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Nuclear Power In Colorado: Does The State Have Enough Water To Support Nuclear Plants?

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mark Udall, Nuclear Energy, Colorado Water Supply, John McCain, Colorado River, Nuclear Power, Denver News

Some water experts warn the upper Colorado River is an endangered species if current residential growth patterns and water consumption patterns contin...

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Mark Udall Argues For Nuclear Energy On Senate Floor

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, Nuclear Energy, Mark Udall, Energy Independence, Senate Nuclear Bill, Home News

Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall Wednesday took his boldest step yet on the road to a national nuclear renaissance as part of a program designed to comba...

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Mark Udall Argues For Nuclear Energy On Senate Floor

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, Nuclear Energy, Mark Udall, Energy Independence, Senate Nuclear Bill, Denver News

Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall Wednesday took his boldest step yet on the road to a national nuclear renaissance as part of a program designed to comba...

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How Senate Dems Should Lure GOP to a Climate Bill

David Roberts | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green

Read More: John McCain, John Kerry, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Climate Change, Lindsey Graham, Climate Bill, Offshore Drilling, Cejapa, Green News
David Roberts

If the Democrats are going to compromise on the climate change bill, they should secure real commitments in return. And they should compromise with money, not architecture.

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Montrose County Uranium Mill: County Commissioners Approves Permit

coloradoindependent.com | David O. Williams | Posted 09.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Nuclear Energy, Montrose County, Colorado, Energy Independence, Green Energy, Uranium Mill, Nuclear Power, Uranium, Denver News

MONTROSE -- It began with the audience turning, facing the flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Just over an hour later, a special Montrose Cou...

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Iran's Nuclear Program: Crunch Time

David Harris | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Nuclear Proliferation, Ajc, Middleeast, Iran News, Nuclear Energy, News Iran, Iran's News, Iran Military Response, Iran Nuclear October Meeting, David Harris, Iran Time, Germany, Wmds, Qom, Britain, France, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, American Jewish Committee, Tehran, Israel, Iaea, World News
David Harris

Iran has been caught in yet another act of deception. Faced with the prospect of being outed by the U.S., Tehran's leaders informed the IAEA of a second uranium enrichment facility.

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Tom Friedman's Take On "Wimps" and "The Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Energy, World, Beijing, Amtrak, Harvard Alumni Association, China, Po;itics, France, Nuclear Energy, Wall Street, Communist Party, David Brooks, Oil, High Speed Rail, President Sarkozy, New York Times, Green Energy, World Health Organization, National Endowment for the Arts, French Government, Tom Friedman, Sncf, Politics, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

How are we going to compete in years to come as we go head-to-head with societies that are far better equipped to deal with the exigencies of the future?

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Iran's Nuclear Threat Hyped: UN Watchdog

AP | WILLIAM J. KOLE | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Nkues, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Iran Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Ahmadinejad, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News

VIENNA — The global threat posed by Iran's suspect nuclear program is "hyped" because there's no hard proof that Tehran has an ongoing effort to...

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Cash for Coal Anyone?

Steve Kirsch | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Power, Cash for Clunkers, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Reactor, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Green-Energy-Jobs, Global Warming, Green News
Steve Kirsch

Since the "Cash for Clunkers" program was so successful in stimulating demand for new autos, why not use the same concept to stimulate the demand for new clean power plants to replace dirty coal?

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Add a Gigawatt a Day to Keep the Climate Crisis at Bay

Steve Kirsch | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Integral Fast Reactor, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Lamar Alexander, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Green Energy, Global Warming, Al Gore Global Warming, Obama Global Warming, Obama Energy Bill, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Reactor, Green-Energy-Jobs, Energy Bill, Green Energy Economy, Climate Bill, Green News
Steve Kirsch

If we think we're going to make the goal from solar, wind, and other renewables alone, we must be smoking something. Every clean power technology, including nuclear, has to play a role.

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We the People: the Nuclear Option

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Waste, Good Government, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Electricity, Politics News
Bernie Bulkin

While in the US we have been regulating and making decisions about electricity mostly on a state level, things are becoming more interconnected.

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Lamar Alexander's $750 Billion Flimflam Plan on Nuclear Energy

David Fiderer | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Cap and Trade, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Lamar Alexander, Clean Energy, Coal, Republicans, Moody's, Business News
David Fiderer

Anything that addresses the issue of climate change involves a tradeoff, and nuclear power may very well be one part of the long-term solution.

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Hans Jørgen Koch Explains Why IRENA Is "50 times More Than the IEA"

Lily Riahi | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Ipcc, Alternative Energy, International Renewable Energy Agency, Irena, Iea, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Clean Energy, International-Renewable-Energy-Agency, Energy Policy, Oecd, Politics, Fossil Fuels, Oil, International Energy Agency, Climate Change, International Relations, Macroeconomic Policy, Energy Security, Green News
Lily Riahi

Lily Riahi speaks with Hans Jørgen Koch about why we need the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) especially given the existence of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Promise of New Renewable Energy Agency in Peril?

