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Is Obama's energy plan change we can believe in? Toward a sensible energy plan	Jon Rynn	20 Aug 2008	Gristmill
This is a guest post by Ted Glick, the policy director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network/U.S. Climate Emergency Council. He can be reached at usajointheworld@igc.org. He is author of 'Past Future Hope' columns. ----- On August 4, the Barack Obama presidential campaign released a comprehensive program for reform of the U.S. energy system. In the words of Obama supporter, climate blogger, and author Joe Romm, it was 'easily the best energy plan ever put forward by a ...
Topics: Barack Obama, carbon sequestration, climate, climate science, energy, nuclear power, presidential race 08, renewable energy (all these topics)

Brit's Eye View: Summer skirmishes A roundup of energy and climate news from the U.K.	Ben Tuxworth	18 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Ben Tuxworth, communications director at Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. ----- Like pretty much every other English person I know, I'm currently on holiday in France. The Vendee region makes for a pleasant alternative to Britain at this time of year, and just down the road is La Rochelle, which was part of England until, oh, about 500 years ago. The two nations are deep in a classic love-ha ...
Topics: climate, energy, France, nuclear power, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Big bad boom Radioactive deja vu in the American West	David Roberts	20 Jun 2008	Gristmill
This is a guest essay from Chip Ward, author and board member of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. It was originally published on TomDispatch and is republished here with Tom's kind permission. ----- In the American West, we take global warming personally. Like those polar bears desperately hunting for dwindling ice flows, we feel we're on the frontlines of the new weather regime. The West is drying up. For example, canyon-hugging conservationists ...
Topics: business, climate, energy, environmental movement, nuclear power, politics, water pollution (all these topics)

The price isn't right Nuclear power is expensive	Joseph Romm	14 Jun 2008	Gristmill
In mid-2007, a Keystone Center nuclear report (PDF), funded in part by the nuclear industry estimated capital costs for nuclear of $3600 to $4000/kW including interest. The report notes, 'the power isn't cheap: 8.3 to 11.1 cents per kilo-watt hour.' In December 2007, retail electricity prices in this country averaged 8.9 cents per kwh. Mid-2007 has already become the good old days for affordable nuclear power. Jim Harding, who was on the Keystone Center panel and was ...
Topics: business, climate, economy, energy, nuclear power (all these topics)

Country songs dedicated to your favorite climate personalities	Gar Lipow	07 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Dedicated to the coal and nuclear industries: Lorrie Morgan's What Part of No Don't You Understand? Dedicated to Scott McClellan: Randy Travis' Pray for the Fish: Dedicated to all the carbon traders: Tanya Tucker's Lizzie and the Rain Maker:
Topics: carbon trading, climate, coal, energy, music, nuclear power (all these topics)

Nuclear questions for Lovins What should I ask the efficiency guru about nuclear power?	David Roberts	04 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Amory Lovins. Photo: � Judy Hill Amory Lovins is on the warpath against nuclear power, battling the industry PR push that says nuclear is a viable climate solution. He's got a new report, co-authored with Imran Sheikh, called 'The Nuclear Illusion' [PDF]. Spinning off from that report are a Newsweek article called 'Missing the Market Meltdown' and an article on the RMI site called 'Forget Nuclear.' I was on a conference call with Lovins earlier today in whic ...
Topics: Amory Lovins, climate, energy, interview, nuclear power (all these topics)

Nukes of hazard The self-limiting future of nuclear power, Part I	Joseph Romm	02 Jun 2008	Gristmill
My analysis on nuclear power for the Center for American Progress Action Fund is finally finished and online. I think you will find it useful because it has many links to primary sources and tries to avoid the typical discussions by nuclear proponents and opponents, focusing instead on the rapidly escalating cost of nuclear power. My point in this paper is not to say nuclear power will play no role in the fight to stay below 450 ppm of atmospheric CO2 concentrations ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, energy, nuclear power (all these topics)

The cowardly lion McCain to skip another crucial climate vote	David Roberts	29 May 2008	Gristmill
Unbelievable. Sen. John McCain -- who just weeks ago said of the Climate Security Act, "I hope it will pass, and I hope the entire Congress will join in supporting it and the President of the United States would sign it" -- now says he won't show up to vote on it. He won't vote against it, mind you. Won't go on record. Won't take a stand. He just won't show. 'I have not been there for a number of votes. The same thing happened in the campaign of ...
Topics: climate, coal, energy, jackassery, legislation, nuclear power, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

