Exelon

Is Nuclear Energy a Fuel with a Future?

Andy Mannle | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Low Carbon Economy, Feed-in Tariff, Fukushima Daiichi, Nuclear Power, Exelon, Renewable Energy, American Nuclear Society, Low-Carbon Energy, Nuclear, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Green News
Andy Mannle

Without a major breakthrough, it seems safe to say nuclear will never be cheaper than coal or natural gas; nor will it be as safe, clean, and attractive to consumers and investors as renewables.

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Paul Blumenthal

Corporations Try To Listen To Political Spending Outrage

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Altria, Transparency, Corporate Political Contributions, Video, Exelon, Merck, Disclosure, Corporations, Microsoft, Elections 2012, Corporate Power, Conference Board, Political Spending, Citizens United, Trevor Potter, Campaign Finance, Politics News

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON -- Four miles north of the occupied Zuccotti Park, where protesters have urged an end to corporate influence in politics, business...

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GOP Leaders Resume the Worst Attack on Public Health Safeguards in History

Frances Beinecke | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Exelon, Epa, Mercury, Asthma, Cancer, Air Pollution, Clean Air Act, Eric Cantor, Republicans Epa Restrictions, Republicans Epa, Epa Jobs, Cantor Epa, Cantor Epa Attacks, GOP Epa Jobs, House Gop Epa Restrictions, Gop Epa, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Expanding the clean economy isn't about scoring ideological points for one side or the other. It's about helping the entire nation win.

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Weekly Mulch: Saying no to the nuclear option

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Administration, Inter Press Service, Nuclear Safety, Japan, BEYOND NUCLEAR, Nuclear Crisis, Nrc, The Nation, Exelon, Democracy Now!, Earth Island Journal, Nuclear Energy, Mother Jones, Atoms for Peace, Budget, Green News
The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Faced with the nuclear crisis in Japan, governments around the world are confronting the vulnerabilities of ...

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Nuclear CEO On Clean Energy: 'I'm Asking That Congress Do Nothing'

AP | By MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The CEO of the nation's biggest nuclear power producer says Congress should get out of the way as the nation moves toward natural gas an...

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Oldest Nuclear Power Plant In U.S. To Close 10 Years Early

AP | WAYNE PARRY and ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRENTON, N.J. — Electricity company Exelon said Wednesday it will close the nation's oldest nuclear power plant in 2019 – 10 years earlier...

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'Tis the Season for Greening Wall Street

Mindy S. Lubber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Coal, Wall Street Crisis, Carbon Emissions, Wall Street, Fossil Fuels, Coal Industry, Exelon, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Coal Ash, Calpers, Electric Cars, Green News
Mindy S. Lubber

'Tis the season for low expectations on climate change and other global sustainability challenges. Yet there's no reason to think our stockings will forever be stuffed with coal.

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ComEd Offers State $500M In Exchange For Rate Hike

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electric Rate Hike, ComEd Rate Hike, Electric Rates, Exelon, Commonwealth Edison, Comed, Chicago, Illinois Budget Crisis, Illinois, Chicago News

A bizarre case of corporate quid pro quo came to light in Springfield late Tuesday, as Commonwealth Edison offered a sort of reverse bailout to the st...

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West Pullman Solar Plant Sets Example For Illinois Green Energy

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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At a former industrial site on Chicago's South Side, more than 32,000 solar panels slowly tilt every few minutes, following the sun as it moves across...

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Laura Bassett and Ryan Grim

Lindsey Graham Took Big Money From Energy Donors In First Quarter

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett and Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exelon, American Electric Power, Duke Energy, Nuclear Energy, Climate Legislation, Clean Energy, Lindsey Graham, Climate Change Bill, Climate Bill, Politics News

When Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) jilted his climate-change partners this week, he abandoned more than a few senators and the White House. He also lef...

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NJ Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant Owners Threaten Closure

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Owners of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant are threatening to shut it down rather than build cooling towers mandate...