Lily Riahi | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Low-Carbon Energy, Irena, Solar Power, Feed-in Tariff, International Relations, International Renewable Energy Agency, France-Uae-Base, Sarkozy, France, Abu Dhabi, Nicolas Sarkozy, Uae, Green News
Lily Riahi

After three decades of resistance, the first and only intergovernmental agency to focus solely on renewable energy development is finally ready to launch on July 1st.

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Russia, Cuba Nuclear Research Co-Op Resuming

RIA Novosti | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Russia Cuba Nuclear Research, Nuclear Power, Cuban Nuclear Energy Agency, Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Energy, Cuba Russia, Russia Cuba, Fidel Castro, Nuclear Weapons, Raul Castro, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Proliferation, Sergei Kiriyenko, Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart, Cuba, Advocacy, World News

Russia and Cuba have agreed to renew their cooperation in nuclear research with Cuba's Nuclear Energy Agency, head of Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko said on...

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Obama, Nukes, and the World

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, North Korea Missile, North Korea Nuclear Program, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, Israel, Barack Obama, Iran Nuclear Weapons, North Korea, North Korea Missile Test, Tariq Ali, World News
Allison Kilkenny

While Obama's pursuit of nuclear disarmament would be noble, double standards, favoritism, and fear-mongering are cancerous elements that rob the U.S. of respect and leverage in the nuclear debate.

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France's Nuke Power Poster Child has a Money Melt-Down

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green

Read More: France, Renewables, Nuclear Renaissance, Green Power, Nuclear Power, Energy, Nuclear-Energy, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Reactors, France Nuclear Reactors, Sarkozi, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

The myth of a successful nuclear power industry in France has melted into financial chaos.

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Study Shows Stimulus Will Fight Global Warming

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, Mass Transit, Energy Efficiency, Recovery, Nuclear Energy, Congress Abstinence, Green Jobs, Climate Change, Economy, Jobs, Clean Energy, Greenpeace, Stimulus, ICF International, Global Warming, Stimulus Package, Green News
Glenn Hurowitz

According to NRDC, floods, droughts, sea level rise, and other global warming impacts will create a $271 billion drag on the U.S. economy by 2025 alone.

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Unearthed: The News Without the Chaff

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 03.02.2009 | Media

Read More: King Coal, Warrantless Wiretapping, John Conyers, Clean Air, Russell Tice, Cook Inlet Belugas, Environmental Rollbacks, Sarah Palin, Nuclear Energy, Polar Bears, Fox News, US Life Expectancy, Karl Rove Subpoena, Dirty Fuels, Media News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

John Conyers subpoenas Karl Rove, Obama blocks some of Bush's last-minute environmental rollbacks, Sarah Palin plans to sue federal government over endangered whales, and more.

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A Message to Congress: Energy Smart Programs Will Save the Economy

Brian Keane | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment and Government, Energy Efficiency, Congress, Alternative Energy, Green News, Clean Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Barack Obama, Tom Friedman, Obama Energy Policy, Clean Coal, Obama Green, Tennessee Coal Ash, Nuclear Energy, Green Building, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Obama Job Creation, TVA Kingston, Obama Green Infrastructure, Obama Environment, Japan Earthquake, Job Creation, Retrofitting Buildings, Green News
Brian Keane

Despite Friday's piece in the Times, there seems to be a growing consensus around Washington that the road to our nation's economic salvation will be ...

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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Cuts Power After Leak

AP | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Energy, Vermont, Vermont Yankee, Vermont Nuclear Leak, Nuclear Leak, Vermont Yankee Power Cut, Green News

VERNON, Vt. — Vermont's lone nuclear power plant is cutting the amount of power it generates by 60 percent after finding a leak of mildly radioa...

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Nuclear Power May Return To Illinois

Chicago Public Radio | Shawn Allee | Posted 12.26.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Energy, Chicago Matters, Nuclear Power Illinois, Energy Crisis, Nuclear Power Plants, Alternative Energy, Illinois Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Debate, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Chicago News

Illinois was once the cradle of the commercial nuclear power industry. In fact, utilities built so many reactors the Prairie State is still number one...

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President Obama and Nuclear Power's Spin Campaign

Daniel Kessler | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Nei, Nuclear Energy, Barack Obama, Greenpeace, Global Warming, Green News
Daniel Kessler

Within hours of Obama's victory, the nuclear industry was at it again: spinning nuclear power and attempting to put the best light on the industry's prospects after the loss of their favorite candidate, John McCain.

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Greenpeace Blockades Ageing Spanish Nuclear Plant

Reuters | Martin Roberts | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Vandellos II Plant, Alternative Energy, Green News, Endesa, Renewable Energy, Greenpeace, Iberdrola, Asco I Plant Radioactive Leak, Wind Parks, Nuclear Energy, Garona, Environment, Nuclear Power, Spain, Green News

Greenpeace blocked the entrance on Thursday to a Spanish nuclear power station facing closure next year and urged the government to shut it down immed...

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