Archive for 2009
Associated Industries of Florida (AIF)
Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) is known as “The Voice of Florida Business Since 1920.” We are a consortium of both individual companies and associations whose purpose is to advocate on issues important to the business community in Florida. We are the state affiliate for the National Association of Manufacturers and have been since 1951.
In December of 2005, AIF became the first general purpose business association in Florida to [read more]
The New England Energy Alliance
The New England Energy Alliance is a coalition of energy providers, business and trade organizations, and others concerned about future energy supplies. The Alliance advocates for action to ensure the availability, reliability, and affordability of future energy supplies, which are vital to sustain the region’s economic growth and prosperity. “Nuclear power is particularly important to New England,” says Carl Gustin, President of the Alliance. “The region’s five facilities are the [read more]
Interview with Dr. Patrick Moore
B-Green Collaborative
By Brian Dietrich
September 8, 2009
Dr. Patrick Moore, one of the founders of Greenpeace and a world-renowned environmentalist, is currently Co-Chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition and a vocal advocate of nuclear power (the other Co-Chair is Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA Administrator). As increased nuclear power has not been a focus of the movement to reduce fossil fuel emissions, the B-GC spoke [read more]
Luis Garcia, Jr.
Luis Garcia, Jr. is the State Representative for Florida’s 107th district which includes portions of Miami Beach, the City of Miami and Little Havana. He was first elected in 2006 after having served as a Commissioner for the city of Miami Beach for 7 years. From 1996-1999, the representative served as the city’s Fire Department Chief. Mr. Garcia is also the Vice Chairman of the state Democratic Party. He joined [read more]
Udall, McCain are right: U.S. needs to go nuclear
Denver Post
August 26, 2009
Nuclear power emits zero greenhouse gases… The energy potential in nuclear fuel is astonishingly huge when compared to other renewable forms of energy. While we wait for advancements in wind and solar that will make them viable for large-scale use, nuclear energy would help accelerate our transition from a carbon- based grid.
Uranium, for example, could power one person’s electrical needs for a lifetime [read more]
We must not lose sight of new nuclear plant’s benefits
Baltimore Sun
By Donald C. Fry, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee
August 23, 2009
Maryland sorely needs the planned new 1,600 megawatt nuclear plant. Among other things, it would, by itself, increase Maryland’s existing in-state electricity generating capacity by 12 percent – something that is needed in a state that currently imports more than 25 percent of its power.
The new $8-10 billion plant would [read more]
Nuclear vs. conservation is wrong argument
San Antonio Express News
By Robert Rivard, editor of the Express-News
August 23, 2009
As the debate continues over CPS Energy’s proposal to invest $5.2 billion in the future expansion of the South Texas Project nuclear plant, it’s a good time to also consider conservation and other smart ways to reduce demand…
It’s really not an either-or proposition. In fact, the more city officials and CPS increase their [read more]
Nuclear power heating up
Chattanooga Times Free Press
August 23, 2009
Jessie Blair gets up every weekday at 4 a.m. to travel 120 miles to school in Chattanooga. The 24-year-old Atlanta student doesn’t usually get home until 7:30 p.m., but he says he couldn’t be happier. As one of the first welding students in Westinghouse’s new Chattanooga training facility, Mr. Blair sees a bright future working in the nuclear power industry.
…
Dr. [read more]
Nuclear energy could answer the coming energy crisis
St. Louis Post Dispatch
By William Briggs, retired engineer from Town and Country
August 19, 2009
Finding ways to improve the performance of nuclear plants is a prime focus of engineers and technicians at the nation’s nuclear plants as utilities gear up to build new reactors in the United States to meet projected growth in the need for electricity. Using a healthy mix of solar, wind, nuclear power [read more]
Why nuclear isn’t a dirty word
San Antonio Express News
By Robert Rivard, editor of the Express-News
August 16, 2009
For the anti-STP forces, it’s fine to print “no rate hikes” on T-shirts handed out to Energia Mia members, but it’s a misleading message at best. The cost of water and electricity is going up in the years ahead, no matter how many sources we develop or how much we conserve.
…
We take [read more]
Editorial: So where’s the nuclear power?
Dallas Morning News
August 7, 2009
Nuclear power plants don’t emit carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases… [and] the NIMBY factor has greatly diminished, according to research polls.
Yet the U.S. has not built a new reactor in about 30 years, which is why only about 20 percent of the nation’s electricity comes from the 104 nuclear power plants still in operation.
Those plants churn out about 75 percent [read more]
Why Nuclear Power Is Part of Our Future
Wall Street Journal
By Jim Rogers
August 5, 2009
While the U.S. may be trailing on renewable energy and storage technology, we are still the world’s largest operator of commercial nuclear power… Additionally, the U.S. remains a leader in researching and developing nuclear technologies. Our national labs and private sector know-how provide the resources and the scientific foundation for the U.S. to compete as a global leader in [read more]
U.S. needs 45 more nuclear reactors by 2030: study
Reuters
By Bernie Woodall
August 3, 2009
In order to meet lofty climate goals, the U.S. power industry should by 2030 build 45 more nuclear power reactors, cleaner coal power plants, and cut electricity consumption 8 percent, a power industry study issued on Monday showed.
…
“Deployment of the full portfolio could result in an 80 percent increase in the real wholesale cost of electricity by 2050 relative to [read more]
California should revive nuclear energy option
Sacramento Bee
By Christine Todd Whitman
August 3, 2009
For the first time in more than 30 years, a majority of California’s registered voters approve of building new reactors in the state, according to a Field Poll conducted last year.
That majority knows that no other large-scale base electricity source is doing as much to rid our atmosphere of harmful pollutants. Nuclear power accounts for nearly 75 percent [read more]
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.
…
[A] new [read more]
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.
…
“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]
