A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article about a Tim Wirth pep talk to the natural gas industry that I called the best smoking gun ever. When I went on Clean Skies TV for an interview, Susan McGinnis challenged me on that assertion stating that Wirth never said anything bad about nuclear energy,…
One of the common phrases that is repeated about our need to change our energy consumption habits is that “every little bit helps”. On the top of the list at about.com’s page titled Energy Saving: 13 Tips to Turn Your Cell Phone Green is advice to unplug phone chargers when not in use. That same…
Foreign Policy has published an article by senior Time Magazine correspondent Michael Grunwald titled Seven Myths About Alternative Energy that reinforces the Amory Lovins inspired myth that nuclear energy is too expensive and too slow to be considered a useful tool in fighting fossil fuel addiction and global climate change. Here is a quote from…
A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Mark Udall (D-CO) and their mutual support for nuclear power as expressed during a visit to Rocky Mountain National Park. A friend pointed me in the direction of an op-ed published by the Durango Herald (published from Durango, CO) titled…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Limited Work Authorization (LWA) to Southern Nuclear Operating Company to begin preparing for the construction of two Westinghouse AP-1000 nuclear power plants. The LWA came on the heels of the NRC’s decision to issue an Early Site Permit (the fourth ESP for a nuclear power plant issued so…
One of the studies that I find a need to quote from on a regular basis is the ExternE study of life cycle costs and emissions that shows just how much (or how little) external costs can be attributed to the production of a kilowatt-hour of electricity from a whole range of fuel supplies and…
Senator Mark Udall (D-CO), while touring Rocky Mountain National Park and observing the ill health of the lodge-pole pine trees, confirmed his belief that nuclear power is a useful tool in the battle against climate change. “If we want to respond to climate change, nuclear has to be part of the solution,” Udall said. Senator…
I stumbled across the above video while doing some research on a writer named Randy Udall. (I am still wondering if he is any relation to the political Udalls.) I thought it was worth sharing with you. There is definitely a reason why I like Jim Rogers better than John Rowe. Update: (Posted August 23,…
The Chattanooga Free Press published a story titled Nuclear power heating up in the August 23, 2009 edition. The extensive article details investments in new manufacturing and training facilities designed to provide parts and employees for both new construction and existing plant refurbishment. Though the total new employment numbers are fairly low at this point…
At least two very influential people in energy debates over the past three decades rose to prominence as “energy experts” partially based on exaggerating their resumes. Neither of these people is currently making decisions with your money as government employees, but both continue to have a major influence in a debate where it is important…
The Nuclear Power Yes Please Blog has a post referring to the above video interview titled Greenpeace admits “emotionalizing” is one of their tactics. That post is worth reading, but what I want to focus on is the illogic of the actions of an organization that claims climate change is an existential issue yet remains…
On August 21, 2009, Susan McGinnis of Clean Skies News invited me to come to the company’s downtown Washington studio for an interview about nuclear energy. I enjoyed the opportunity to converse with some of the network’s reporters – my car picked me up a few minutes earlier than absolutely needed – and then to…