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Task Force Drops the Ball; State Senate Votes to Open the Door for New Nuclear Plants in Illinois

Jimmy Seidita | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Plants, Exelon, Michael Bond, Nuclear Issues Task Force, Sharif Mobley, Bill Brady, Nukes, Illinois, Chicago News
Jimmy Seidita

The Illinois State Senate passed a potentially catastrophic bill lifting the current moratorium on new nuclear power plants with no input from the Nuclear Issues Task Force.

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How Do You Say "Oh Crap!" in Chinese?

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Southern Company, Pakistan Nuclear Weapons, Coal Industry, Israeli Nuclear Weapons, Georgia, Exelon, President Obama, Nuclear Reactor, China, Burke County, Barack Obama, Nuclear Power, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Impact News
Alexia Parks

If the American coal industry could sell outdated, pollution-spewing, coal-fired power plants to China, could the nuclear power industry do the same thing?

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Chamber Of Commerce Sues Yes Men Over Climate Change Policy Prank

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a civil complaint on Monday against members of a liberal activist group who staged a news confer...

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Turning Up the Pressure on the U.S Chamber of Commerce

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nrdc, General Electric, Ed Markey, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, President Obama, Employee Free Choice Act, PNM Resources, Accce, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Alcoa, Climate Change, Americans With Disabilities Act, New Yorker, Apple, Nike, Kevin Grandia, Adam Green, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, PG&E, Blue America, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Politics, Service Employees International Union, Exelon, CREDO Mobile, Global Warming, Family and Medical Leave Act, Political News, Steven Chu, Efca, Natural Resources Defense Council, Duke Energy, Health Care, Chamber of Commerce, Senator Graham, Frank Knapp, Levi Strauss, Move On, Seiu, Entergy, Psef, Green News
Josh Nelson

Companies should only be members of the Chamber of Commerce if they support hyper-conservative anti-regulatory policies across the board, and aren't afraid to show it.

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The Incredible Shrinking U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pseg, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, PG&E Corp, Apple, Nike, PNM Resources, Exelon, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Silicon Valley Leadership Council, Climate Legislation, Tom Donohue, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Levi Strauss, Energy Debates, Green News
Brendan DeMelle

It turns out that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce only has 300,000 members, not the more than 3 million it claimed to represent just a day ago.

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More Questions About the US Chamber's Membership Number Claim

Pete Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pete Altman

With more voices saying clearly that US Chamber of Commerce does not represent them, the Chamber's membership numbers are looking more and more questionable.

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Climate Controversy Damages Chamber's Reputation

Pete Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pete Altman

The Chamber's tone-deaf response to the situation is contributing to reputation damage that is hurting the organization's credibility.

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The US Chamber's Continuing Climate Credibility Crisis

Pete Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pete Altman

If the media briefing late last week was supposed to make things better for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the face of an onslaught of major defections over its climate extremism, it didn't.

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US Chamber's Influence and Credibility on the Decline

Pete Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pete Altman

One reason for the Chamber's decline may be the result of what the Chamber's positioning communicates to businesses and lawmakers alike.

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Braidwood Nuclear Reactor Shuts Down

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRACEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A Will County nuclear reactor has shut down after electrical power flowing into its station was interrupted. Exelon Corp. sa...

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Nation's Largest Urban Solar Power Plant Gets Council Approval

Chicago Public Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Chicago-based utility has moved closer to building the nation's largest urban solar power plant It would go on the city's South Side - but a big que...

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Ryan Grim

Internal Memo: Nuclear Power Company Could Make A Billion A Year From Climate Change Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exelon Power Plant, Exelon, Bernstein Research, Power Plant, Climate Change Bill, Nuclear Power Plant, John Rowe, Transparency, Video, Politics News

Exelon, the nation's largest nuclear power company, stands to rake in roughly an extra $1 billion to $1.5 billion a year if the House climate change b...

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Exelon Laying Off 500

Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 05.25.2011

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Exelon Corp. plans to cut about 500 jobs and is reworking the duties of several executives, the company said Thursday....

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Solar for the South Side: A 'Can Do' Plan for Urban Solar Array in Chicago?

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Solar Plant, Solar Power Plants, Exelon, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Chicago Solar Power, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

The plan to install 32,800 panels in a former industrial site on Chicago's South Side would amount to the largest solar power project in an American urban center.

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