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One of the reasons that I have chosen to use the word “atomic” vice the word “nuclear” on my blogs, web sites, and in my company’s name is to evoke memories of an era when people were optimistic about energy from “the atom”. There was a time when nearly everyone agreed that atomic fission was…
The artists at PopAtomic Studios continue to provoke thoughts with imagery. The above image is available in full resolution from Fossil Fuels are Dead. Stop by to tell Suzy and her team what you think of their work!
I could not help smiling when I learned that German automakers VW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz had chosen “BLUETECH” as a common label to refer to clean burning, high mileage diesel engine cars and SUVs that can pass emissions tests in all 50 US states. Kind of reminds me of my company slogan: Go Blue.Go Atomic.
A number of news outlets have reported today that South Korea has offered to supply North Korea with electricity via transmission lines in return for an agreement to stop developing nuclear weapons capability. Here is the BBC’s version of the story – http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4674785.stm. Apparently, South Korea believes that this offer of transmission line delivered electricity…
As a counterpoint to the often repeated claim among anti-nuclear activists that the nuclear industry has not started building any new plants, I want to quote from a MarketWatch.com article reporting on the Shaw Group’s most recent earnings report: J.M. Bernhard Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of Shaw, said, … “We enter fiscal…
A recent story by Emily Lambert in Forbes titled Nimby Wars caught my eye while doing some dead tree reading. (I confess; I have subscriptions to a fairly large number of print publications and sometimes leave my computer screen to read them.) The story is about an experienced political operative with the misnomer of Mike…
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