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The Lessons of the Battle Over Tax Increases for the Wind Industry

Carl Pope | Posted 03.13.2013 | Green
Read More: Taxes, Wind Power, Fiscal Cliff, Congress, Natural Gas, Electricity, Coal, Nuclear Plants, Wind Energy Tax Break, Green Jobs, Wind Energy Tax Increase, Wind Energy, Green News
Carl Pope

Now that Congress, as part of its fiscal cliff compromise, has given the wind industry a one year extension on its present tax rules, it's time to take a sober look at the real economics behind the struggle between future energy and fossil fuels.

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23 Nuclear Plants Could Be Susceptible To Tsunamis, Study Finds

Posted 09.24.2012 | Green
Read More: Fukushima, Tsunami, Nuclear Disaster, Japan Tsunami, Natural-Disasters, Nuclear Plants, Nuclear Plants Tsunami Risk, Fukushima Tsunami, Nuclear Crisis, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Plants Tsunami Zones, Nuclear Plants Tsunami, Green News

From LiveScience Staff: In March 2011, a devastating earthquake and tsunami set off a partial meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan's co...

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LOOK: The State Of Nuclear Energy Around The World

Reuters/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.09.2012 | World
Read More: Japan Anniversary, Japan Disaster, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Japan Nuclear Disaster, Nuclear Energy, Japan Earthquake Anniversary, Japan Nuclear, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Rising, Japan Earthquake 2012, Japan Earthquake, Nuclear Power Plants, Japan Tsunami, Japan Crisis, Nuclear Plants, Japan Tsunami 2012, Japan 2012, Japan Nuclear Plant, Japan, World News

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a massive tsunami that killed more than 19,000 people and left thousands missing. Th...

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Ban Ki-Moon Urges Better Safety, Security At Nuke Plants

AP | By MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 11.22.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy, Ban Ki-Moon Nuclear Safety Plea, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Plants, U.N., Ban Ki-Moon, Iaea, Ban Ki-Moon Nuclear Safety, United Nations, Nuclear Energy, Yukiya Amano, International Atomic Energy Agency, Japan, Green News

UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged strong international action Thursday to boost safety and security of nuclear power plants a...

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Regulators Knew Of Understated Seismic Risks To Nuclear Plants For Years

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Geological Survey, Nuclear Risks, Japan Earthquake, Earthquakes, U.S. Nuclear Plants, Nuclear Plants, Business News

By Jim Morris and Bill Sloat The Center For Public Intergrity Nearly six years before an earthquake ravaged Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear po...

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No Word for Meltdown: Nukespeak Returns

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Japanese Nuclear Crisis, Barack Obama, Meltdown, Nuclear Warnings, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Plants, Nuclear Power, Media News
Rory O'Connor

Some things never change: the Orwellian impulse to hide the truth about nuclear dangers remains one of them.

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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 | Chicago
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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President Obama Goes Nuclear in Snowmagadden

Connie Lawn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Chernobyl, Obama Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama Nuclear Power, Nuclear Plants, Three Mile Island, Nuclear Power, Denver News
Connie Lawn

Nuclear development remains an emotional and controversial issue. Obama's proposals come at a time many countries are criticizing Iran and North Korea for nuclear enrichment programs.

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Obama Nuclear Plant: President To Announce Loan Guarantee For More Than $8 Billion

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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WASHINGTON — More than $8 billion in new federal loan guarantees to build two nuclear reactors in Georgia could be the first step toward a nucle...

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