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  • Who funds "Environmentalists"?

    The following post was first created as the response to one more article from a “pro energy” guy who does not understand his competition. The original article can be found at the Energy Pulse web site under the title of Oil Now and Oil Tomorrow. In case you do not want to wade through all…

  • Alaska Legislature approves $500,000 study of rural nuclear power

    The Alaska state legislature has approved $500,000 to fund a study of using nuclear power reactors – perhaps the Toshiba 4S described here a couple of days ago – to replace diesel generators as a source of electricity in remote areas. Even though Alaska is a large crude oil producer, the residents of the state…

  • Reactors for small towns like Galena, Alaska

    There are a number of new nuclear power projects in various stages of implementation and planning. One of the more interesting projects is a plant that produces only about 1% of the power output of a “typical” commercial nuclear power plant. Designed to provide needed electricity for a town with a population of less than…

  • McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act

    The nuclear industry is pressing hard for assistance for the initial expenses of introducing a new generation of nuclear power plants in the US. A new bill introduced last week by Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman provides some of the requested assistance, motivated by the fact that nuclear power does not produce any greenhouse…