Nuclear Waste

Nukes Mess With Texas

Carl Pope | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons wants to make Texas the dumping ground for as much of America's nuclear waste as he can.

We the People: the Nuclear Option

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


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.

Will Congress Put Useless Fighter Jets Above America?

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Jon Soltz

Congress is about to throw $369 million (on a down-payment of $2 billion) for a dozen F-22 fighter jets that even the Pentagon doesn't want.

Obama Seeks End To Yucca Nuclear Waste Dump

Reuters | Posted 06.07.2009 | Green


The Obama administration said Thursday it wanted to officially terminate the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage waste site and instead spend $197 million ...

Taiwan Nuclear Waste Stored By Poor Village For Government Money

Global Post | Jonathan Adams | Posted 05.21.2009 | World


NANTIAN VILLAGE, Taiwan -- They tried sending it to North Korea. They tried sending it to China. Now, they're trying to send it to this remote sea...

McCain Drops Yucca Mt. Nuclear Waste Storage Plan

New York Times | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


Nothing makes the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, madder than folks pushing for the storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Mr. Re...

Ten Things to Consider Before we Start Building Nuclear Plants in Illinois Again

Jimmy Seidita | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green


Jimmy Seidita

The 1987 moratorium on new nuclear plants in Illinois signaled that going nuclear was a huge mistake. It's made a mess of our electric system, our regulatory system, and worst of all, the state's economy.

Obama's Stimulus Money Must Not Be Wasted on Nuke Reactors

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

Cut off from Wall Street, hordes of nuke lobbyists will descend like radioactive locusts on this gargantuan stimulus package. They must be stopped.

You Are Being Lied to About Pirates

Johann Hari | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


Johann Hari

The people our governments are labeling as "one of the great menaces of our times" have an extraordinary story to tell -- and some justice on their side.

A State of Disenchantment

Javier Sierra | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green


Javier Sierra

Because of its extraordinary number of sun hours per year and its predominant winds, New Mexico could be turned into an El Dorado of clean, alternative, renewable energy.

McCain, Obama & the Trojan Horse of Nuclear Energy

Steven Crandell | Posted 06.26.2008 | 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.