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Nuclear-dominated Forum aims to weaken Europe’s nuclear safety standards

                   
greenpeace.org
May 22, 2008
        
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Greenpeace activists projected messages, including ‘Nuclear Undermines Climate Protection’ and ‘Energy [R]evolution Now!’, against the backdrop of the illuminated Prague Castle, drawing attention to the dangers of weakening European nuclear safety standards and the risk of seriously biased... [read full story]                    

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Nuclear power has gotten bad rap

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Greenpeace protest at prague castle against nuclear energy

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Nuclear power has gotten bad rap

blueridgenow.com
May 24, 2008
        

To The Editor: Our timorous members of Congress, held hostage by the environmental lobby, have allowed our energy dependent economy to fall behind the rest of the world in developing our energy resources. Failure to permit drilling for oil within our own national boundaries and overregulation has...

                   
physorg.com: This undated picture obtained from British Energy press office shows British Energy Sizewell B power station near Leiston. European power companies called Friday for urgent EU-wide moves to clear the way for new nuclear plants stressing the security ... physorg.com

European power firms call for clear rules on new nuclear plants

physorg.com
May 24, 2008
        

European power companies called Friday for urgent EU-wide moves to clear the way for new nuclear plants, stressing the security and climate change dangers of a failure to act. Industry cannot wait for a gradual approach to lead to convergence (in harmonised safety rules)," Electricite de France...

                   

EUROPE: Going Nuclear Despite Warnings

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May 24, 2008
        

EUROPE: Going Nuclear Despite Warnings By Zoltán Dujisin PRAGUE, May 24 (IPS) - The EU seems to be backing nuclear energy as the response to global warming and gas dependency, but civic groups warn that safety and waste processing should be preconditions for the industry's growth. These issues...

                   

Greenpeace hands out warning: French nuclear industry at work

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May 23, 2008
        

WEBWIRE – Friday, May 23, 2008 Prague, International — Greenpeace activists today presented high-level government and business delegates to the European Nuclear Energy Forum with a warning against involvement in new fault-ridden French nuclear reactors, which have been portrayed as the ‘flagship’...

                   

Nuclear-dominated Forum aims to weaken Europe's nuclear safety standards

webwire.com
May 23, 2008
        

WEBWIRE – Friday, May 23, 2008 Prague, International — Greenpeace activists projected messages, including ‘Nuclear Undermines Climate Protection’ and ‘Energy [R]evolution Now!’, against the backdrop of the illuminated Prague Castle, drawing attention to the dangers of weakening European nuclear...

Illuminating the manipulation behind the nuclear ‘renaissance’

greenpeace.org
May 23, 2008
        

Greenpeace lit up central Prague for the past two evenings with giant projected slogans reminding the public, media and energy decision makers about the risks of nuclear power versus the benefits of clean energy. We illuminated Prague; we were also putting a spotlight on delegates at the second...

                   

European power firms call for clear rules on new nuclear plants (AFP)

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May 23, 2008
        

PRAGUE (AFP) - European power companies called Friday for urgent EU-wide moves to clear the way for new nuclear plants, stressing the security and climate change dangers of a failure to act. Industry cannot wait for a gradual approach to lead to convergence (in harmonised safety rules),"...

                   

Time is ripe for EU-wide nuclear safety rules, Brussels says

euobserver.com
May 23, 2008
        

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Brussels has called on EU member states to end the six-year deadlock over one of Europe's touchiest topics and agree common nuclear safety rules as well as ways in which to store nuclear waste. "It is an absolute necessity," EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs told...

                   

European power firms urge clearing of obstacles to nuclear expansion in EU

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May 23, 2008
        

PRAGUE (Thomson Financial) - European power companies called for EU-wide moves to ease the way for new nuclear plants at a forum in Prague on Friday, highlighting the security and climate-change dangers of a failure to act. 'We have a barrel of oil costing 135 dollars a barrel, it is urgent to...

Nuclear energy 'can help'

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May 23, 2008
        

Nuclear energy, a cheap and carbon-free source, could contribute to the battle against climate change, says the European Commission president. ... Prague - Nuclear energy, a cheap and carbon-free source, could contribute to Europe's battle against climate change, European...

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