[Link] Jellyfish Keep Attacking Nuclear Power Plants

Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com

Jellyfish are continuing to clog the cooling intake pipes of a nuclear power plant in Scotland, which has previously prompted a temporary shutdowns of the plant.

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[Link] The U.S. Wants to Turn Both Coasts Into Massive OffshorWindfarms

Read: 17/10/2021 www.vice.com

The Biden administration is planning a rapid buildout of offshore wind turbines along the U.S. coastline. 

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[Link] Bitcoin Miner Facing $5.6M Fine for Starting Rogue Power Plant

Read: 17/10/2021 www.vice.com

It started with a mysterious humming noise that sounded like a wave “but 100 times more annoying,” according to local reports.

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[Link] Biden's Infrastructure Bill Will Try and Rebuild America's Forests

Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com

Wildfires have destroyed an average of 7 -million acres of American forest every year since 2000. This fragments ecosystems, kills off wildlife, and shrinks our best natural weapon against greenhouse gas emissions: trees. The latest version of the $1.

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[Link] D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan

Read: 30/7/2021 www.theregister.com

A reactor at Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in Taiwan malfunctioned on Tuesday morning, triggering an auto shutdown that resulted in the loss of 985 megawatts of power – all due to the misplacement of a chair.

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