Leaky Miami Nuclear Facility Riddled With Problems In Irma’s Direct Path

Ever since Fukushima, nuclear plants in the path of massive storms have raised serious safety questions. Particularly when a plant, such as Florida Power and Light’s Turkey Point, has a poor safety record and a propensity to leak. Yet, with Irma bearing down, FPL’s public face is unconcerned.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
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Throughout Florida, Hurricane Irma – touted as a “once in a generation” storm – is causing widespread panic. More than 600,000 people have been ordered to evacuate amid concerns about the potential damage to buildings and infrastructure the Category 4 storm could cause. Though many coastal structures are certainly in danger, with Irma’s center

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Electric Car Drivers Are Not Trapped In Miami Beach With No Gasoline

Long lines and empty pumps have greeted many of the Florida residents fleeing north to escape the Hurrican Irma, but electric car drivers could make it Georgia on a single charge.

Juan Cole
By Juan Cole
A motorist fills up containers with gas as he prepares for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 7, 2017, in Miami. South Florida officials are expanding evacuation orders as Hurricane Irma approaches, telling more than a half-million people to seek safety inland. (AP/Alan Diaz)

Some people in South Florida are finding it difficult to flee Irma because they cannot fill their tanks up with gasoline. Many gas stations are shuttered. Others have extremely long lines. But people with electric cars such as a Chevy Bolt or Tesla 3 do not need gasoline. At least until the hurricane hits, they have electricity and can fuel

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Planet Rages With Fires And Storms, Ire Aimed At Climate Denialism

“It is past time to call out Trump and all climate deniers for this crime against humanity. No more treating climate denial like an honest difference of opinion.”

Jessica Corbett
By Jessica Corbett
A wildfire as seen from near Stevenson Wash., across the Columbia River, burning in the Columbia River Gorge above Cascade Locks, Ore. The fast-moving wildfire chewing through Oregon's Columbia River Gorge is threatening more than homes and people. It's also devouring the heart of the state's nature-loving identity. (Tristan Fortsch/KATU-TV via AP)

As Houston begins its long recovery from Hurricane Harvey, epic wildfires burn throughout the western U.S., and Irma charges toward Florida after devastating several Caribbean islands, while two other storms build strength in the Atlantic basin, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is among those helping to expose the deadly consequences of

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