Australia Rejected Nuclear—Will the U.S. Finally Follow Suit? In Australia’s recent national election, voters were given a rare and stark choice: double down on fossil fuels and gamble billions on nuclear energy, or commit to a clean, renewable future. The result? Australians overwhelmingly backed a rapid transition to renewables—and firmly rejected the nuclear distraction. The…
In case you haven’t noticed, the nuclear industry’s political grip has reached truly absurd levels. Both parties have basically rolled out the red carpet for nuclear power, treating it like the climate panacea we never asked for. Governor Hochul’s recent push for new reactors in New York is alarming—but not exactly shocking. She’s just following…
If you pay much attention to energy and climate issues, you have probably seen a lot more news about nuclear power lately. Most report different takes on the same theme: that we are in the midst of an unprecedented revival of nuclear energy, and just in time to solve so many problems: climate disruption, energy…
If you pay much attention to energy and climate issues, you have probably seen a lot more news about nuclear power lately. Most report different takes on the same theme: that we are in the midst of an unprecedented revival of nuclear energy, and just in time to solve so many problems: climate disruption, energy…
If you pay much attention to energy and climate issues, you have probably seen a lot more news about nuclear power lately. Most report different takes on the same theme: that we are in the midst of an unprecedented revival of nuclear energy, and just in time to solve so many problems: climate disruption, energy…
Cut Dangerous, Unreviewed Nuclear Power Booster Bill from National Defense Authorization Act Washington, D.C. Nov 27, 2023 Over 100 organizations wrote to Congressional leaders and conference committee members asking them to remove a troubling, potentially devasting nuclear power section from the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) being hashed out now by lawmakers. (See full letter…
On April 15, 2023 utilities in Germany shut down the country’s three last remaining nuclear power plants. These closures mark the successful planned phase-out of German nuclear energy from the nation’s grid. What does this mean for Germany? What lessons should the U.S. take away from the German energy transition? Germany’s Energiewende (“energy transition”) is an overarching…
For many decades, nuclear fusion has been a holy grail energy concept, promising affordable and clean power that doesn’t produce the same intensely radioactive and long-lived nuclear waste that nuclear fission generates. Nuclear fusion experiments have also been of great interest to weapons developers and the military. Driven by defense and energy goals, the US…
Last year, on October 8, 2021, President Biden issued a proclamation on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, recognizing the holiday federally for the first time. Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors and celebrates the sovereignty and vibrant and diverse cultures, contributions, and lifeways of Indigenous Peoples. In the United States, that means honoring the American Indians, Alaska Natives, and…
For Immediate Release September 2, 2022 Groups Call on NYS Elected Leaders to Make the West Valley Nuclear Site Clean-Up Safer Enclose Plutonium Building during Demolition and Report Offsite Radioactive Releases in Real Time Contacts: Diane D’Arrigo NIRS dianed@nirs.org; 301-270-6477×3 Charley Bowman WNY Drilling Defense, candabowman@protonmail.com, 716-908-8227 25 Western NY, NYS, and national organizations[i] called…