Archive for November, 2007

CASEnergy Applauds Dominion’s New Reactor Filing at North Anna

Statement from the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 28, 2007 – “Today the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy) applauds Dominion for submitting an application for a new nuclear reactor at its North Anna nuclear power plant near Richmond, Virginia. This is the third full application submitted, in less than three months, for a new nuclear power plant. It is one of among 19 filings that the  [read more]

CASEnergy Launch in South Carolina

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CASEnergy Co-Chair Christine Todd Whitman traveled to South Carolina to launch the CASEnergy Coalition on November 19th and 20th.

Co-Chair Whitman’s first stop in South Carolina was a speaking engagement at the University of South Carolina, School of Environment. There she addressed the important role that nuclear energy plays in South Carolina.

“It may surprise some of you but 20 percent of America’s electricity today — one out of five  [read more]

CASEnergy Applauds the IPCC’s Final Synthesis Report on Climate Change

IPCC recognizes the role of nuclear energy as part of greenhouse gas mitigation response strategies

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 17, 2007 – Today the IPCC released the final part of “Climate Change 2007”, a synthesis report designed to be the definitive source upon which to base climate change policy. This report integrates the aggregate scientific information into a concise and user-friendly document explicitly targeted to policymakers.

This scientifically authoritative document is  [read more]