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McKibben on Climate Compromises
“Now that we’re beginning to get—head toward some serious negotiation in the Senate, the Obama administration is giving away an awful lot: offshore drilling, lots of support for nuclear power. Nuclear...
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French Nuclear Developer Runs Afoul of U.S. Federal Law, Undermines U.S. Nonproliferation Goals Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group has walked away from nuclear power, but its former nuclear...
View ArticlePost-Election Analysis
Elections are about choices. In American politics, imagery and rhetoric often trump factual and substantive analysis of legislative achievements. The historic electoral coup by Republicans in the House...
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The fatal flaws of nuclear power
The whole world is horrified and saddened at the death and destruction wrought by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. But the horror continues with the escalating fears of nuclear meltdown...
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Nuclear Energy Subsidies a Waste of Money
Not only is nuclear power a health risk; it also does not make sense from an environmental or economic perspective. Public Citizen’s Tyson Slocum explains why nuclear energy is a waste of money...
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In U.S. Nuclear Disaster, Liability Limits Would Not Cover Cost of Cleanup
See if this sounds familiar. An energy company’s machinery fails and the environment is polluted with toxins. The energy company puts up a minimum amount of cash to pay for as much cleanup as required...
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Twenty-Five Years After Chernobyl Disaster, History Repeats Itself
It’s been 25 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster unfolded at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and today, the area surrounding the plant is still uninhabitable. While the catastrophe, which...
View ArticleEnergy Subsidies
Leading GOP Presidential hopefuls like Sarah Palin and Jon Hunstman are trying to best Democratic calls to repeal Big Oil’s subsidies by claiming we need to get rid of all energy subsidies. Now, I...
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Germany Gets It Right
On June 7th, the same day that Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel was in D.C. meeting with President Obama on various matters, the Energy and Natural Resources Senate Committee was holding a hearing...
View ArticleNIMBYism Is Democracy
The following is a repost of my National Journal Energy Experts blog Electricity policy faces enormous challenges—three different federal agencies (EPA, DOE, FERC) and 10 Congressional committees...
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