American Petroleum Institute's Take on Hard Rock Gas Production

The American Petroleum Institute (API) is a trade association that represents the interests of more than 400 diverse entities involved in the exploration, extraction, distribution, and sales of oil and gas. The API has recently begun publishing a blog called Energy Tomorrow with a stated goal of encouraging a productive debate on energy issues. On…

Showing Why We Like Nuclear Power

A rather unknown, but real effect of America’s response to 9-11 was a sharp reduction in the ability of the nuclear power industry to share its own story through the use of plant tours and well designed, site located visitor centers. The security restrictions imposed as a result of the fear caused by flying airplanes…

Energy Northwest Considers New Nuclear – NuScale May be on Their Short List

NEI Nuclear Notes recently published an intriguing blog titled Walking Toward Nuclear on Tip Toe about Energy Northwest’s interest in new nuclear power development. Energy Northwest has an interesting history – it used to be called the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) and it once got involved in a massive project to build 5…

Kevlar Vest – Opposite of a Smoking Gun (#1 in a series)

As regular readers know, I harbor cynical thoughts about the motivations of some anti-nuclear commentators. I honestly believe that many of them are supportive of continued market domination by coal, oil and/or gas. I even have a series of blogs with the keyword of “smoking gun” (go ahead, do a search in that little block…