Tag: nuclear power
Hiroshima at 75: Health lessons still current
The devastating threats that atomic power poses to health still are a huge threat to humanity.
Nuclear powers once shared their technology openly – how Iran’s program...
As tensions remain at fever pitch between Tehran and Washington, Iran continues to breach limits agreed in the 2015 Iran deal, known...
Bernie Sanders’ plan to phase out nuclear power draws attacks —...
Attacks on the Sanders' climate plan appear to have less to do with the ongoing viability of nuclear power as a legitimate climate solution and more to do with an ongoing effort to convince the public to subsidize another unsuccessful sector of the energy industry.
In a time of cheap fossil fuels, nuclear power companies are...
Illinois and New York have approved hundreds of millions of dollars in clean-energy incentives for nuclear power companies. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland could be next.
DOE proposes outrageous, massive coal and nuclear bailout
If adopted, the proposal would essentially ensure that coal and nuclear plants in regions encompassing most of the country continue to run even where they are too expensive to compete in the energy market.
The closing of Indian Point and the future of nuclear power...
This comes in the face of nuclear power plant accidents and competitive power being less expensive including renewable and safe solar and wind energy.
The $7.6 Billion Bail-out of New York Nuclear Plants
“Nuclear energy is neither clean nor renewable,” testified Pauline Salotti, vice chair of the Green Party of Suffolk County, Long Island at a recent hearing on the plan.
What Happens When Nuclear Power Plants are Targeted by Terrorists?
We must welcome energy we can live with and reject power that presents a deadly threat in so many ways.
Pray With Your Feet
Civil disobedience to halt the assault by the oil and gas industry is an act of faith for retired Episcopal Bishop George Packard.
Boeing Could Soon Operate Airplanes with Nuclear-Powered Engines After US Approved...
Soon, we might have to consider flying on an airplane with nuclear-powered engines after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the Boeing Company for an airplane engine that combines the use of lasers and nuclear power. But what are the consequences?