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Uppin' Atom!
McCain tours nuke plant, renews call for nuclear power expansion in U.S. |
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06 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:20 AM on 06 Aug 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain toured a nuclear plant in Michigan on Tuesday, using the opportunity to renew his call for the U.S. to build 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030. At the plant, McCain said that his love affair with nuclear power began when he encountered nuclear ships and submarines in the Navy. "I knew it was safe then, I know it's safe now," ... |
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| Topics: elections, John McCain, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Expanding Waste
Estimated cost of Nevada nuke-waste dump soars |
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05 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:46 PM on 05 Aug 2008 The total cost of dumping nuclear waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain repository will hit $96.2 billion, the Department of Energy estimated Tuesday. The estimate has jumped 38 percent, excluding inflation, since 2001. And it assumes no new construction of nuclear reactors; to put that in perspective, John McCain is pushing for the U.S. to build up to 45 new nuclear plants by 2030. The Energy Department ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, energy, Nevada, news, nuclear power (all these topics) |
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Fermi stance
McCain to visit nuclear power plant with dismal safety record |
Kate Sheppard |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| After stopping at a biker rally in South Dakota this morning, John McCain is headed to Monroe, Mich., this afternoon, where he'll visit the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station. While at the power plant, he's expected to talk up his plan to build 45 new nuclear plants by 2030, and 55 more after that. During the visit, he's likely to promote the Republicans' energy strategy, which includes major support for the nuclear industry. 'I am going to lead our nation to ... |
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| Topics: elections, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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It's Elementary, My Dear ... Watts On!
French downplay years-old uranium leak at nuclear plant |
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21 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:50 AM on 21 Jul 2008 A uranium leak was discovered on Friday in an underground pipe at a nuclear fuel plant in France. Authorities said the leak was probably a few years old, but insisted it really isn't all that bad since groundwater apparently wasn't contaminated and the uranium leak was relatively small. However, the reassurances were not quite as comforting to the public as they might ... |
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| Topics: France, news, nuclear power, toxics (all these topics) |
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Glow Your Own
Nuke-power company Exelon announces big emissions cuts by 2020 |
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15 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:35 AM on 15 Jul 2008 Nuclear-power company Exelon today launched a program it says will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by over 16 million tons a year by 2020 -- more than the company's current total annual emissions. The company's plan calls for buying renewable-energy credits to offset some of its emissions, generating a small amount of electricity from alternative sources such as landfill gas, wood, or c ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, news, nuclear power (all these topics) |
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Eiffel and I Can Get Up
Greenpeacers climb Eiffel Tower in anti-nuclear protest |
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14 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:33 AM on 14 Jul 2008 About 15 Greenpeace activists scaled the Eiffel Tower Sunday and unveiled a banner to protest France's nuclear-energy policies. France uses more nuclear power than any other E.U. nation. "Since he was elected, President Nicolas Sarkozy has done everything he could to sell nuclear energy," Greenpeace said in a statement. "At the U.N., as head of the European council, or ... |
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| Topics: energy, France, grassroots activism, Greenpeace, news, nuclear power (all these topics) |
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For Your Energy Information
Global energy demand will grow 50 percent by 2030, says EIA |
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25 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:07 PM on 25 Jun 2008 The world isn't going to kick its energy-sucking habits anytime soon, the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicted Wednesday. By 2030, global energy demand will grow 50 percent, says the EIA report, mostly in China and other developing countries. Some 124 new nuclear plants will be built worldwide by 2030, and natural gas will be in demand to "replace oil whereve ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, natural gas, news, nuclear power, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Obama on nukes
RNC claims Obama contradicts himself on nuclear power |
Kate Sheppard |
25 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Perhaps in response to Barack Obama's criticism of McCain on nuclear power yesterday, the Republican National Committee is circulating a research piece claiming the Democratic candidate has flip-flopped on the issue, citing quotes and videos of Obama. The quotes: From the CNN/YouTube Democratic debate in Charleston, S.C., in July 2007: 'I actually think that we should explore nuclear power as part of the energy mix. There are no silver bullets to this issue ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Glow and Behold
McCain calls for 45 new nuclear reactors in U.S. by 2030 |
