The Energy Collective has an article titled Why We Must Make Clean Energy Cheap that has generated a thoughtful discussion. I encourage you to read through the comments and perhaps add your own contribution to the exchange.
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During the past few days, I have spent several hours watching videos recorded during the Rocky Mountain Energy Epicenter 2010. That conference was jointly sponsored by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists. The videos have fascinated me; they provide support for my theory that activism and legislative efforts…
According to an article posted on Allheadlinenews.com Senate Bill Paves Way For Up To $50 Billion To Nuclear Power Industry the specific form of assistance being considered for the nuclear industry is for the US Government to provide backing for the loans that the industry will need in order to complete the plants that they…
When you read this, repeat this mantra to yourself – “no one wants to invest in nuclear energy projects”. At least, that is what people like Amory Lovins and Peter Bradford want you to believe. I know that one day of stock trading for a “penny stock” means very little in the big scheme of…
Kirk Sorensen, a good friend of mine, brought his three daughters and lovely wife to the American Nuclear Society annual meeting. During a session focused on education and public communications, there was a scheduled talk about a program in Texas aimed at encouraging high school aged girls with excellent math and science skills to remain…
An article titled Alstom opens largest rotor balancing facility in Tennessee appealed to both my inner manufacturing geek and my patriotism. It described, in glowing terms, a tour of a factory that recently opened on the Tennessee river in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The facility includes an impressive rotor balancing tunnel that allows the manufacturer to spin…
Dan Yurman at Idaho Samizdat posted a must read blog titled Obama’s climate policy needs nuclear energy. At first I thought it was going to be a discussion about the recent Energy Information Administration’s analysis of the Waxman-Markey climate legislation that indicated that the only way that the targets could be met without vast energy…
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