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DoomsdaysCWEnough water for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#nuclear</a> reactors in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NSW</a> but scientists worry about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#wildlife</a>July 19, 2024"The federal opposition has proposed seven <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NuclearPowerPlants</a> across the country if it wins the next election."Its plan involves building the plants on retiring or retired <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#coal</a> sites, including two in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewSouthWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NewSouthWales</a>, at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Liddell" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Liddell</a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HunterValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HunterValley</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MountPiper" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MountPiper</a> near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lithgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Lithgow</a>.[...]<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Environmental</a> concerns"The environmental impact of both [closed-loop and once through] systems has raised concerns in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#conservation</a> groups. "While the closed-loop system does not return water warmer to the supply than when it was taken out, the once-through cooling process does. "Professor Johnson said changes to the temperature of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakeLyell" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LakeLyell</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakeLiddell" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LakeLiddell</a> could be harmful aquatic native <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#wildlife</a>. "'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ecosystems</a> are evolved and used to a certain temperature range, so when temperatures are higher than that, it can change all the things that live in the river,' she said."Jacqui Mills from the NSW Nature Conservation Council believed the once-through cooling method could have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/catastrophic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#catastrophic</a> consequences. "'If you have hot water discharges, it will very likely kill microorganisms,' Ms Mills said. "'That has a flow-on impact for the creatures that rely on them like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/platypus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#platypus</a>. It basically disrupts the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#environment</a>.' "Julie Favell from the Lithgow Environment Group said recent examples of coal and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#mining</a> industries breaching <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#environmental</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#regulations</a> gave her 'no confidence' that a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NuclearPlant</a> would be safe."'Over the past 20 years we have seen so many impacts on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/swamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#swamps</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waterways" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#waterways</a>, the damage in most cases is irreversible,' she said."'You cannot erase human error and natural disasters. There would be nothing left if one of those incidents happened.'"Full article: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/enough-water-for-nuclear-reactors-in-nsw-but-scientists-worry-about-wildlife/ar-BB1qiCm2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/enough-water-for-nuclear-reactors-in-nsw-but-scientists-worry-about-wildlife/ar-BB1qiCm2</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoNukesAustralia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Australia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Solar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tidal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Tidal</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RenewablesNow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ProtectWildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ProtectNature</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WaterIsLife</a>

DoomsdaysCWStates Are Eyeing Bird-Friendly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Wetlands</a> to Help Rid the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreatLakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GreatLakes</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicAlgae" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ToxicAlgae</a> "The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OneidaNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OneidaNation</a> has restored wetlands that help to improve water quality in Wisconsin’s Green Bay while creating valuable habitat that attracts many birds."Words by Andy McGlashen Senior Editor, Audubon Magazine Published June 17, 2024 "In the ongoing effort to bring the problem under control, the region’s leaders are increasingly reaching for a primitive but proven tool for capturing and cleaning water before it enters the lake: wetlands. No one believes that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/swamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#swamps</a> and marshes alone can starve the algae blooms, but experts say they are an important part of the solution. 'Wetlands are wonderful filtration systems,' says Richard Stumpf, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration who monitors <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#algae</a> outbreaks. And because wetlands around the Great Lakes offer vital habitat where birds can rest during migration or raise their young, restoring them not only improves water quality but also brightens the outlook for vulnerable avian species. “'There’s momentum building behind <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureBasedSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NatureBasedSolutions</a>,' says Kyle Rorah, regional director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited. 'There’s a huge opportunity to get serious about taking a chunk out of the problem.'"<a href="https://www.audubon.org/magazine/states-are-eyeing-bird-friendly-wetlands-help-rid-great-lakes-toxic-algae?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.audubon.org/magazine/states-are-eyeing-bird-friendly-wetlands-help-rid-great-lakes-toxic-algae?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RestoreNature</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreTheWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RestoreTheWetlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheMarshes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SaveTheMarshes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SaveNature</a>

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