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Energy Justice Mapping Tool - Disadvantaged Communities Reporter
Energy Justice Mapping Tool - Disadvantaged Communities Reporter
This tool is intended to allow users to explore and produce reports on census tracts that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has categorized as disadvantaged communities, or DACs, pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 14008 - Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
3 Reasons Why We Don’t Launch Nuclear Waste into Space
3 Reasons Why We Don’t Launch Nuclear Waste into Space
A viral YouTube video recently discussed the age-old question “why don’t we shoot nuclear waste into space?”
It’s a topic we often get asked about on social media.
While the educational video’s cartoonish depictions of nuclear waste as glowing green ooze made some of our subject matter experts cringe, it’s clear that the content creators did their homework.
Research Supporting Implementation of Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Assessment of Transport and Storage Casks
Research Supporting Implementation of Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Assessment of Transport and Storage Casks
Science based responses to social myths on nuclear energy
Science based responses to social myths on nuclear energy
In order to promote a sound basis for considering the role of nuclear in climate change, this review spans the technical topics of social and political debate surrounding nuclear energy with a focus on the objective science of these issues including nuclear waste, accidents and overall risk. Novel aspects include the emergence of nuclear energy as being potentially renewable and the antithesis of Fukushima being an argument for the unacceptable risks associated with the use of nuclear energy.
Let the Talk Count: Attributes of Stakeholder Engagement, Trust, Perceive Environmental Protection and CSR
Let the Talk Count: Attributes of Stakeholder Engagement, Trust, Perceive Environmental Protection and CSR
This article tests the links between attributes of stakeholder engagement (information sharing [quantity and quality of information sharing], procedural fairness [respectful treatment and providing voice], and empathy) and local communities’ acceptance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives with the mediating roles of trust and perceived environmental protection. Using Ghana as a case, survey data were collected from 604 local inhabitants in mining communities for the study.