Nuclear Energy

Cockroaches Inherit the Earth? What Wall E Gets Wrong About The Apocalypse

Slate | Daniel Riley | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green


Pixar's post-apocalyptic love story Wall-E finished No. 2 at the box office over the Fourth of July weekend after hauling in $65 million the weekend b...

Radioactive Pigs

Carl Pope | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green


Carl Pope

More evidence of the hard-wired sloppiness that has plagued Yucca from the start popped up a week after DOE filed for its NRC permit. So how does this play out politically?

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Turns 40 Today

Tad Daley | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


Tad Daley

40 years ago today, our government committed itself to negotiate the elimination of its entire nuclear arsenal. And, in conjunction with the other nuclear weapon states, to abolish nuclear weapons forever.

Politicians Play General, Generals Play Politics (Part 5)

Russ Wellen | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Russ Wellen

In the conclusion of our series on Jeff Huber, columnist at Military.com and author of a new novel, Bathtub Admirals, we asked him more questions on f...

Why Do Republicans Like Fossil Fuels and Not Care That Much for the Environment?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 06.20.2008 | Green


Patrick Takahashi

McCain and Obama are at polar opposites on the matter of energy; the issue of fossil / nuclear energy versus green energy could well be the uniquely different determining factor in November.

McCain: Build 45 Nuclear Reactors

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics


SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year in fe...

McCain, Obama & the Trojan Horse of Nuclear Energy

Steven Crandell | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green


Steven Crandell

Under the guise of concern over climate change, some ask us to re-consider our aversion to new nuclear power, ignoring the same old problems that have stopped any plants from being commissioned since 1979.

McCain's Nuclear Solution A Threat To Us All

Paul Peete | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home


Paul Peete

Perhaps McCain misspoke by jumping on the nuclear bandwagon, playing into the Obama's strategic ambiguity on a complex, expensive, and dangerous solution to the country's energy problems.

Yucca Casts Short Shadow On Nevada Presidential Politics

Amanda Becker | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home


Amanda Becker

The candidates talk about the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear storage facility, but people in Nevada are concerned about the economy. In fact, it's McCain's flip-flopping on Yucca that may cost him votes.

Greening Hollywood: Governator Schwarzenegger Is Green on Energy

Paige Donner | Posted 05.15.2008 | Living


Paige Donner

Governor Schwarzenegger is "determined to terminate global warming." A Green Arnold - so, does that make him, like, the Incredible Hulk?

McCain Calls for 700+ New Nuclear Plants (and 7 Yucca Mountains) Costing $4 Trillion

Joseph Romm | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics


Joseph Romm

To satisfy McCain's desire to be like the French and get 80% of our electricity from nuclear power, it would require building more than 700 nuclear power plants by midcentury -- more than one a month.

Greenpeace Co-Founder Now Proponent Of Nuclear Energy

Newsweek | Fareed Zakaria | Posted 04.15.2008 | Business


Patrick Moore is a critic of the environmental movement--an unlikely one at that. He was one of the cofounders of Greenpeace, and sailed into the Aleu...

Billionaire Behind Mars Candy Fights Polluting Energy Firms

Associated Press | Matthew Brown | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


A reclusive billionaire whose family owns the Mars candy empire is emerging as a formidable opponent to the energy industry's plans to expand developm...

Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry

Washington Post | Steven Mufson | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics


Kerry Beal was taken aback when he discovered last March that many of his fellow security guards at the Peach Bottom nuclear power plant in Pennsylvan...

In 2008: A Few Questions on Energy For The Candidate

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.31.2007 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

This administration has done little to confront the looming danger that our consumption of fossil fuels presents to the nation's environment, economy and national security.

Avoiding World War III

Carl Pope | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Carl Pope

There is simply no way to ensure that, in a world dependent on nuclear power, nuclear weapons will not proliferate -- it simply can't be done.

No-Nukers Sing a New Green Tune

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics


Harvey Wasserman

Today, the musicians and their environmental cohorts can still say that nuclear power has failed. But what's different is that the renewable energy industry has come of age.

No Nukes is Back for a Green Armageddon

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 10.20.2007 | Politics


Harvey Wasserman

Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash are headed to Capitol Hill, rounding up support to beat back an attempt by the atomic power industry to grab a blank check loan guarantee for new atomic reactors.

Celebs Launch Campaign To Oppose Billions In New Spending On Nuke Reactors

NukeFree | Posted 10.11.2007 | Politics


Musicians Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash announced today a new campaign to stop Congress from bailing out the nuclear power industry. T...


 

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