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Atomic energy technology, politics, and perceptions from a nuclear energy insider who served as a US nuclear submarine engineer officer

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Climate Change is A Now Event, But So Is a Reliable, Cost-Effective Atomic Solution

May 1, 2012 By Rod Adams 12 Comments

Jason Mraz, a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, published a thought piece on the Huffington Post titled Global Warming Is No Longer a Future Problem, It’s a Now Event that inspired me to go and find some of his music. He is the kind of observer of the human condition worth reading and listening to. As […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Climate change

Earth Day 2012 – terrific PSA by Energy-Northwest employees

April 22, 2012 By Rod Adams

Happy Earth Day, everyone. Here is a message from the employees at Energy Northwest that should start your day off right. After watching, please celebrate the day by planting a tree. If planting a tree just does not seem to be enough to make the world the kind of place that you want for your […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear

Important public events related to nuclear energy scheduled for week of April 23

April 21, 2012 By Rod Adams

Meredith Angwin, the energetic and caring pronuclear blogger at Yes Vermont Yankee shared the following message. It deserves wider notice so that the individual events attract the kinds of audiences that can make a difference in direction that the discussions take. Three upcoming events need your attention and support. The local (New England) grid depends […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Literacy Project goes live

April 16, 2012 By Rod Adams

The Nuclear Literacy Project has officially opened its virtual doors for visitors. This collaborative effort has been several months in the making with a number of talented hands ensuring that the the unveiling would be a real success. The site is designed to appeal to curious people who do not have preconceived notions, but really […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Nuclear Communications

Bill Gates describes 4th generation nuclear energy to explain his investment decision

April 3, 2012 By Rod Adams

On March 23, 2012, Bill Gates was interviewed as part of the Wall Street Journal ECO:nomics conference. There is little doubt that he understands the technology and the opportunity. My main question is why he is not investing more in order to drive the technology even faster. After all, he is one of the world’s […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Breeder Reactors, New Nuclear, Plutonium, Pro Nuclear Video

Nuclear energy’s unpopularity on Wall Street should be ringing endorsement

March 22, 2012 By Rod Adams

People lined up to oppose nuclear energy development often resort to an interesting argument to use against it. According to the frequently repeated line, nuclear energy investments are so risky even Wall Street is not interested. Here is an example quote from an article titled Senators warn nuke plan poses severe risk Sens. Rob Hogg […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear

Accurate nuclear and radiation health information is sorely needed

March 18, 2012 By Rod Adams

As I was reading about the organized protests against nuclear energy project development in India, I noted the following passage. It provides evidence for the importance of working hard to spread accurate information about nuclear energy and the health effects of radiation. Sunthari Pentan sat near the church in a black sari and gold-colored necklace, […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Nuclear Communications

99% of mankind should love nuclear energy

March 17, 2012 By Rod Adams

Please be patient with me on this post – it might take a while before I clearly demonstrate why it belongs on Atomic Insights. First I want to share a couple of entertaining, but informative videos that you’ll probably never see in the commercial media. This is another version of the same song, performed with […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Editorials, For the Rest of Us

Furious About Fossil Fuel Funded Fukushima Frenzy

March 11, 2012 By Rod Adams

Throughout the past week, I have gotten increasingly angry as I read more and more drivel coming from the establishment about how the lessons of March 11, 2011 should result in our society turning its collective back on nuclear fission power production. According to countless pundits, the events that took place on that day – […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Nuclear Communications, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Powering America (and the world) with nuclear energy

March 9, 2012 By Rod Adams 10 Comments

The Heritage Foundation has produced a factual, inspiring, visually appealing documentary titled Powering America. As the title suggests, it is focused on the United States and our energy choices, but the need for power is universal and the options are essentially the same all around the world. Here is the trailer: Powering America Trailer from […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear, Nuclear Communications

MidAmerican Energy uses YouTube video in response to FOE television ad

March 8, 2012 By Rod Adams

The Friends of the Earth (FOE) has developed a 30 second television advertisement that uses Fukushima as a hypnotic code word to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt about new nuclear power plants. It has purchased time slots in all of the major media markets in Iowa, where legislation is being considered to give the Public […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear, Nuclear Communications

Hydrocarbon marketers had a motive to oppose nuclear energy growth

February 24, 2012 By Rod Adams

Why have the efforts to restrict nuclear energy development been so well supported for so many years? My theory is that hydrocarbon marketers have had a strong financial motive for supporting any group that seeks to reduce the supply of energy. Even when those groups seem to be fighting against the hydrocarbon industry, they are […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Fossil fuel competition

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