Archive for October, 2010
A Bipartisan Energy Solution: Nuclear Power
Time
By Joel Klein
Oct. 28 – A few weeks ago, a group of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans descended on NASCAR’s Kansas City Sprint Cup race with a mission. They were members of Operation Free, a group that wants to end U.S. dependence on foreign oil, and they arrived with some pretty cool swag for the race crowd: camouflage T-shirts, key chains and drink holders, each emblazoned with a [read more]
Environmentalist touts nuclear power At Clinton School
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
By David Smith
October 26, 2010
A co-founder of environmentalist group Greenpeace told an audience at the Clinton School of Public Service on Monday that nuclear power is a solution for the country’s energy troubles.
Patrick Moore worked with Greenpeace and its predecessor from 1971 to 1986, leading efforts that stopped American testing of hydrogen bombs and protested the killing of whales and baby seals.
Moore, [read more]
Nuclear Energy: A Sound Investment (Commentary)
It is often said that hindsight is 20/20 because many don’t immediately see the potential benefit of a situation until much later.
The same theory could be applied to the skepticism some had about investing in nuclear energy. In the mid-1980s, the Grand Gulf nuclear plant was one of the most contentious political issues in Arkansas. Today, it stands as a shining example of electricity planning done [read more]
CASEnergy Coalition Attends Nuclear Business Opportunity Conference in Dearborn, Michigan
The CASEnergy Coalition attended the Nuclear Business Opportunity Conference on Sept. 27-28 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, MI.
The Conference’s sponsors included GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; PTACS of Michigan; Metropolitan Growth and Development Corporation; Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber; the City of Dearborn and DTE Energy.
Conference participants and speakers included the following individuals and organizations among others:
CASEnergy Co-Chair Dr. Patrick Moore Keynotes Nuclear Forum in Cleveland, Engages Regional Media on Merits of Increased Nuclear
CASEnergy Co-Chair Dr. Patrick Moore travelled to Cleveland, Ohio on September 20-21 to deliever a keynote address at Nuclear Forum Cleveland: The Future of Nuclear Technology in the U.S., and to meet with a variety of individuals, organizations and media outlets to promote the economic and environmental benefits of nuclear energy expansion. In his speech, Dr. Moore covered the growing acceptance of nuclear power among the American [read more]
Dr. Moore Sums up Nuclear’s Benefits in the Sunshine State
CASEnergy Co-Chair Dr. Patrick Moore recently made a trip to the Sunshine State on Sept. 16-17 to meet with a variety of individuals and organizations on behalf of the Coalition.
Over the two-day period, Dr. Moore met with representatives of a regional water management board and environmental groups to discuss the many economic and environmental benefits nuclear could bring to their communities and to identify opportunities for collaboration.
Nuclear energy [read more]
CASEnergy Co-Chair Christie Whitman Touts Nuclear Power in Top Tier Media Interviews in New York
CASEnergy Co-Chair Governor Christine Todd Whitman traveled to New York City on September 23 for interviews with a wide variety of top-tier broadcast, print and radio outlets, during Climate Week NYC, to discuss nuclear energy’s vital role as part of a sustainable clean energy portfolio.
Gov. Whitman began the day with an appearance on MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie. In the live in-studio interview, [read more]
Nukes 101: Up close and personal with nuclear power
CNET
By Martin LaMonica
October 1, 2010
SEABROOK, New Hampshire–After a period of stagnation, the U.S. nuclear power industry is pushing for another chance–both to build new power plants and to reshape popular opinion.
Earlier this week, I took a tour of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant on the New Hampshire coast, just north of the Massachusetts border. I got to see some impressive engineering, relearn the physics of [read more]
