Archive for July, 2010
Nuclear power an important part of state’s clean-energy portfolio
By PATRICK MOORE
July 23, 2010
As the U.S. gears up to develop sustainable methods to meet rising energy demand cleanly, few states are as well-positioned as Washington. Hydropower is a big contributor to the state’s carbon-free electricity supply, thanks to the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Washington ranks fifth out of all states for wind-power production. And the state has vast potential for geothermal energy. [read more]
Whitman & Peterson: Climate Bill Should Top the Congress’ To-Do List
July 26, 2010
By Christine Todd Whitman and Thomas D. Peterson
Special to Roll Call
As Congress approaches the August recess, our economy, energy and environmental security needs still top the to-do list of the president and Congress. This summer the Center for Climate Strategies and the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition have outlined how Congress can put a national strategy in place that gets
Majority Leader Harry Reid offers a realistic energy bill
Friday, July 16, 2010
SENATE MAJORITY Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) intends to bring an energy bill to the Senate floor the week of July 26. It will feature four key elements — a response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, promotion of energy efficiency, a boost for clean-energy production and a cap on carbon emissions from power plants. This is not ideal, but it would be a useful [read more]
Enabling the Nuclear Renaissance Act
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) this week introduced the Enabling the Nuclear Renaissance Act (S. 3618), which gathers into a single bill many nuclear energy provisions found in previously introduced legislation. Voinovich’s legislation also includes provisions not found in other bills, proposing to establish several offices within DOE to handle nuclear energy issues and a new government corporation to assume responsibility from DOE [read more]
Whitman & Zapata: Jump-start job creation by focusing on how we produce, use and conserve energy
Christine Todd Whitman and Juan C. Zapata, SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Updated: 5:49 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2010
Published: 5:34 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2010
This week, the nation’s leading Latino and other community leaders are meeting in San Antonio for the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference. The conference will provide special focus needed on economic challenges, especially those affecting Latino communities. The national unemployment rate among Latinos is 12.4 percent, higher than the national average of just under 10 [read more]
CASEnergy Co-Chair Christine Whitman Makes a Splash in San Antonio with Latino Groups
CASEnergy Co-Chair Governor Christine Todd Whitman made a trip to San Antonio, TX on July 12-13 to attend the National Council of La Raza’s 2010 Annual Conference to spread the word on the positive benefits of nuclear energy for Latinos and to educate others on the Coalition’s work.
First, on Monday, July 12, the Governor held a nationwide CASEnergy member call from San Antonio to explain the four points [read more]
$18 Million Department of Energy Grant Takes Nuclear Education Back to School
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that it has allocated $18.2 million for nuclear education and nuclear research and development at U.S. universities and colleges.
The sum is set aside to educate the next generation of nuclear scientists and engineers. Through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), the DOE is allocating $5 million in scholarships and fellowships to 117 American nuclear science and engineering students. Eight-five of those scholarships [read more]
