Can clean energy replace the shuttered San Onofre reactors in California? Why yes, it can. But it won’t happen automatically: the utilities that owned the reactors may not like the idea of so much rooftop solar they don’t control; they’d rather have new natural gas plants. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) once again plays…
This article is pretty skimpy on information, but this can’t possibly go well: it seems that Iran, France & Argentina are teaming up to encourage construction of a new reactor in Bolivia. If true, we guess France isn’t really all that worried about Iran’s nuclear programs…. EcoWatch: Japanese cooperatives collaborate to help monitor Fukushima radiation…
Nuclear “renaissance” in Indiana lasts less than 2 weeks; Senator withdraws bill to encourage new nukes. The chair of the state’s Senate Utilities Committee, James Merritt (R-Indianapolis), introduced a bill that would have put Indiana on par with Georgia and South Carolina by requiring ratepayers to pay in advance for any nuclear reactor a utility…
Democracy Now has been reporting on Fukushima all week; their website on their coverage is well worth a visit. It includes coverage of growing protests against reactor restarts, interviews with Fukushima refugees, and much more. Note: some of the articles do not yet have full transcripts as of this morning, but they say they will…
People are the same all over, aren’t they? Nobody wants radioactive waste dumps: Czech Republic suspends repository survey at Kraví Hora. This is about a week old, but very important. From Joe Romm at ClimateProgress (an often useful blog to follow): 60 Minutes hit job on clean energy ignores the facts. This not only provides…
Yesterday NIRS and the Civil Society Institute released a grassroots response to renowned climate scientist Dr. James Hansen and three colleagues to their November 3 letter urging environmental groups to support development and deployment of new nuclear power across the globe. The NIRS/CSI statement was signed by 311 grassroots organizations across the world, from 46…
300+ environmental and clean energy organizations urge Dr. James Hansen and three other climate scientists to rethink embrace of nuclear power–it’s no solution to the climate crisis. Press release from NIRS and Civil Society Institute. Text of letter, including signers.
300+ environmental and clean energy organizations urge Dr. James Hansen and three other climate scientists to rethink embrace of nuclear power–it’s no solution to the climate crisis. Press release from NIRS and Civil Society Institute. Text of letter, including signers.
Important new study from American Clean Energy Agenda: thirsty US electricity generation from nukes, coal, fracking, on collision course with climate-imperiled water supply.
Professor Benjamin Sovacool (Virginia Tech) and several others rebut pro-nuclear climate scientist James Hansen’s recent error-filled article in support of new nuclear.