26 May 2009
“French nukes are safe” – A sound byte with no evidence
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Joseph J. Mangano, MPH MBA
We hear it all the time. Nuclear reactors produce 80% of the electricity in France. Their reactors are “safe” and that means the U.S. should build new reactors.

This is the sound byte. But are reactors truly “safe” as...
26 May 2009
The 8 green steps to Solartopia
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Harvey Wasserman
The noble vision of a Solartopian green-powered Earth is at last upon us.

Our eco-future is defined by the four Great Green Truths: we have a global crisis, it has a solution, the solution is winnable, and winning requires a...
26 April 2009
Who will pay for America's Chernobyl roulette?
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Harvey Wasserman
As the US attempts to dig out from economic collapse, a little-known nuclear industry liability could seriously derail Obama's attempt to revive our finances.

It is the federal disaster insurance on 104 rickety atomic...
21 April 2009
How Chernobyl could happen here
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Harvey Wasserman
A catastrophe like Chernobyl could happen here. It's the radioactive core of the second biggest lie in US industrial history.

The atomic pushers say such a disaster is “impossible” at a US reactor. But Chernobyl's explosion...
10 April 2009
Yet another $50 billion for rust-bucket nukes?
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Harvey Wasserman
The nuke power industry is back at the public trough for the fourth time in two years demanding $50 billion in loan guarantees to build new reactors.

Its rust-bucket poster child is now the ancient clunker at Oyster Creek,...
02 April 2009
T. Boone Pickens may draw new supporters of renewable energy, though they may be reluctant to call themselves environmentalists.
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Tom Over
As I left the Greater Columbus Convention Center after attending the T. Boone Pickens town-hall event, I caught part of a conversation of two people outside the building, talking as they smoked. One of them was speaking rapidly and with...

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