September 18 NEC Energy News
¶ “Power Back On At Huge Nuclear Plant In Zaporizhzhia” • The UN’s nuclear watchdog says Ukraine’s huge Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has begun receiving power from the national grid once again. All six of its reactors are in a state of cold shutdown, but the plant needs external power to cool its reactors and defend against the risk of a meltdown. [BBC]
¶ “France Urges Brussels To Label Nuclear-Produced Hydrogen ‘Green’” • The French Energy Minister is trying to get an EU Energy Commissioner to include nuclear among energy sources for the production of green hydrogen, according to a source. The French pro-nuclear position for green hydrogen is not entirely shared by the hydrogen industry. [Eurasia Review]
¶ “China Lost Its Yangtze River Dolphin. Climate Change Is Coming For Other Species Next” • No one has seen a Yangtze River Dolphin for decades. Experts are gravely concerned that other rare native Yangtze animal and plant species are likely to suffer a similar fate as worsening climate change and extreme weather conditions take their toll. [CNN]
¶ “Mexican Mangroves Help Mitigate Climate Change By Capturing Carbon” • Mangroves are known to reduce heavy impact from storms but their benefits go beyond that. Scientists found that the Mexican mangroves help in climate change by capturing carbon. The scientists urge communities to preserve mangrove forests. [Nature World News]
¶ “Buy Clean Takes Center Stage At US DOT And Other Agencies” • The Buy Clean Task Force announced that the US government will prioritize low-carbon procurement across four categories: steel, concrete, asphalt, and flat glass. DOT Secretary Buttigieg said he will apply the same principles for the entire Department of Transportation. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “As Farmers Split From The GOP On Climate Change, They’re Getting Billions To Fight It” • The US government’s conservation programs are meant to help farmers, as they confront the worse droughts and unprecedented rainfall and flooding of climate change. The farmers might not change parties, but they may change their party’s climate change policies. [KRWG]
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