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Nuclear proponent versus free market advocate for natural gas

December 6, 2011 By Rod Adams

Monthly marketed US Gas production 1973-2011

My continuing discussion with Robert Bradley at Master Resource provides an opportunity to concisely document information about energy market competition gathered over several decades. I hope you continue to enjoy it, but part of the reason for publishing it here is to add to a growing web log (blog) about the topic that may be […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, Natural Gas, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Debating a natural gas booster about nuclear competition

December 5, 2011 By Rod Adams 8 Comments

My discussion with Robert Bradley at Master Resource regarding the relative value of investments in natural gas generation versus nuclear generation continues to result in some interesting exchanges worth additional visibility and comment. Here are some of the recent posts: Robert Bradley { 12.03.11 at 9:47 pm } Rod: $4/MMBtu natural gas–how can nuclear compete […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, Fracking, Natural Gas, New Nuclear

Don’t blame “the market.” Individual people with money and power do not like nuclear

December 3, 2011 By Rod Adams

Robert Bradley at Master Resource has responded to my criticism of his continued dismissal of nuclear energy in favor of burning more hydrocarbons. He kindly visited the Atomic Insights comment thread to let me know that he had responded. Here is his response from a comment that he posted on his blog titled Remembering ‘Green’ […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, International nuclear, Natural Gas, New Nuclear

Smoking gun – German president of Environmental Protection Agency touts natural gas instead of nuclear

November 29, 2011 By Rod Adams

Life cycle emissions various fuel sources

An article in The Guardian titled UK’s faith in nuclear power threatens renewables, says German energy expert is full of evidence of the alliance between natural gas salesmen and the advocates of unreliable sources of energy like wind and solar in an effort to discourage the use of nuclear energy for economic, market-based reasons. Jochen […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, International nuclear, Natural Gas, Smoking Gun

Nuclear energy in Virginia – Public Square debate hosted by Richmond Times-Dispatch

November 16, 2011 By Rod Adams

The Richmond-Times Dispatch hosted a debate on November 15, 2011 titled Public Square: The debate over nuclear energy in Va.. Since I recently moved to Virginia specifically because of nuclear energy, I figured that attending the debate was a good way to invest my time. Aside: . I am one of several hundred people who […]

Filed Under: Antinuclear activist, Natural Gas, Nuclear Communications, Politics of Nuclear Energy

John Rowe wants everyone (else) to buy natural gas

November 1, 2011 By Rod Adams

The Philadelphia Inquirer recently ran a story titled Exelon’s Rowe an unlikely booster for shale gas. The headline writer was wrong; John Rowe is one of the most motivated natural gas salesmen in the United States right now. Though he will not receive any commission checks for his efforts, he stands to profit immensely if […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, Natural Gas, Nuclear Cost Data, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Ed Markey, LNG and antinuclear activity

October 11, 2011 By Rod Adams

I have frequently wondered why Representative Ed Markey is such a powerful antinuclear activist. The mystery has not been just trying to understand why he is so actively opposed to nuclear energy, but how he accumulated so much legislative power so early in his career. A few days ago, I started piecing together some interesting […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, LNG, Natural Gas, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Former ExxonMobil guy – “nuclear is great stuff, but people are afraid”

October 9, 2011 By Rod Adams

My wife and I just spent a glorious weekend with some old friends who were entertaining a number of people I had never met at their lake house. As I too often do when socializing over adult beverages, I got engaged in a conversation about energy. One of the participants stated that he thought that […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, Natural Gas, Politics of Nuclear Energy

What Does San Bruno Pipeline Catastrophe Tell Us About Gas Transportation Infrastructure?

September 26, 2011 By Rod Adams

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is the responsible federal regulator for natural gas pipelines, has issued the report of its year long investigation of the San Bruno pipeline explosion and fire. That September 9, 2010 event, involving a pipeline located directly underneath a residential area, killed 8 members of the public, injured dozens […]

Filed Under: Accidents, Fossil fuel competition, Natural Gas

Backlash Against Nuclear Power Adds to the Top Line of Oil and Gas Companies

September 22, 2011 By Rod Adams

LNG fire Chiba prefecture March 11-21

An article titled Backlash Against Nuclear Power Hits the Bottom Line provides some interesting food for thought about the intricate connections associated with the world’s $6 trillion per year energy market. Here is the first quote I want you to ponder. The combination of earthquake, tsunami and human ineptitude produced a fiasco at Japan’s Fukushima […]

Filed Under: Accidents, Fossil fuel competition, Natural Gas

Is Rowe right? Will natural gas remain cheap for 10-20 years?

August 17, 2011 By Rod Adams

John Rowe and Mr. Potter

John Rowe, the soon to be retired CEO of Exelon, the largest nuclear plant operator in the United States, said the following during a talk at the American Nuclear Society Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo in Hollywood, FL. The Colorado School of Mines estimates that the total potential of U.S. gas supply increased […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, Natural Gas, New Nuclear

Is Big Oil using crude & gasoline profits to temporarily hold down natural gas prices?

July 31, 2011 By Rod Adams

The Huffington Post recently posted an article on July 29, 2011 titled Big Oil Companies Post Huge Profits On High Gas Prices that has apparently tapped a deep well of anger and emotion – it has already received more than 3,400 comments. I can empathize with that anger; though I drive a small car that […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, Natural Gas

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