Andrew Revkin posted a thought provoking blog yesterday titled Bringing Responsible Oversight to the Gas Drilling Boom on the New York Times hosted Dot Earth blog. In that post he agreed with those who have recognized the need for responsible regulation of the rapidly expanding industrial activity using using hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction….
I favor David and Goliath stories, especially when Goliath is a dangerous, selfish and greedy force that puts short term profits in front of health and safety issues that may affect generations. Though I have not yet had the opportunity to watch the movie, I have learned enough about Gasland and the industry that it…
Knowing how ad placement works on the internet, I thought I would capture and share a recent experience I had while reading an article on The Hill E2 Wire titled Libyan turmoil, $100 per barrel oil fuel Republican drilling push on Capitol Hill. I love having a forward looking neighbor and competitor in the nuclear…
Update: (Posted 3/19/2013 at 02:53) As part of his testimony against SCE on the matter of steam generators and SCE’s restart plan, Mr. Gundersen posted an updated resume – aka CV – dated December 2012. He continues to prominently list “Licensed Reactor Operator, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission License # OP-3014” at the top of…
I am running a bit late this morning. I was out way past my normal bedtime at the Lynchburg Engineers Week dinner. What an amazing gathering – more than 300 people on a weeknight in a relatively small town who are at least as fascinated as I am with the process of creating useful products…
I am haunted this early morning (0230) by a phrase seen on a blog comment yesterday. Joe Shuster, author of “Beyond Fossil Fools”, was once asked WHO he worked for (implying that he was a paid mouthpiece for some evil concern). His reply was simple, true and spot-on! He replied, “For my grandchildren.” (You can…
Kirk Sorensen is one of the most active and articulate advocates of nuclear energy that I know. Listen carefully to this interview and see if you agree.
The attorneys general of Vermont, New York and Connecticut are once again trying to use “the waste issue” to establish control over the longevity of nuclear energy facilities. Those lawyers hate the idea that large scale, reliable, emission free energy production plants can continue to operate for decades without having to bribe state governments for…
On February 15, 2011, I gathered together a terrific group of four women who are each making a significant contribution to the expansion of nuclear energy and nuclear knowledge in the United States. I hope you enjoy the conversation and the stories. Meredith Angwin blogs at Yes Vermont Yankee and is the Director of the…
Harvey Wasserman, a long time professional antinuclear energy campaigner, is once again on Huffington Post, claiming that the repeatedly announced increase in the nuclear loan guarantee program is a “giveaway.” He is dead wrong on so many levels. Aside: Please do not be confused by the numbers you read. The recently announced attempt is just…
Disclosure: I am long on AEHI. One of piece of knowledge that I continue to struggle to share with the world is the recognition that there are sometimes large financial rewards available from going negative. Many people instinctively recognize a sales pitch and often discount the source as someone who is interested in making money…
Every once in a while I get a little sarcastic. It might get me in trouble one of these days – or should I say it might get me in more trouble one of these days. I follow a Twitter user named NaturalGasFlk who just tweeted about a post on True Blue Natural Gas titled…