the wedding? Author: Rob Loveday [Yes, we’re aware this post is a bit late, but truth be told COP is incredibly exhausting and, as you’ll see, a hell of

Our rendition of ‘We Need Net Zero’ really lit up Glasgow city centre Author: Rob Loveday Today’s main news is the fantastic flashmob organised by the Young Generation Network in the centre of Glasgow’s streets. As you can see from the video below, a huge crowd of volunteers joined in with the amazing high-energy display

After a busy first day, Gen A and Young Generation Network volunteers spread the word on nuclear at Day 2. Author: Rob Loveday “What’s the first thing that comes into your head when you hear the word ‘nuclear’?” Surprisingly, when you ask that question of many delegates at COP26, the answer isn’t as negative as

Despite travel chaos, Gen A and Young Generation Network campaigners eventually made it to Glasgow Author: David de Caires Watson A dark and stormy October night led to chaos for YGN and Generation Atomic campaigners attempting to travel by train from London to Glasgow on Sunday. High winds and heavy rain caused a tree to

And how energy managers may be picking the wrong squad. Author: David de Caires Watson Have you ever wondered what it’s like to put together a championship-winning football (or soccer, as some wrongly call it) team? If you’re a manager (coach) at the top level, the stakes are incredibly high; how you perform makes you either

Author: Eric Meyer Today marks a massive victory for the United States pro-nuclear movement as key laws were passed in the Illinois legislature that secure the futures of the Byron and Dresden Nuclear Plants. Byron and Dresden provide an unbelievable 30% of all of Illinois’ clean electricity but were dangerously close to being shuttered by Exelon due to record

Author: David Watson The story of why a digital artist is creating scifi art about nuclear power ⚛ I first came across Alexey Rubakin’s work on Artstation, the social media and job board of the art world. He’s one of a growing community of digital and environmental artists hosting their art there, both professional and personal projects.

On the day Indian Point 3 is prematurely closed for political reasons, Generation Atomic has a message for the plant’s climate hero workers. History will judge those who’ve acted to prematurely close Indian Point 2 and 3 right in the middle of a climate emergency. On behalf of Generation Atomic volunteers around the world, we salute you,

Author: Rob Loveday A group of nuclear power activists are hoping to make waves at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November. As any environmental campaigner will tell you, the clock is ticking in the fight against global heating — and the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which takes place in the Scottish city