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Brown Dogs Dirty energy industry preemptively padding the pockets of key Democrats	David Roberts	24 Mar 2008	Gristmill
The dirty energy industry sees big, important debates heading to a Democratic Congress, and it's preparing by buying up "moderate" House Democrats ($ub. req'd): Moderate House Democrats -- even freshmen with little obvious influence -- have seen a surge of campaign contributions from the energy industry, whose giving patterns have long favored Republicans. Data compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics show the overall industry an ...
Topics: politics, nuclear power, fossil fuels, energy, shenanigans (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)

Foreign energy 'sources' McCain's crooked talk on nuclear power	Joseph Romm	21 Mar 2008	Gristmill
This week John McCain has an article in the Financial Times: "America must be a good role model." It has two paragraphs on the need for leadership on greenhouse gas reductions but endorses only one low-carbon energy source: Right now safe, climate-friendly nuclear energy is a critical way both to improve the quality of our air and to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources. That dependence, I am afraid, has become a vulnerability for bo ...
Topics: energy, John McCain, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Deep thought of the day	David Roberts	20 Mar 2008	Gristmill
One can be anti-nuclear subsidy without being 'anti-nuclear.
Topics: energy, nuclear power (all these topics)

Look! An invisible unicorn! What powers I have! Bush touts his climate leadership	Sean Casten	07 Mar 2008	Gristmill
I have nothing pithy to add to this story, but only because the inanity of the quotes is so hard to top. From Restructuring Today ($ub req'd) (my emphasis on the good bits):Bush touts climate accomplishments of his administration March 6, 2008 Contrary to popular opinion, America is in the lead on global climate change and clean energy technology, President George Bush told the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference in the nation's capital yesterday ...
Topics: energy, George Bush, legislation, nuclear power, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Everything Old, and Nukes Again Bush talks up nukes, ethanol, and technology at renewable-energy meeting		06 Mar 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: biofuels, George Bush, news, nuclear power, renewable energy, United States (all these topics)

Building faster to get the power to build faster	JMG	05 Mar 2008	Gristmill
There's an old saying in the military: "There's always someone who doesn't get the word." Here is a post that reports on an analysis, repeated a number of times, strongly suggesting that the up-front energy investment in nuclear plants is simply too large to allow nuclear to be a serious contender for replacing fossil fuels in an energy- and carbon-constrained world. Here's a piece in the Baltimore Sun that says ... well, look:While the governor and others in Annapol ...
Topics: energy, nuclear power (all these topics)

Waste Not, Want Waste Not U.S. may import 20,000 tons of nuclear waste		28 Feb 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: energy, Italy, news, nuclear power, United States, waste (all these topics)

Wildcatting the wind in Texas Conventional energy vs. renewable energy	Joseph Romm	27 Feb 2008	Gristmill
This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. ----- As all eyes turn toward Texas this week in advance of the Democratic primary, we will see a state that is beginning its transition to a new energy economy. Texas is grappling with a shift the entire nation faces -- and as usual, it's doing it on a big scale. When it comes to energy and to carbon emissions, Texas is a place of super ...
Topics: coal, energy, nuclear power, oil, renewable energy, Texas, wind power (all these topics)

South Fla. power outage	David Roberts	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill
There's seems to be some confusion out there about exactly what happened in South Florida today, but as far as I can tell, some power lines went out at a substation, which caused a nuclear plant to automatically shut down, which caused power outages for upwards of 3 million people. Nice grid. I liked this headline: "Nuclear plant shutdown stops Florida." Somebody crank Florida back up again! And also? The headline writers at DowJones need to talk to the r ...
Topics: electricity grid, energy, Florida, nuclear power (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)

