The Utah legislature has added nuclear power to a list of energy sources defined as “renewable”. You can read about it at Renewable Energy Incentive Includes Nuclear Power and Utah governor, Legislature at odds over climate change. It is not clear yet whether or not the governor will sign the bill, but he has made some strong statements in the past about the need to address climate change.
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Just yesterday, I wrote a lengthy piece talking about how natural gas suppliers are working hard to market their product to both gas customers and to politicians who are making large impact energy policy decisions. One of the marketing bullets being used is that natural gas is newly abundant and can thus be considered a…
The Guardian UK Observer has an article in the February 15, 2008 edition titled Coal at centre of fierce new climate battle. According to this article, some energy “experts” believe that countries like China and India are destined to burn coal in ever increasing quantities simply because it exists. But last week British energy experts…
I read a comment yesterday that provided another data point on the need for American leaders to take a hard look at the way they view the rest of the world. The below comment appeared in a Spiegel Online International (an English language web site out of Germany) article titled Atomic Aid from Russia: Iran…
I recently had the pleasure of reading an advance copy of an informative and important book written by Gwyneth Cravens titled “Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy”. (You can find out a bit more about the book and the publication schedule at Borzoi Reader | Catalog | Power to Save the…
There are already tributes being paid to the long career and many contributions of Paul Newman. One activity that will probably not be mentioned in most media is Paul Newman’s sustained efforts to share information about nuclear energy and to promote its use through his Newman-Wachs racing team. Here are other articles detailing some of…
Dailytech.com posted a blog titled Toshiba Establishes New U.S. Nuclear Business. It provides some details about Toshiba’s plans for developing its nuclear business here in the United States. It emphasizes the fact that the Westinghouse purchase from last year is only a part of a larger plan. The parent company has a diverse product line…
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