Yucca Mountain

Not in My Backyard: Fear of the Guantánamo Legion of Doom

Warren Holstein | Posted 06.26.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

Yup, that's right, the self-same prison system that has held Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Son of Sam is apparently no match for a bunch of unarmed, sensory-deprived foreigners.

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 ...

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.

Radioactive Pigs

Carl Pope | Posted 07.19.2008 | Green


Carl Pope

More evidence of the hard-wired sloppiness that has plagued Yucca from the start popped up a week after DOE filed for its NRC permit. So how does this play out politically?

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.

Yucca Casts Short Shadow On Nevada Presidential Politics

Amanda Becker | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home


Amanda Becker

The candidates talk about the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear storage facility, but people in Nevada are concerned about the economy. In fact, it's McCain's flip-flopping on Yucca that may cost him votes.

Clinton UNLV Roundtable Reveals Strategy Shift

Las Vegas Gleaner | Hugh Jackson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Breaking sharply from her Nevada campaign strategy in an apparent effort to appeal to a broader segment of the electorate, Sen. Hillary Clinton held a...

Pink Slip Alert: Have You Lost Your Job Today?

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Th-th-th-that's All Folks: Warner Bros announced that because of the WGA Strike, up to 1,000 employees would be getting WARN mailings, which are essen...