On AlterNet: nuclear energy
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "nuclear energy"
Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. October 21, 2009.
The Senate bill includes a "Clean Energy Development Administration" that could deliver virtually unlimited federal cash to build new reactors and fund other mega-polluters.
Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. June 17, 2009.
But they fail to address who will pay for and insure them, where will the fuel come from and the waste go and who will protect them from terrorists.
Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. April 28, 2009.
A little-known liability could derail attempts to revive our finances -- federal disaster insurance on 104 rickety atomic reactors.
Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. April 10, 2009.
The latest demand for a $50 billion taxpayer handout to the nuclear power industry has been sleazed into the Senate budget bill.
Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. February 13, 2009.
There's lots of good news -- from a tax credit for renewables to the $50 billion nuclear industry giveaway being axed. Here's the highlights.
Rob Hopkins, Chelsea Green Publishing. January 3, 2009.
A new book shows that it is not just the cost of nuke plants and their deadly waste that is the energy source's only problems.
Hooman Majd, AlterNet. December 18, 2008.
An Iranian-American author explains why their president elicits such passionate emotions from both supporters and opponents.
AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.
From climate change to energy independence, a look at where the candidates stand on this year's top 10 environmental issues.
Linda Gunter, AlterNet. July 12, 2008.
Neither McCain nor Obama are willing to take nuclear energy off the table, but there are two important reasons why they should.
Jessica Lee, Indypendent. February 27, 2008.
A hidden conflict over nuclear issues is simmering, pitting Obama and Clinton against many indigenous communities.