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19 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:51 AM on 19 Jun 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain, at a campaign event Wednesday in Missouri, called for 45 new nuclear reactors to be built in the United States by 2030, with a longer-term goal of 100 new reactors. Existing nuke plants currently provide some 20 percent of U.S. electricity, but no new nuke plants have been built in the U.S. since the 1970s due to the enormous costs of nuclear-p ... |
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| Topics: John McCain, news, nuclear power, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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A Springfield in his step
McCain goes to Springfield, talks up nukes and coal |
Kate Sheppard |
18 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain followed up yesterday's energy speech with more energy talk today during a roundtable at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. Today he focused more specifically on his support for two energy sources: nuclear power and 'clean coal.' The roundtable also featured Greg Boyce, CEO of Peabody Energy, the world's largest coal company, and Mike Chesser, CEO of Great Plains Energy. The panel was moderated by Jim Jones, a Chevron board member and pre ... |
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| Topics: coal, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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You So Hot, Baby! But You Could Be Even Hotter
U.K. looking to seduce communities into hosting nuke-waste facility |
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13 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:23 AM on 13 Jun 2008 The British government has begun searching in earnest for a community willing to host a new underground nuclear waste burial site. The winning community would not only be, de facto, the hottest place in Britain, but it could also be the lucky recipient of ... infrastructure funds! Britain's environment secretary, Hilary Benn, launched into seduction ... |
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| Topics: news, nuclear power, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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My Side of the Mountain
DOE applies to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain |
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03 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:14 PM on 03 Jun 2008 The U.S. Department of Energy has filed a formal application to construct a nuclear-waste repository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain. The application, which runs tens of thousands of pages, attempts to prove that 77,000 tons of nuclear waste could be stored at Yucca Mountain without harming public health, safety, and the environment for up to a million years. The Nuclear Regulatory Commissio ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, energy, Nevada, news, nuclear power (all these topics) |
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Nuclear options
John McCain talks nuclear security, promises to promote 'civilian' nukes |
Kate Sheppard |
27 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain gave a speech on nuclear security this morning at the University of Denver, and given his abiding love of nuclear power as the solution to climate change, that came up too. Where there's 'civilian' nuclear energy, there's the possibility for nuclear weapons -- and if he's promoting the former, that leads to plenty of questions about how to prevent the latter. And of course, all that spent nuclear fuel has to go somewhere. His remarks: As we improve the ... |
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| Topics: energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics (all these topics) |
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That's Bologna!
Italy wants to reverse ban, move forward with nuclear power |
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23 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:31 AM on 23 May 2008 After banning nuclear power for two decades, Italy has announced plans to build a new wave of nuclear plants. Concerns about oil prices, energy security, and fossil-fuel emissions contributed to the about-face by the world's largest net importer of electricity. "Only nuclear plants safely produce energy on a vast scale with competitive costs, respecting the environment," the co ... |
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| Topics: energy, Italy, news, nuclear power (all these topics) |
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Now Taking Reservations
Feds can dump more waste at Wash. Superfund site, says court |
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22 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:26 PM on 22 May 2008 Washington State doesn't have the right to refuse more dumping of radioactive waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. In 2004, nearly 70 percent of Washingtonians voted to keep the federal government from disposing of more toxic waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation until the highly polluted Superfund site is cleaned up. The Bus ... |
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| Topics: energy, litigation, news, nuclear power, Washington, waste, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Subsidize my love
Grist asks McCain about contradictory messages on nuclear subsidies |
Kate Sheppard |
15 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain hosted a call-in with bloggers today following his address in Columbus, Ohio, in which he outlined his priorities for a first term in office. Grist got in a couple of questions: You mentioned climate and energy in your speech today, that they would be among your top priorities, and that has also been the focus of several speeches this week. You say in general that you're against subsidies, even for renewable energy, but you said today that you'd like to ... |
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| Topics: elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Nukes to me
More on the nuclear portion of McCain's big climate speech |
Kate Sheppard |
