Blog Action Day – October 15, 2009. This Year's Topic – Climate Change

ByRod Adams

Oops – my blog title might have provided a spoiler to the punchline for the below video. Never mind, it is only a minute and a half long, so the there is not much time to build up suspense anyway. However, please watch the video. If you have a blog, consider embedding it; if you are an active commenter, consider participating in the generated conversation on Blog Action Day.

Hat tip to Areva Blog North America for pointing out this opportunity to use blogs to provide an action call that just might be noticed.

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

Similar Posts

  • The importance of "capacity to produce"

    ByRod Adams

    On April 8, 2006 the TimesOnline published a short, thought provoking article titled World ‘cannot meet oil demand’, written by Carl Mortished. The article focuses on information provided by Christophe de Margerie, head of exploration for Total. According to M de Margerie, the important fact that is missing when commentators and others talk about energy…

  • Amarillo Power Update – License Application Will be Filed In 2009 vice 2008

    ByRod Adams

    On Tuesday September 9, 2008 Amarillo.com published an update on Amarillo Power’s planned nuclear project in the Texas panhandle. For undisclosed reasons, the company – led by George Chapman – has notified the NRC that it will be filing its construction and operating license application in late 2009 vice late 2008. At least part of…

  • What is Exelon's Interest in B&W's mPower™ Modular Reactor?

    ByRod Adams

    Craig Lambert is Director of Engineering, New Business Development, Exelon Generation Company, LLC. He was the tenth and last speaker at the B&W hosted press conference announcing their mPower™ modular reactor. In the above video, he describes Exelon’s analysis of some of the potential benefits that can come from modular reactors and he describes Exelon’s…

  • Sweet Briar has been saved

    ByRod Adams

    Back in early May, I shared a story about giving a talk on nuclear energy to the engineering students at Sweet Briar College on the same day that the president of the school shocked the faculty and student body by announcing that the school was being closed. That story needs a follow-up. There is a…

  • Chernobyl Report provides timely lessons about disaster

    ByRod Adams

    Last week, while the world was very busy with a current tragedy, the United Nations released a report on a study lasting nearly 20 years about a long-ago tragedy at a place called Chernobyl. The study is rather long and full of technical detail, which makes it unlikely that the report will be read by…

  • Financial Times Believes that President Obama’s Speech Should Have Emphasized Natural Gas. I Disagree.

    ByRod Adams

    Kate Mackenzie, who writes for the Financial Times excellent blog about energy called FT Energy Source (free registration required), published a reaction to President Obama’s June 15, 2010 Oval Office speech about energy. Her piece was titled Obama’s big oil spill speech: An opportunity only half-seized. She was apparently looking for specific actions that would…