CO2 you later Electric emissions growth outpaces generation in 2007	Sean Casten	21 May 2008	Gristmill
The EIA just released data on 2007 that shows total electricity generation increased by 2.5 percent in 2007, but total CO2 emissions from the electric sector increased by 3 percent. That's right: the electricity sector, already the single largest contributor to U.S. CO2 emissions, is increasing its CO2 intensity. Intriguingly, this increase has come about despite a 25 billion kWh increase in wind and nuclear generation in 2007, as the gains from those zero-carbon sour ...
Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, nuclear power, wind power (all these topics)

Green journalists out of touch?	David Roberts	17 Apr 2008	Gristmill
I've been thinking more about the SEJ event I wrote about here. It's been bugging me. To be honest, while I was quite impressed with the presidential advisers, the environmental journalists were ... disappointing. Right now there is so much interesting stuff happening around climate and energy -- policy details being hashed out, legislation being debated, important new aspects of the discussion getting attention, state efforts blossoming, international ...
Topics: climate, energy, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Brit's Eye View: Not now, Darling U.K.'s Labor Party embraces nuclear but is slow to move on the big climate challenge	Ben Tuxworth	09 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Ben Tuxworth, communications director at Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. The British press swooned over the visit of Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni to the U.K. late last month. We're suckers for the idea of French romance, particularly mixed with wealth, sophistication, and the sort of impetuosity we "rosbifs" can seldom muster. Apparently, Bruni saw Sarkozy on TV and said to a fri ...
Topics: climate, energy, European Union, nuclear power, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Mr. Rogers responds Duke Energy CEO responds to climate scientist Jim Hansen	Guest author	02 Apr 2008	Gristmill
The following is a response from Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, to an open letter from climate scientist Jim Hansen. ----- Dear Dr. Hansen: I am happy to meet with you as you suggest in your letter dated March 25, and will work with my staff to find a time that is mutually convenient to discuss climate change. I am in New York City on a regular basis and also open to scheduling a special trip to meet with you. I look forward to spending some time together t ...
Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, coal, energy, James Hansen, nuclear power, renewable energy (all these topics)

Darth Vader and Mr. Rogers James Hansen writes to Duke Energy on coal	Guest author	01 Apr 2008	Gristmill
This is a guest post by noted NASA climate scientist James Hansen. ----- The captains of industry, perhaps more than anyone else, have the ability to solve the global warming problem, so they deserve attention. But different strategies are needed for a Mr. Rogers or a Darth Vader. Some may argue that Mr. Rogers, $28M/year chairman of Duke Energy, is just another executive focused on short-term profits, with any concern for his children and grandchildren directed t ...
Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, coal, energy, James Hansen, nuclear power, renewable energy (all these topics)

No (Dutch) nukes	David Roberts	24 Mar 2008	Gristmill
The Netherlands is opting for carbon sequestration and renewables over nuclear power. What does this mean? Why, clearly it reinforces what you have always said!
Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, energy, Netherlands, nuclear power, renewable energy (all these topics)

Making lemonade out of lemons ... out of lemonade Scientists suggest transforming atmospheric CO2 into gasoline	Tia Ghose	20 Feb 2008	Gristmill
An article published in The New York Times today describes a proposal to use carbon in the atmosphere to make gasoline. The principle itself is quite simple -- similar ideas have been proposed before. According to the article: Air would be blown over a liquid solution of potassium carbonate, which would absorb the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide would then be extracted and subjected to chemical reactions that would turn it into fuel: methanol, gasoline or jet fuel. T ...
Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, nuclear power (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	08 Feb 2008	Gristmill
'The [Lieberman-Warner] bill, as reported out of committee, would be the most historic incentive for nuclear in the history of the United States.' -- an aide to Sen. Joe Lieberman
Topics: climate, energy, legislation, nuclear power, politics, quotables (all these topics)

Dead industries walking Nuclear power and fossil fuels face water crises and other problems	Joseph Romm	06 Feb 2008	Gristmill
This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. ----- It has not been a good year so far for King Coal, Big Oil, and whatever nickname we give to the nuclear energy industry. Two weeks ago, TIME reported that nuclear plants in the southeastern U.S. may be forced to cut power production or temporarily shut down later this year because the year-long drought has left too little water to cool the ...
Topics: climate, energy, fossil fuels, nuclear power, renewable energy (all these topics)

