Earlier this morning Newt Gingrich and John Kerry pretended to debate Global Warming issues, in a bipartisan love-fest which spun around the following issue: Can free-market incentives produce a reduction in carbon poisoning in the atmosphere, or must we resort … Continue reading
Why Must Nuke-Power Lemmings Again Flock to the Radioactive Sea? – CommonDreams.org – Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community Published on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 by CommonDreams.org Why Must Nuke-Power Lemmings Again Flock to the Radioactive Sea? by … Continue reading
Lack Of Fuel May Limit U.S. Nuclear Power Expansion Lack Of Fuel May Limit U.S. Nuclear Power Expansion 4/10/2007 Limited supplies of fuel for nuclear power plants may thwart the renewed and growing interest in nuclear energy in the United … Continue reading
San Luis Obispo Tribune | 04/10/2007 | Environmental group to try to halt Diablo steam generator replacement Posted on Tue, Apr. 10, 2007 email this print this reprint or license this Environmental group to try to halt Diablo steam generator … Continue reading
United Press International – Security & Terrorism – Outside View: Growing nuclear threat Outside View: Growing nuclear threat By HELEN CALDICOTT UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) — According to the British counter-intelligence group MI-5, over 360 private … Continue reading
Secrecy News CIA Blocks Book on Chinese Nuclear WeaponsAn eagerly awaited book on the history of the Chinese nuclear weapons program will not be published due to objections from the Central Intelligence Agency, which said it contains classified information. A … Continue reading
Nuclear power enters global warming debate – Los Angeles Times Currently, 103 nuclear plants — including Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo and San Onofre in northern San Diego County — generate about 20% of the nation’s electricity. The amount … Continue reading
reviewjournal.com — News – RADIATION EXPOSURE Apr. 09, 2007 Copyright © Las Vegas Review-JournalRADIATION EXPOSURE Veteran with skin cancer refuses to give up battle for compensation By KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL 1||1695732.jpg||Michael Hirschhorn holds a document that illustrates how a radioactive … Continue reading
Cold War, hellish consequences Ex-nuke weapons workers caught in medical crossfire Rocky Mountain News By Laura Frank, Rocky Mountain News April 7, 2007 Harold Hinton is dying. He is slowly suffocating from incurable lung disease that the government acknowledges is … Continue reading
FresnoBee.com: Local: Conservatives warm to climate concerns Conservatives warm to climate concerns From dams to power plants, GOP suggests its own fixes. By E.J. Schultz / Bee Capitol Bureau 04/08/07 05:58:45Quick Job Search How popular is global warming as a … Continue reading
Go green? Go West – Los Angeles Times Ronald Brownstein: Go green? Go West The energy and environment innovations west of the Rockies could change the nation’s mind about what’s possible. April 8, 2007 Denver — SINCE THE ARRIVAL of … Continue reading
The GAO report | EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil News Clearinghouse Published on 4 Apr 2007 by Falls Church News-Press. Archived on 4 Apr 2007. The GAO reportby Tom Whipple RELATED NEWS: Associated Press picks up on peak oil… Peak oilers … Continue reading
Go bright green| Review | Guardian Unlimited Books Go bright greenWorldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century exhorts Josh Lacey to embrace his inner geek, grow mushrooms and turn off the vampire power. Saturday March 17, 2007 The Guardian … Continue reading
DesMoinesRegister.com Nuclear power key piece of puzzleApril 8, 2007 2 Comments The energy plan introduced by Sen. John Edwards in Iowa recently is one of the fundamental tenets on which he proposes to run for president. While many principles of … Continue reading
Fresno a player in debate over nuclear power / Proposal for plant in city faces obstacles, but technology is on cusp of national rebirth San Francisco Chronicle Fresno a player in debate over nuclear power Proposal for plant in city … Continue reading
Truthdig – Interviews – Media Critic on Why It’s Only Getting Worse Media Critic on Why It’s Only Getting Worse Digg this item Digg Email this item Email Print this item Print Posted on Mar 23, 2007 Chimps jeffcohen.org Jeff … Continue reading
Report: India to build $11B power plant Report: India to build $11B power plant NEW DELHI India plans to build a large atomic power plant in the western state of Maharashtra, encouraged by the civilian nuclear deal with the U.S. … Continue reading
Here’s Looking at You Chuck! Assembly Whip and sponsor of AB 719 … Continue reading
Nuclear power revisited in state / Bill would lift ban on new plants — polls show voters evenly split Nuclear power revisited in state Bill would lift ban on new plants — polls show voters evenly splitMatthew Yi, Chronicle Sacramento … Continue reading
