Nuclear Renaissance

A Quiet but Huge No Nukes Triumph

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 12.28.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

In the wake of Copenhagen, an unheralded but hard-fought No Nukes victory has moved us closer to a green-powered Earth. It happened in upstate New York.

Walter Cronkite, 3 Mile Island & "Lamar's Folly" in the Climate Bill

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 08.21.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

It is critical that calls start pouring into Congress. The nation -- the world -- cannot afford more Three Mile Islands, especially now that Walter Cronkite is no longer around to report on them.

Big Nuke's Desperate Ohio Reactor Hoax

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 07.21.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

Job-starved southern Ohioans are being promised a shiny new nuclear plant. But the announcement has come with a cruel reminder, and the scent of a desperate hoax.

The GOP's 100-Reactor/Trillion-Dollar Energy Plan Goes Radioactive

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

The GOP makes atomic energy the centerpiece of its strategy to deal with climate change.

The New York Times Finally Reports the Economic Disaster of New Nukes

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 06.29.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

Areva hopes to build similar reactors in the US. Its boosters have promised cheaper, cleaner, faster nuke construction with standardized designs.

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

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

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