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Smoking gun: LNG ship builders and their financial backers stoke nuclear fears

…demonstrated that they are doing this. So how exactly does that make it a smoking gun, when we have no evidence of any actual activity other than someone has stated a rather obvious fact that these companies stand to benefit from the current situation? Again, for it to be a “smoking gun” as you claim, there would have to be proof that these entities are actually responsible for “stoking nuclear fear” as you claim. But nothing you have presented i…

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Smoking gun – CEO of U.S.-Central Asia Biofuels Ltd decrying nuclear energy

…e from the article’s conclusion that helps to show how this qualifies as a smoking gun that might even satisfy Steve Skutnik, my favorite smoking gun skeptic. So, what to make of Japan’s tepid decision to downsize its nuclear energy commitment? Thoughtful analysts might note that Europe’s leading technological powerhouses, Germany and Japan, have apparently decided to pursue energy alternatives to nuclear while France, Europe’s leading user of nuc…

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Smoking gun: AEC told President Kennedy why coal industry was opposed to nuclear energy

…gram. (AEC, CNP p. 61) Then comes the part that made me classify this as a smoking gun. Concern has been expressed lest conversion to nuclear power might cause severe dislocations in the coal industry and hence on transportation, especially the railroads. This is definitely not the case. (AEC, CNP p. 61) The report does not detail who expressed the concerns or how they expressed the concerns. It is important to recognize that the AEC — which had l…

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Smoking Gun research continuing in earnest

…ome of the quotes from Engdahl’s important work of history that qualify as smoking guns. One principal concern of the authors of the 400 percent oil price increase was how to ensure their drastic action did not drive the world to accelerate an already strong trend towards construction of a far more efficient and ultimately less expensive alternative energy source — nuclear electricity generation. Kissinger’s former dean at Harvard and his boss whe…

Smoking Gun Part 3 (Direct anti-nuclear comment from an Australian coal industry supporter)

…are new to the Atomic Insights Blog or who have simply forgotten about the smoking gun articles, this series is an attempt to document evidence of one of my primary theories. Based on about fifteen years worth of research, a little bit of understanding of human nature from life and literature, and a sideline of involvement in competitive businesses, I have reached the conclusion that a large portion of the financial and political support that has…

Smoking Gun Part 15 – Roger Sowell, "Refinery Defense Attorney" Argues That Used Nuclear Fuel is an "Embarrassing" Legacy

…ower. Reminder: In case you have forgotten or are new to Atomic Insights, “Smoking Gun” posts are about people who are directly associated with the fossil fuel establishment who work to oppose nuclear fission power. They are my tidbits of evidence gathered in building the case that the real power that has opposed nuclear energy is not “The Environmentalists”, but the establishment fossil fuel industry that hates the idea of losing its addicts. You…

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Smoking gun: Robert Anderson provided initial funds to form Friends of the Earth

…me on line. jmdesp You should get a look at this older installment in the “smoking gun” series, where it’s revealed that the “Oil Heat Institute of Long Island” was printing ads in newspapers opposing Shoreham : https://atomicinsights.com/smoking-gun-part-18-an-oldie-but-a-goodie-oil-heat-institute-of-long-island-ad-using-scare-tactics-to-fight-shoreham/ Today, Long Island is the only place in the US where 60% of electricity is generated by burnin…

Smoking gun Part 7 – Australian mining union targets nuclear as a job threat

…ed July 30, 2007 and titled Nuclear threatens our jobs: union. Here is the smoking gun part of the article: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union mining division boss Tony Maher warned yesterday that nuclear power would jeopardise job security for coal miners and power workers. As his union launched an advertising campaign attacking the Howard Government’s greenhouse policy, Mr Maher said: “The real threat to coal miners’ job security an…

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

…t points to places where the source is a bit more open about motivation – “smoking gun” articles on Atomic Insights are generally those where an anti-nuclear comment comes directly from someone with an admitted interest in selling more coal, oil or gas. In all fairness, however, I need to remind myself that there are some people who sell fossil fuel that say very nice and supportive things about nuclear energy and new nuclear power plant construct…

Smoking Gun – Jerry Taylor, a Fellow at the Cato Institute, founded by a Koch, Focuses Libertarian Rhetoric Against Nuclear, but Ignores Natural Gas Subsidies

…d opponent of nuclear energy, based on faulty logic that calls a loan guarantee a government give away, it qualifies for the smoking gun designation….

How did an oil shale investor hamstring his atomic energy competition? (Ancient but impactful smoking gun)
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How did an oil shale investor hamstring his atomic energy competition? (Ancient but impactful smoking gun)

…atomic energy to use in serving humanity. That’s my focus area. While my research and broad-based reading on this topic will continue, I felt the need to stop and document a specific, intriguing story that qualifies as a smoking gun. Note: On Atomic Insights, ‘smoking gun’ is a category of posts that document instances of nuclear opposition that can be directly tied to the desires of competitive industries to maintain their market share. It also a…

Best Smoking Gun Ever – Former Senator Tim Wirth Giving Natural Gas Industry Legislative Pep Talk

…lone, but you are leaving them alone. Of course, in order to qualify as a “smoking gun” Wirth’s speech must also include criticism of nuclear energy, but remember, this man is a professional politician who clearly understands the value of casting aspersions on his opposition without upsetting them too much. Wirth damns nuclear energy by including two references to the dangers of nuclear proliferation to nations like Iran and by listing it after en…

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