May 22, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Gregory Jaczko

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'Green News Report' - April 11, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.16.2013 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Gregory Jaczko, Green Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Energy Department, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Arkansas, Energy, Fukushima, Environmental Health, Climate, Exxon Mobil, Nuclear Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Dept of Energy, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Bernie Sanders, Coal, Gina McCarthy, Wine, Gao, Green News

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'Green News Report' - April 9, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.09.2013 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Arkansas, Energy, Environmental Health, Climate, Exxon Mobil, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Koch Brothers, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Fish, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Nuclear, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Margaret Thatcher, Energy Department, Fukushima, Ernest Moniz Energy Secretary, Nuclear Energy, Steve Doocy, Dept of Energy, Green News

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Republican Regulator Thwarted Nuclear Safety Probe: Sources

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.15.2012 | Politics

Read More: William Ostendorff, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Fred Upton, Fred Upton Nuclear, Gregory Jaczko Nrc, Greg Jaczko, William Ostendorff Nrc, Nrc, Gregory Jaczko, Greg Jaczko Nrc, Cheryl McCrary, Politics News

WASHINGTON - The inspector general at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has launched an investigation into a GOP political appointee for attempting to...

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Ex-Reid Aides Raising Cash For Ousted Nuclear Chairman

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.16.2012 | Politics

Read More: Yucca Mountain, Bill Magwood, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko Nrc, Greg Jaczko, Nuclear Power, Nrc, Harry Reid, Gregory Jaczko Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Harry Reid Gregory Jaczko, Gregory Jaczko, Susan McCue, Greg Jaczko Nrc, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A cadre of veterans from the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) are organizing an effort to pay down the legal debts t...

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Nuclear Safety Chief Engaged In Intimidation, Internal Investigation Finds

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 08.26.2012 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Jaczko, Jaczko Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Nrc, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Safety Chief, Green News

WASHINGTON — An internal investigation has concluded that the departing chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission engaged in bullying and in...

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Nuclear Rubberstamp Commission

Karl Grossman | Posted 07.30.2012 | Green

Read More: Chernobyl, Allison Macfarlane, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fukushima, Nuclear Energy, Nrc, Clean Energy, Gregory Jaczko, Green News

The nuclear industry and promoters of nuclear power in government would have us believe that Fukushima means nothing. In reality, the consequences -- in Japan and all over the world -- are expected to be enormous.

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Obama Names Yucca Mountain Critic To Lead Nuclear Agency

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 07.24.2012 | Politics

Read More: Yucca Mountain, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, 2012 Election, President Obama, Elections 2012, Allison Macfarlane, Obama, Gregory Jaczko, Barack Obama 2012, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Moving quickly to stem a controversy, President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated an expert on nuclear waste to lead the federal a...

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Exit Jackzo: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Free Fall

Richard Brodsky | Posted 07.24.2012 | Politics

Read More: Fukushima, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Indian Point, Gregory Jaczko, Nrc, Nuclear Power, Obama Nuclear Power, Politics News

The resignation of NRC Chairman Gregory Jackzo puts the issue of nuclear safety smack on the middle of Obama's desk, and then into the presidential race. That's a good thing.

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Departing NRC Chief Presses For Heightened Safety Regulations

Reuters | Posted 07.23.2012 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko Safety Campaign, Nrc Safety, Video, Gregory Jaczko Nrc, Reuters, Nuclear Safety Regulations, Gregory Jaczko Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nrc Safety Campaign, Nuclear-Power, Gregory Jaczko, Gregory Jaczko Safety Regulations, Nrc Safety Regulations, Green News

* Jaczko says safety issues take too long to be addressed * Reform legacy overshadowed by questions about his management style ...

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Fukushima Tour de Force: New Book Chronicles Nuclear Devil's Tango

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.22.2012 | Books

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, President Obama, Fukushima, Books, Nuclear Power, Cecile Pineda, Nuclear Energy, Green Energy, Gregory Jaczko, Japan, Cecile Pineda Devil's Tango, Books News

In Devil's Tango, Pineda brings together a refreshingly bold command of the facts and myths of the nuclear industry with her extraordinary prose to offer a rare look into many of the overlooked implications of the Fukushima tragedy.

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Under A Withering Industry Assault, Nuclear Safety Chief Resigns

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.22.2012 | Green

Read More: Yucca Mountain, Fukushima, Jaczko Nrc, Jaczko, Gregory Jaczko Nrc, Yucca, Nuclear-Power, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko Resigns, Jaczko Resigns, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman, Greg Jaczko, Nrc Chairman Resigns, Nrc, Gregory Jaczko Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nrc Jaczko, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Under a withering assault from the industry, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko is stepping down, effective upon the ...

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Nuclear Safety Advocates Accuse Industry And Regulators Of Foot-Dragging On Basic Safety Measure

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 04.30.2012 | Green

Read More: Nrc, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Safety, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Power, Green News

From her home, Mary Lampert, 70, has a clear view of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which sits just across the Duxbury and Plymouth Bays in coasta...

