A friend just shared a link to this video of a Russian nuclear powered ice breaker speeding to the North Pole at 16 knots, using 1 pound of uranium per day to drive a 25,000 tons ship through pack ice. Displays of power like this should help people understand just why nuclear energy is so…
The comment that I made yesterday on Climate Progress that questioned why the blog has such an antinuclear stance did not make it through the moderation step and did not appear. However, there is a useful conversation going on there about an important topic. If an organization claims that preventing climate change is its reason…
Climate Progress published a post on December 3, 2010 titled Sen. Lamar Alexander plans to nuke his own agenda that is sharply critical of Senator Alexander’s idea to build 100 new nuclear power plants. The post minimizes the potential benefits of high tech job creation, low cost clean energy, and productive new infrastructure that will…
According to recently released diplomatic cables, several Arab leaders have made it clear that they was worried enough about Iran’s nuclear program to want it destroyed. Israel has pointed to those cables as evidence that its focus on Iran as the major threat in the Middle East is shared with its neighbors. According to the…
A great way to celebrate the birth of atomic fission power is to visit PopAtomic Studios to purchase an attractive desk display that includes a piece of history – a slice of graphite from CP-1. The additional gift that you receive from purchasing one is the knowledge that you are supporting the Michael Krupinski Memorial…
On November 30, 2010, The Ecologist published the above video in association with a story titled US natural gas drilling boom linked to pollution and social strife. Please take the time to watch it and think about the implications of a vastly expanded effort to frack our way into the future. This often touted “bridge”…
Yesterday, Fortune Magazine’s Brainstorm Green blog published a story titled In nuclear energy, smaller is better. It is certainly an article worth reading. Here is an excerpt to whet your appetite for more: Earlier this month, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions — itself a triple partnership…
Yesterday, I listened in to The Energy Collective’s webinar titled Is Natural Gas a Step Toward Sustainability or an Obstacle for Renewable Energy? During the question and answer session, Charles Barton, the publisher of Nuclear Green, provided a question for the panel about the radon content of the gas extracted from the Marcellus shale. Neither…
The above clip came from a lunchtime talk that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave to the Colorado Oil and Gas Association on July 8, 2010, during the Energy Epicenter conference. Aside: People who are not from Colorado might need some background to explain the reference to working with Governor Ritter on “1365”. There is another…
On July 8, 2010, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave a lunchtime speech at Energy Epicenter, the annual conference of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. That speech provides a number of insights that are useful to those who are concerned about energy issues, concerned about the environment, and interested in the activities of power brokers…
It sometimes surprises me just how long it takes the advertiser supported media to recognize an important story. This morning, my Google News Alert indicated that MSNBC and Bloomberg had both noticed that Westinghouse had transferred 75,000 documents relating to the design and construction of AP1000 nuclear reactor plants to China. One of those sources…
On November 22, 2010, the New York Times published another one of those “protect the children” articles that quotes professional critics, plays on fears and perpetrates the journalistic assumption that the general public should be protected from math and numbers at all costs. The article, titled Radiation Worries for Children in Dentists’ Chairs describes how…