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Nuclear Power Gets Boost From Most Presidential Candidates

January 5, 2008 – 3:02 am

Climate Crisis Coalition 
By Judy Pasternak, The Los Angeles Times, December 30, 2007. “On the brink of a nuclear power resurgence in America, the once-vilified industry is buoyed by a slate of presidential candidates who seem ready to embrace — or at least consider — a nuclear energy future. Already enjoying strong support in the White House, nuclear-fueled [...]

By zephyr1 | Also posted in electricity, fossil fuels, natural gas | Comments (0)

Action Alert: Stop the $40 Billion Loan Guarantees for Coal and Nuclear Power

December 18, 2007 – 1:54 am

Climate Crisis Coalition
By Ted Glick, U.S. Climate Emergency Council, December 17, 2007. “Word is that leadership in the House and Senate — meaning, in particular, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid — have agreed that there will be close to $40 billion in loan guarantees for nuclear power, coal-to-liquids and coal-to-gas in the huge $520 billion or so [...]

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Bush goes nuclear: what a waste

June 25, 2007 – 2:29 pm

Last week, President Bush made a symbolic visit to the Brown’s Ferry Nuclear Reactor to promote his version of the energy bill; one that includes provisions for increased nuclear energy use, among other questionable positions.
Overall, his speech was peppered with bad ideas such as liquid coal as an alternative fuel source. He supports the most [...]

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Thirsty Nukes Can’t Take the Heat

June 23, 2007 – 4:18 pm

TreeHugger
As John noted earlier, President Bush has suggested that “”Nuclear power helps us protect the environment” and wants to build new plants. However, there is a problem that John posted about last year and that raised its head again: water, and the huge amounts needed to keep reactors operating at safe temperatures. David Lochbaum, a [...]

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