Japan Goes Completely Nuclear Free, But Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Fossil Fuels Surge

Tomorrow Japan will become completely nuclear free for the first time since 1970 as it shuts down the Tomari nuclear reactor on the island of Hokkaido. One by one the country’s 54 nuclear reactors have been shuttered for maintenance , but they have not reopened because of the public’s fears over their safety. Anti-nuclear demonstrators plan on celebrating Tomari’s shutdown, but one consequence Japan faces is a  15 percent increase in greenhouse gas emissions because of its increased reliance on fossil fuels. Read the rest of Japan Goes Completely Nuclear Free, But Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Fossil Fuels Surge Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: fukushima daiichi , greenhouse gas emissions , Japan , nuclear energy , nuclear free , nuclear power , nuclear power plants , oil and gas , tomari nuclear reactor

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Japan Goes Completely Nuclear Free, But Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Fossil Fuels Surge