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30 Years After TMI, A Lesson For Today's Economists
Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business
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Our new test for any enterprise, be it a financial institution, a power plant, or a war, must be, "Is it too large to be allowed to fail?" If the answer is "yes" then we cannot proceed.
France's Nuke Power Poster Child has a Money Melt-Down
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green
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The myth of a successful nuclear power industry in France has melted into financial chaos.
The Past and the Future
Carl Pope | Posted 04.20.2009 | Green
It turns out that, even in today's economy, we've got many more green energy opportunities than we can fund -- and no need for boondoggles like nuclear.
Feds Ignore Jet Crashes at Operating Reactors
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics
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As you read this, jets hitting any of the nuclear reactors operating in the U.S. right now could kill untold thousands of us and render entire regions of our nation permanently uninhabitable.
Jet Crashes into Nuke Reactors to be Addressed Tomorrow but not Today
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics
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As you read this, jets hitting the nuclear reactors licensed to operate right now could kill untold thousands of us and render entire regions of our nation permanently uninhabitable.
Brazil Flips The Switch On Uranium Enrichment Plant
Jessicah Curtis | Posted 04.02.2009 | World
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Brazil has become one of just a handful of states to enrich uranium in a controversial bid to boost nuclear power production and ensure future energy ...
The Anti-Nuke Beauty Contest (PHOTOS)(NSFW)
wired.com | Posted 03.28.2009 | Green
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Miss Atom, the beauty contest for the Russian nuclear industry, has earned a fair amount of press, in part because of the now-infamous photo of a post...
A Nuclear Iran? Just Suppose...
Lanny Davis | Posted 03.28.2009 | World
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Let's hope Iran's supreme leader and council take up Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton on their invitation to unclench Iranian fists and reach out to shake the American leaders' open hands.
Russia To Modernize Its Nuclear Arsenals
AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 03.28.2009 | World
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MOSCOW — Modernization of Russia's strategic nuclear forces is a top priority for the government, a senior Cabinet official said Wednesday. Dep...
What If A Plane Hit A Nuclear Power Plant?
AFP | Posted 03.22.2009 | Green
Firms building nuclear power stations will have to present designs that limit the possible effects of a large aircraft hitting the facility, the US nu...
Another Spectacular $50 Billion No Nukes Victory for the Forces of Solartopia
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 03.16.2009 | Green
For the third straight year, against all odds, a national grassroots No Nukes campaign has stripped out of the federal budget a proposed $50 billion boondoggle for new atomic reactors.
"Clean Coal," Nuclear Spending Removed From Stimulus
Grist | Posted 03.16.2009 | Green
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Somebody in the capital must have seen those "Reality" ads where the kindly man in the construction helmet offers a tour of a clean coal facility, onl...
Evidence Based Policy: What the Energy Component of the Stimulus Package Needs - Not New Nukes!
Gavin D. J. Harper | Posted 03.14.2009 | Green
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There are stacks of research that clearly demonstrate that for a given unit of energy sourced from renewables more jobs are created -- often by several orders of magnitude.
$50 Billion Debate vs. Pro-Nuker Patrick Moore on Democracy
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 03.12.2009 | Green
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A coalition of environmental groups are calling on senators to remove a controversial provision from the stimulus plan that could lead to the construction of a new nuclear power plants.
Russia-US Deal Could Save Money, Halt Iran Advance: Commentary
Times Online | Bronwen Maddox | Posted 03.07.2009 | World
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If President Obama really manages to pull together a deal with Russia that cuts each country's stockpile of nuclear warheads by four fifths it will be...
A $50 Billion Nuke Power Bomb is Dropping Toward Obama's Stimulus Package
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 03.06.2009 | Green
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The desperate, dangerous nuclear power industry has dropped a $50 billion stealth bomb meant to irradiate the Obama Stimulus Package.
Our Energy Portfolio: a Stanford University Panel Discussion on Fueling the Future
Natasha Chen | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green
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To make solar energy more cost efficient, one has to either make the cells cheaper or more efficient.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt On Renewables Vs. Nuclear: "Renewables Are Cheaper" (VIDEO)
Treehugger.com | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green
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Obama's Stimulus Money Must Not Be Wasted on Nuke Reactors
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green
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Cut off from Wall Street, hordes of nuke lobbyists will descend like radioactive locusts on this gargantuan stimulus package. They must be stopped.
Sleeping On The Job At A Nuke Plant Costs You $65,000
AP | MARTHA RAFFAELE | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Federal regulators are proposing a $65,000 fine against the operator of a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant where security guar...
Reflections on Graham Nash's Reflections Box Set
Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment
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Nash's trademark high harmony vocals and impressive writing talents fluidly traverse the box set's newly-mastered, 64 tracks with career highlights... and remixes galore.
2009: Another Year of Living Dangerously
Eric Margolis | Posted 01.30.2009 | World
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The proud towers of Wall Street have fallen, disgorging packs of thieves and fraudsters. The mighty US suddenly exposed as the proverbial king without clothes. Uncle Sam is bankrupt.
The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008
Robert Weissman | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business
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In keeping with our tradition of highlighting diverse forms of corporate wrongdoing, we included only one financial company on the 10 Worst list.
The World's Most Dangerous Nuclear Threat
Eric Margolis | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics
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Special for the Huffington Post Eric S. Margolis December 18, 2008 The bitter struggle over the beautiful Himalayan mountain state of Kashmir is the ...
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