Germany shutting down last 3 nuclear plants, relying on coal, natural gas during 'clean' energy push
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Germany began dismantling the final three nuclear power facilities in the country on Saturday, promising to move entirely to renewable green energy in the coming years.
"Nuclear power supplied electricity for three generations, but its legacy remains dangerous for 30,000 generations," German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said Saturday. Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
Environmentalists in the country are celebrating the end of what they believe is a dangerous power source — but critics are furious at what they say is a needless abandonment of valuable, clean energy.
Critically endangered whale seen off California coast: 'Every sighting is incredibly valuable to us'
In a rare sighting recently, the endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the coast of California by a marine wildlife team near Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.