Brit's Eye View: Going nuclear British government embraces a nuclear-powered future	Ben Tuxworth	01 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Ben Tuxworth, communications director at Forum for the Future, is the new author of Brit's Eye View, a monthly Gristmill column on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. The column was previously written by Tuxworth's colleague Peter Madden. After much delay, the British government started the new year with an announcement on nuclear power generation. It seems they have finally succumbed to the prevailing industry logic, which says that we need big bits of power ...
Topics: climate, energy, nuclear power, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Irony in the nuclear power/climate change equation Severe drought in the Southeast impacts nuclear power production	Kif Scheuer	25 Jan 2008	Gristmill
A cautionary tale for all those who think nuclear is the answer to climate change. The Washington Post reported yesterday that drought conditions are affecting nuclear production capacity. [Plants] could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate. But wait, there's more ... An Associated Press ana ...
Topics: climate, energy, nuclear power, severe weather (all these topics)

Not the bill to take home to mother Nuclear subsidies likely to stay in omnibus spending package	Brian Beutler	18 Dec 2007	Gristmill
The Senate is debating the wide-ranging $500-plus billion omnibus spending package right now. Most of the points of contention are extremely important -- FOIA, defense spending -- but for the purposes of this site, a bit off-topic. It failed its most recent cloture vote on the question of war-funding (Republicans, of course, want more), and minority leader Mitch McConnell has basically promised it won't pass unless the Democrats cave. So if when that happens, I'll let ...
Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, nuclear power, politics (all these topics)

The Achilles heel of nuclear power Nuclear plants require lots of water in an increasingly dry world	Joseph Romm	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill
No, I don't mean cost, safety, waste, or proliferation -- though those are all serious problems. I mean the Achilles heel of nuclear power in the context of climate change: water. Climate change means water shortages in many places and hotter water everywhere. Both are big problems for nukes: ... nuclear power is the most water-hungry of all energy sources, with a single reactor consuming 35-65 million litres of water each day. The Australians, stuck in a once- ...
Topics: severe weather, water crisis, energy, nuclear power, climate (all these topics)

Nuclear physicist says nukes are not the answer And he should know what he's talking about	JMG	13 Aug 2007	Gristmill
Someone with a lot of experience in advanced reactor technologies says nukes are not worth pursuing as we contend with peak oil and climate change.
Topics: climate, energy, nuclear power (all these topics)

Carbon- and nuclear-free America possible by 2050 Now that's a 12-step program	JMG	01 Aug 2007	Gristmill
A hopeful press release touting an even more hopeful (wishful?) report: Takoma Park, MD -- At the G-8 summit in Germany in June 2007, President Bush promised to 'consider seriously' the European Union goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions sufficiently to limit global temperature rise to about 4 degrees Fahrenheit. A new study concludes that the United States could eliminate almost all of its carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2050. It also concludes that it is possible ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, nuclear power, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Nukes ablaze, but SolarFest burns brighter Vermont renewable energy festival looks to the future	Erik Hoffner	16 Jul 2007	Gristmill
News today that a quake has caused a fire at a nuke plant in Japan follows revelations of operator error that could have caused an accident at the 1,316 MW Krummel reactor in Germany, owned by Vattenfall Europe. When a fire broke out at that plant in late June, operators panicked and put the reactor on emergency shutdown, against their guidelines, and put the reactor at risk. Then Vattenfall tried to cover up what happened. I learned of this at SolarFest this weekend ...
Topics: Bill McKibben, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, nuclear power, renewable energy, Vermont (all these topics)

Everything's on the table, even nukes A guest column from K.C. Golden	David Roberts	28 Jun 2007	Gristmill
This is a guest column from KC Golden, Policy Director for Climate Solutions, a Northwest-based nonprofit focused on tackling global warming (though not yet tackling its own website's frames-based layout, which was awful in 1998 and still is ... but I digress). It originally ran in Methow Valley News. ----- These are the early days of an economic revolution: our weaning from fossil fuels. Most of what we know and expect about how we make and use energy is up ...
Topics: climate, energy, nuclear power (all these topics)

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