Founding member of Greenpeace fan of nuclear power | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle Nuclear power wins a fanBy TOM FOWLER Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle As a founding member of the environmental group Greenpeace, Patrick Moore regularly put himself between hunters … Continue reading
‘Power firms hid 10,000 problems’ : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) ‘Power firms hid 10,000 problems’ The Yomiuri Shimbun Utility firms have concealed problems or altered data at power plants more than 10,000 times, the Federation of … Continue reading
Energy Net: Library -RSS Feeds Available to the Public Nuclear Power Media CampaignWebsite Nuclear Power and Climate Change | The Bulletin Online: Roundtable Debate  … Continue reading
Let’s build a nuke in our back yard Bill Walker Enviroblog = Environmental Working Grouop You’ve heard of economically depressed towns lobbying to be the site of a new prison. But who wants a nuclear reactor in the neighborhood? Fresno … Continue reading
CCN News http://www.ccnmag.com/news.php?id=4997 Weighing the Financial Risks of Nuclear Power Plants 2007-04-04 01:05:06 Enticed by the gleam of government subsidies, many companies are rushing to invest in nuclear power, expecting that new technology and safer reactors will make them … Continue reading
PG&E breaks ground on storage facility for spent nuclear fuel EUREKA Spent nuclear fuel rods currently resting in a decommissioned nuclear power facility in the King Salmon area appear to be destined for a safer location from the North Coast’s … Continue reading
Nuclear Power Making California Comeback? Written by Marcey Brightwell, Reporter News 10 Sacramento – Stockton – Fresno Nearly two decades after Sacramento area residents voted to close … Continue reading
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility For Immediate Release Contact: Rochelle Becker, Executive Director 858-337-2703 LEGISLATORS MOVE TO STRIKE DOWN BAN ON NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA March 2, 2007 For Immediate Release Two California State Assembly members have introduced legislation to … Continue reading
Assemblywoman Hancock to Host a Town Hall on Global Warming “The Temperature’s Rising!†A Town Hall Meeting on Solutions to the Global Warming Crisis Global warming poses a serious threat to the sustainability of the environment. Now is the time … Continue reading
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PG&E’s Love Affair with Nuclear Absent from PR Campaign : Indybay PG&E’s Love Affair with Nuclear Absent from PR Campaign by David Jay Thursday Mar 15th, 2007 4:28 PM This speech was read as public comment at the March 15, … Continue reading
Harvard International Review: Combating Global Climate Change Combating Global Climate Change The Case against Nuclear Powerby Michele Boyd February 13, 2007 The Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo, Ohio. Michele Boyd is the legislative director for Public Citizen’s Energy Program. … Continue reading
Helen Caldicott tour de force interview on Electric Politics : Indybay 47 minute overview of the nuclear threat from THE EXPERT: Helen Caldicott. (To download or listen go to the link below.) newest_book.png newest_book.png February 23, 2007 Mobile Chernobyls: Coming … Continue reading
The Economics of Building a Nuclear Power Plant in Fresno by Alan Cheah and Mark Stout Wednesday Jan 17th, 2007 6:44 PM The Economics of Building a Nuclear Power Plant in Fresno by Alan Cheah and Mark Stout Wednesday Jan … Continue reading
Mothers For Peace US SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF MOTHERS FOR PEACE Today, January 16, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled against Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the … Continue reading
Fresno Mayor Wants to Build Nuclear Power Plant in My Backyard : Indybay Fresno Mayor Wants to Build Nuclear Power Plant in My Backyard by Mike Rhodes ( mikerhodes [at] comcast.net ) Saturday Dec 30th, 2006 7:48 PM There is … Continue reading
Londoners say no to Nuclear Power, July 2006 – The Londoner Londoners say no to Nuclear PowerNuclear power stationLondoners are becoming more concerned about the dangers of climate change – but most don’t believe nuclear power is the answer. An … Continue reading
The True Costs of NUCLEAR POWER April/May 2006 The True Costs of NUCLEAR POWER By Mark Hertsgaard Taxpayer subsidies for high-risk nuclear power plants should be redirected to promote alternative energy. By Mark HertsgaardDuring a July 2005 lecture in San … Continue reading
Going Nuclear Going Nuclear A Green Makes the CaseBy Patrick Moore Sunday, April 16, 2006; Page B01 In the early 1970s when I helped found Greenpeace, I believed that nuclear energy was synonymous with nuclear holocaust, as did most of … Continue reading
Imperial College London – Think solar not nuclear for the energy of the future, say scientists Wednesday 1 March 2006 Solar rather than nuclear energy should be the UK government’s priority in planning future energy production, according to scientists writing … Continue reading