Clean, safe nuclear power	David Roberts	07 Feb 2008	Gristmill
The hunt for fuel: With minimal public notice and no formal environmental review, the Forest Service has approved a permit allowing a British mining company to explore for uranium just outside Grand Canyon National Park, less than three miles from a popular lookout over the canyon's southern rim. If the exploration finds rich uranium deposits, it could lead to the first mines near the canyon since the price of uranium ore plummeted nearly two decades ago. A sharp ...
Topics: energy, mining, national parks, nuclear power (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)

Way better than oil dependence	David Roberts	05 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Conservatives love energy independence and nuclear power. In other news (sub rqd): Russia could earn more than $5 billion selling nuclear fuel to U.S. utilities over the next 10 years under an agreement it reached Friday with the Bush administration. The Commerce Department deal allows Russia to sell low-enriched uranium and other uranium products directly to utilities in increasing quantities starting in 2011. ... ... The additional fuel ...
Topics: energy, nuclear power, Russia (all these topics)

What's That, a Bout? Obama talks about fighting the nuclear industry, but his record is less strident		04 Feb 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (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)

Bill Clinton goes nuclear Former prez helped a rich guy get uranium-mining rights in Kazakhstan	Tom Philpott	31 Jan 2008	Gristmill
From Wednesday's New York Times: Late on Sept. 6, 2005, a private plane carrying the Canadian mining financier Frank Giustra touched down in Almaty, a ruggedly picturesque city in southeast Kazakhstan. Several hundred miles to the west a fortune awaited: highly coveted deposits of uranium that could fuel nuclear reactors around the world. And Mr. Giustra was in hot pursuit of an exclusive deal to tap them. Unlike more established competitors, Mr. Giustra wa ...
Topics: Bill Clinton, energy, Kazakhstan, mining, nuclear power (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)

Use the Forethought, Nuke Nuclear power plants in U.S. Southeast may face shutdowns due to drought		24 Jan 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: news, nuclear power, United States, water crisis (all these topics)

Hear You Loud and Nuclear Hillary Clinton brings an environmental issue to the fore in Nevada		17 Jan 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, Nevada, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Spectacularly ignorant claim of the day Nukes don't replace oil	David Roberts	16 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Over at the New Republic's blog, Adam Blinick writes: As it stands, nuclear power is the only environmentally friendly, economic, and efficient source of energy that can help the U.S. wean itself off foreign oil. For the record: Oil is primarily a transportation fuel. Nuclear power, in contrast, is a source of electricity. Ergo, nuclear power will do absolutely nothing to "help the U.S. wean itself off foreign oil" (unless we miraculously electrif ...
Topics: energy, nuclear power, oil, politics (all these topics)

Comin' Round the Mountain Leading Dem candidates talk nuclear power at Nevada debate		16 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 2:18 PM on 16 Jan 2008 The three leading Democratic presidential candidates came together in Nevada last night for yet another debate. Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack Obama all wooed Nevada voters by voicing opposition to the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository, with Edwards taking his opposition a step further and coming out against all new nuclear construction. The highest drama came b ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Dennis Kucinich, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Nevada, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Two Evils On nuclear vs. coal	Umbra Fisk	16 Jan 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I work for a certain large environmental organization, and I have often had to deal with the issue of nuclear and coal-fired power plants. If ever asked which is better, we are officially supposed to say "neither." But I think a response like that doesn't always work for the real world, so I'd like to ask you, oh answerer of environmental questions, which type of power plant do you think is best (or, least worst) for t ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, coal, energy, nuclear power (all these topics)

Dem debate in Nevada	David Roberts	16 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Well, the Dem debate in Nevada this evening was largely an excruciating affair, thanks to the world-historical vapidity, ignorance, and pettiness of moderators Tim Russert and Brian Williams. Before you do anything else, go read Matt Yglesias' new piece, 'The Unbearable Inanity of Tim Russert.' It could not be more right on. In what, as far as I can tell, was the only even mildly interesting, Grist-relevant moment in the debate, John Edwards unambiguously rejects nu ...
Topics: elections, energy, John Edwards, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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