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Why a Likely Natural Event Could Cause Nuclear Reactors to Melt Down and Our Grid to Crash

Matthew Stein, AlterNet. January 20, 2012.

Unless we take significant protective measures, this apocalyptic scenario is actually possible.

Death Hangs Over Homecoming at Chernobyl

Zoltán Dujisin, IPS News. April 27, 2011.

Despite the suffering of the Rudya family they still believe in nuclear energy, as do most of Ukraine’s population and its government, which plans to build 22 new reactors.

Vision: Watching the Nuclear Disaster in Japan from Nevada's Nuke-Free, Earthquake-Prone Yucca Mountain

Peggy Maze Johnson, AlterNet. April 18, 2011.

Activist Peggy Maze Johnson recounts the history of the fight to stop the plan to make Yucca mountain the national nuclear waste repository.

Nuclear Energy Suffers Another Big Blow -- Will the Dying Industry Continue to Beg for More Government Subsidies?

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. December 29, 2010.

2010 again left the "nuclear renaissance" in the Dark Age that defines the technology. But an Armageddon-style battle looms when Congress returns next year.

Vermont's Great Green Election Day Victory -- Kick out the Nuclear Plant

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. November 5, 2010.

Vermont's new governor pledged to shut its leaking nuclear site. And the town closest to that reactor has voted to take it by eminent domain if necessary.

Our Big Challenge on Earth Day: Stop the Nuke Industry from Pretending It Can Prevent Climate Change

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. April 20, 2010.

The global grassroots green movement must work to transform the pending climate bill into something that can actually save the planet.

Obama's Nuclear Dreams: Resurrecting a Noxious Industry

Jeffrey St. Clair, Joshua Frank, TruthOut.org. March 16, 2010.

Despite his attempts to alert the public of future nuclear leaks, Obama still considers nuclear power a viable alternative to coal-fired plants. The atom lobby must be pleased.

Nuclear Energy's Comeback Is Fueled By Lobbying Dollars, Not By Safer or Better Technology

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. February 25, 2010.

Over 10 years, the industry has spent $1 million per every U.S. Senator and Representative, plus another $100 million for the White House, courts and media.

Corporate Media Are Using Industry Talking Points to Lie to Us About Nuclear Power

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. February 23, 2010.

The media should reject the use of industry rhetoric, stop using Nukespeak talking points, and start telling us the truth about nuclear power!

Obama Pledges Billions for 20th Century's Most Expensive Technological Failure -- Nuclear Power

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. February 18, 2010.

Obama has announced some $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for two new reactors planned for Georgia, which are unable to withstand natural cataclysms like hurricanes.

A French Company Is Hoping to Convince California to Rethink Its Nuclear Energy Policy

Daniel Kessler, TreeHugger. January 25, 2010.

Areva SE, a French-owned power company, is betting that the Golden State's disfavor of nuclear power won't stand up after regulators and citizens look closely at its climate goals.

Is the Climate Bill Becoming an Excuse to Promote Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power?

Is the Climate Bill Becoming an Excuse to Promote Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power?

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.

GOP Goes off the Deep End, Proposes 100 New Nuclear Reactors in the U.S.

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.

Who Will Pay for America's Chernobyl? You and Me!

Who Will Pay for America's Chernobyl? You and Me!

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.

The Worst Giveaway Yet: Another $50 Billion for Rust-Bucket Nukes?

The Worst Giveaway Yet: Another $50 Billion for Rust-Bucket Nukes?

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.

What's Green About the New Stimulus Deal?

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.

6 Reasons Why Nuclear Power Can't Save Us

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.

Why Iranians Love and Loathe Ahmadinejad and Think Nuclear Technology's Their Right

Hooman Majd, AlterNet. December 18, 2008.

An Iranian-American author explains why their president elicits such passionate emotions from both supporters and opponents.

Obama vs. McCain: Saving the Environment May be Our Best Hope for the Economy -- Voter Guide

Obama vs. McCain: Saving the Environment May be Our Best Hope for the Economy -- Voter Guide

AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.

From climate change to energy independence, a look at where the candidates stand on this year's top 10 environmental issues.

Let's Kick Nuclear Power out of the Climate Change Debate

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.

The Democrats' Dirty Secret: Presidential Candidates Backed by Nuclear Powerhouses

Jessica Lee, Indypendent. February 27, 2008.

A hidden conflict over nuclear issues is simmering, pitting Obama and Clinton against many indigenous communities.

Fukushima Be Damned, Federal Court Brushes Off Seismic Nuke Risks in U.S.

Russ Wellen, December 31, 1969.


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