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Time To Regulate

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 06.04.2012 | Los Angeles

Read More: San Onofre Power Plant, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gregory Jaczko, Gregory Jaczko, San Onofre Radiation Leak, San Onofre Plant Failure, Gregory Jaczko San Onofre Power Plant, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — It will take more than the flip of a switch to replace power lost from the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant. The twin reactors l...

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After Nuclear Disaster In Japan, U.S. Slow To Update Plant Safety At Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 03.08.2012 | Green

Read More: Fukushima Daiichi, Fukushima, Japanese Tsunami, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Safety, Japan, Nuclear, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Gregory Jaczko, Japanese Earthquake, Slidepollajax, Japan Earthquake Anniversary, Green News

In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last March, with the world captivated by the worst nuclear disaster in a generation, U.S. regu...

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'Green News Report' - February 9, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.10.2012 | Green

Read More: Economy, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Republicans, Innovation, Solar Energy; Peak Oil, Whales, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Polyurethane, Plastic, Newt Gingrich, Rainforest, Ecuador, Rick Santorum, Science, Seaweed, Glaciers, Green Jobs, Fracking, Himalayas, Louisiana, Rising Sea Level, Fukushima, Wind Energy, Eminent Domain, Hydraulic Fracturing, Green News

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Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Wins First Reactor Construction Permit In A Generation

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.09.2012 | Green

Read More: Nrc, Nuclear Reactor, Ed Markey, Fukushima, Southern Company, Gregory Jaczko, Solyndra, Nuclear Power, Georgia Power, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Federal safety officials voted 4-to-1 to approve the first nuclear reactor construction permit in almost 35 years, overriding U.S. Nucle...

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A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Elliott Negin | Posted 03.13.2012 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Power, Politics News

CSPAN viewers were treated to an unusual spectacle last month. For two days, a federal agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, aired its dirty laundry in public.

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Nuclear Power Play Reveals Washington's 'Ugly Underbelly'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.30.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A feud at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where five presidentially appointed commissioners oversee the safety of the nation's nuclea...

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David Vitter Presses NRC Chairman On Whether He Made A Woman Cry

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.15.2011 | Politics

Read More: Bill Magwood, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Barbara Boxer, Darrell Issa, Women Mistreatment, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Bill Daley, Sexual Abuse, Brent-Furer, Gregory Jaczko, David Vitter, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) raised eyebrows on Thursday when he questioned Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko about his...

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Why Bernie Sanders Read HuffPost Story Into Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.15.2011 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Bill Magwood, Video, Fukushima, Huffpost, Nrc, Bernie Sanders, John Barrasso, Gregory Jaczko, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bernie Sanders grilled a nuclear commissioner at a hearing Thursday, demanding to know whether he intended to step into the top job...

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'Green News Report' - December 15, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.14.2012 | Green

Read More: Fracking, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, National Journal, Michael Mann, Global Climate Mitigation, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Wyoming, Green News Report, Pollution, Radiation, Methane, Video, Conservatives, Americans for Prosperity, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Durban, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Tea Party, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Wisconsin, Fukushima, Carbon Emissions, Ipcc, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Japan, Unfccc, 350.Org, Environmental Integrity Project, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Safe Drinking Water Act, Gregory Jaczko, Coal, Darrell Issa, Ohio, Jason Chaffetz, John Boehner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gasoline Prices, Congressional Oversight, Coal Ash, Gasoline, Ed Markey, Arsenic, Water Pollution, Toxic Waste, Green News

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Barbara Boxer 'Shocked And Appalled' By NRC 'Witch Hunt'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.15.2011 | Politics

Read More: Bill-Magwood, Nrc Commissioners, Video, Barbara Boxer, Darrell Issa, President Obama, Nrc, Bill Daley, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Congress, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Gregory Jaczko, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Thursday denounced what she referred to as the "witch hunt" and "character assassination" launched a...

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Nuclear Agency Chief Again Faces 'Bully' Claim

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 02.14.2012 | Green

Read More: Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Nuclear-Energy, Nuclear Power, Nrc, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Congress, Gregory Jaczko, Nrc Gregory Jaczko, Green News

WASHINGTON — The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday he was "mortified" by allegations that he verbally abused women who wor...

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White House Weighs In On NRC Dispute

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 02.12.2012 | Green

Read More: Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, White House, Bill Magwood, Video, William Daley, Gregory Jaczko Nrc, Darrell Issa, Nrc, Bill Daley, Gregory Jaczko Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, Green News

WASHINGTON — A dispute among members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, while increasingly bitter, has not impaired the panel's work or jeopa...

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White House Rescues Besieged Regulator

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.13.2011 | Politics

Read More: White House, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Gregory Jaczko Nrc, Darrell Issa, Nrc, Bill Daley, Gregory Jaczko, Politics News

WASHINGTON - White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley came out Monday night in support of the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jacz...

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