Archive for July, 2009
Editor’s Opinion: A Common Goal for Competing Technologies
B-Green Collaborative
By Brian Ditchek, Editor in Chief
July 30, 2009
To achieve a solution as quickly as possible, it is in the best interest of our planet to go full steam ahead with both intermittent renewables and non-intermittent renewables like geothermal, while continuing to push for clean, safe nuclear energy and fossil fuel technologies like CCS that control GHGs before they pollute the atmosphere.
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CASEnergy Highlights Coalition’s Broad-based Support for Nuclear Energy
Membership surpasses the 2,000 mark reflecting a growing consensus on the benefits of nuclear power
WASHINGTON, DC, July 27, 2009 – Today the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy) is proud to announce that its membership has exceeded 2,000 with the addition of its newest members – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SAHCC).
“We welcome the opportunity to join the CASEnergy Coalition [read more]
Christine Todd Whitman: Nuclear an important economic development tool
South Carolina Economic Developers Association
SCEDA Voice
July, 2009
As the demand for electricity continues to grow in South Carolina and across the United States, many are betting on nuclear power as one of the best solutions to help meet the state and the nation’s energy needs in the coming decades. One prominent nuclear advocate is Christine Todd Whitman, who directed the Environmental Protection Agency from 2001 to [read more]
Nuclear seminar held to educate journalists
Daily Beacon
By Collin Campbell
July 21, 2009
Gross said he hopes the Specialized Reporting Institute on the Media and Nuclear Power Issues “create(s) a community of science journalists” equipped to provide the public with more accurate information on nuclear power. The UT’s School of Journalism and Electronic Media hosted a summit on nuclear power issues July 16-18.
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“It seems like we ought to take a look [read more]
CASEnergy Co-Chair Dr. Patrick Moore Visits Washington, D.C. to Discuss Benefits of Clean, Safe Nuclear Power
CASEnergy Co-Chair Dr. Patrick Moore was in the Nation’s Capitol on July 16 and 17, attending several meetings with influential groups, as well as sitting down for interviews with a number of media outlets.
While in Washington D.C., Dr. Moore met with Amanda DeBard of the Washington Times to address nuclear energy’s role in a clean energy policy, discussing the fate of nuclear power in the climate change bill, ultimately [read more]
Clean Skies.TV
Dr. Patrick Moore Talks Nuclear Energy
July 16, 2009
Clean Skies News talks to Dr. Patrick Moore, Co-Chair of CASEnergy Coalition and Co-Founder of Greenpeace about the future of nuclear energy. He discusses the potential role nuclear energy can play right now and in the future.
Clean Skies.TV
Dr. Patrick Moore Talks Nuclear Energy
July 16, 2009
Clean Skies News talks to Dr. Patrick Moore, Co-Chair of CASEnergy Coalition and Co-Founder of Greenpeace about the future of nuclear energy. He discusses the potential role nuclear energy can play right now and in the future.
Nuclear energy must be part of the equation
Politico
By Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
July 13, 2009
Not only will nuclear energy give a boost to our economy, it will also produce new jobs. Mark Ayers, president of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department, has stated: “We will work closely with the nuclear energy industry to help pursue the adoption of a diverse American energy portfolio [read more]
Nuclear energy must be part of the equation
Politico
By Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
July 13, 2009
Not only will nuclear energy give a boost to our economy, it will also produce new jobs. Mark Ayers, president of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department, has stated: “We will work closely with the nuclear energy industry to help pursue the adoption of a diverse American energy portfolio [read more]
CASEnergy Co-Chair Gov. Whitman Focuses on Nuclear Job Creation in the Lone Star State
On Wednesday, July 8, CASEnergy Co-Chair Governor Christine Todd Whitman spoke to 150 members of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – a new member of the CASEnergy Coalition – at a luncheon co-hosted by the Chamber, as well as the group Nuclear Energy for Texans.
During her speech, Gov. Whitman focused on the potential of nuclear power to stimulate the local economy, pointing out that if all five nuclear [read more]
Op-Ed ; Omitting Nukes Neither Clean, Empowering
Boston Herald
By Gilbert Brown, Professor & Coordinator of UMass-Lowell’s Nuclear Engineering Program
July 6, 2009
If the goal is to seriously reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States, then a variety of non- emitting energy sources, including nuclear power, will be needed. That’s the view of both Energy Secretary Steven Chu and President Barack Obama’s science adviser John Holdren.
More than 100 nuclear plants supply 20 [read more]
Op-Ed ; Omitting Nukes Neither Clean, Empowering
Boston Herald
By Gilbert Brown, Professor & Coordinator of UMass-Lowell’s Nuclear Engineering Program
July 6, 2009
If the goal is to seriously reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States, then a variety of non- emitting energy sources, including nuclear power, will be needed. That’s the view of both Energy Secretary Steven Chu and President Barack Obama’s science adviser John Holdren.
More than 100 nuclear plants supply 20 [read more]
CASEnergy Co-Chairs Tout Nuclear’s Role in the New Green Energy Economy during June Trips to Washington
CASEnergy Co-Chair Governor Christine Todd Whitman visited Washington, D.C. June 3-4 to speak with influencer groups and media about the vital role nuclear energy needs to play to support the new “green” energy economy. Citing both the economic and environmental benefits of the only clean baseload power, she talked about the importance of continued investment in the development of clean and safe nuclear power in the U.S.
Gov. Whitman met with [read more]