13 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| What's the deal with John McCain's nuclear love affair? It's a question on many people's minds after the candidate's big climate speech yesterday. While McCain has argued repeatedly that he's opposed to subsidies for the nuclear industry, he stresses the need to support the nuclear industry and fund nuclear R&D. The most recent incarnation of his Climate Stewardship Act, introduced in January 2007, would authorize more than $3.7 billion in federal subsidies fo ... |
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| Topics: climate, elections, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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It's Like a Glow-in-the-Dark Gold Rush
Projected nuke-power renaissance spurs U.S. uranium-mining bonanza |
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05 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:15 AM on 05 May 2008 Due to the escalating price of uranium, a flurry of uranium-mining claims has been staked in the United States recently, with one of the greatest concentrations around the Grand Canyon in Arizona. On public lands within five miles of Grand Canyon National Park, there are now 1,100 uranium-mining claims, compared with just 10 in January 2003. One proposed ura ... |
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| Topics: mining, news, nuclear power, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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Fox Nukes
McCain touts gas-tax holiday as well as 'long-term solutions' |
Kate Sheppard |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| McCain on the long-term solution to dependence on foreign oil: Nuclear! Despite what those 'extremist environmental organizations' tell you. And despite the fact that only 2 percent of our electricity comes from oil. |
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| Topics: dumbassery, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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A Tough Drill to Swallow
President Bush stumps for ANWR drilling and dirty-energy expansion |
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29 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:17 PM on 29 Apr 2008 In a speech Tuesday, President Bush aimed to pacify Americans' concerns about skyrocketing fuel and food prices with the assurance that it's all Congress' fault. Bush advocated tackling energy prices by throwing environmental protection to the winds (in not quite those words), urging Congress to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and rah-rah-ing new ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, coal, dumbassery , energy, George Bush, news, nuclear power, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Everything Old, and Nukes Again
Bush talks up nukes, ethanol, and technology at renewable-energy meeting |
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06 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:58 AM on 06 Mar 2008 President Bush addressed a renewable-energy conference in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, repeating earlier declarations that the United States is dependent on oil and that investment in technology will solve the country's energy problems. "[W]e've got to reduce our dependence on oil and fossil fuels, and replace them with alternative energy sources to powe ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, George Bush, news, nuclear power, renewable energy, United States (all these topics) |
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Waste Not, Want Waste Not
U.S. may import 20,000 tons of nuclear waste |
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28 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:08 PM on 28 Feb 2008 Know how the U.S. hasn't even figured out a long-term solution for its own nuclear waste? Perhaps importing 20,000 tons of radioactive material from Italy might not be the best idea. Not to mention that we don't want to do the Italians any favors until they decriminalize crotch-grabbing. From the Archives Ducking Donald. U.S. forest official will not be jailed over f ... |
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| Topics: energy, Italy, news, nuclear power, United States, waste (all these topics) |
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What's That, a Bout?
Obama talks about fighting the nuclear industry, but his record is less strident |
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04 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:51 AM on 04 Feb 2008 Barack Obama talks on the campaign trail about fighting the nuclear power industry, but the real story is more complicated, reports The New York Times in a front-page story. In 2006, Illinois residents were up in arms after finding out that Exelon Corp. had not informed them about radioactive leaks at one of its nuclear power plants. Obama responded by introduci ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Use the Forethought, Nuke
Nuclear power plants in U.S. Southeast may face shutdowns due to drought |
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24 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:08 AM on 24 Jan 2008 Nuclear reactors across the U.S. Southeast could be forced to slow production or shut down in the near future due to the effects of continuing drought in the region. Nuclear power plants require massive amounts of water to cool steam that turns the generators; the water usually arrives via large intake pipes from nearby rivers and lakes. However, with water levels ... |
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| Topics: news, nuclear power, United States, water crisis (all these topics) |
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Hear You Loud and Nuclear
Hillary Clinton brings an environmental issue to the fore in Nevada |
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17 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:14 PM on 17 Jan 2008 Hillary Clinton is taking pains to make sure all Nevadans know her views on -- gasp! -- an environmental issue: She would stop plans to store nuclear waste at the state's Yucca Mountain repository. "This is not just, 'We're in Nevada, so we'll talk about an issue Nevadans care about,'" Clinton assured voters. "This is an American issue." Yucca Mounta ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, Nevada, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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