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Nukespeak: The Selling of Nuclear Technology from the Manhattan Project to Fukushima

Richard C. Bell, Stephen Hilgartner, Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. January 26, 2012.

In the end, the answer to the mystery of why nuclear power in the United States is still afloat comes down to money.

Time to Shut Down California's Nuclear Plants

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. April 28, 2011.

Let's make a swift transition to an energy policy focused on clean and green renewable sources and conservation.

Fukushima Reactors Are a "Ticking Time Bomb," Japanese Govt in Denial

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 13, 2011.

Scientist Michio Kaku: When we hear "that things are stable, it’s only stable in the sense that you’re dangling from a cliff hanging by your fingernails."

Japan Radiation Leaks Feared as Nuclear Experts Point to Possible Coverup

John Vidal, Damian Carrington, The Guardian. March 14, 2011.

Lack of radiation readings echoes pattern of secrecy employed after other major accidents such as Chernobyl.

Japanese Company Responsible for Nuclear Catastrophe Is Slated to Build Plants in Texas

Greg Palast, TruthOut.org. March 14, 2011.

Obama recently asked Congress for a $4 billion loan guarantee for two new nuclear reactors on the Gulf Coast of Texas -- involving Tokyo Electric Power.

6 Reasons Nuclear Energy Advocate Stewart Brand Is Wrong

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. July 25, 2010.

Nuclear energy is a Dark Age technology, defined by unsustainable costs, inefficiencies, eco-destruction, radiation releases and much more.

The French Nuclear Industry Is Bad Enough in France; Let's Not Expand It to the U.S.

Linda Gunter, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.

Areva, France's nuclear industry, has a solid reputation, but a trail of radioactive waste and deaths in Africa follow its wake.

Even the Government's Nuclear Agency Thinks an Atomic Renaissance Is a Bad Idea

Harvey Wasserman, CounterPunch. July 28, 2008.

An unlikely source has dealt a devastating blow to the much-hyped revival of nuclear power: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Nuke Industry Is on the Verge of Getting $25 Billion Handout

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. December 18, 2007.

Congress is about to dump billions on an industry that has been unprofitable for 50 years.

The Nuclear Industry's New Shill: Christie Todd Whitman

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. August 27, 2007.

Hiring former Bush administration EPA head Christie Todd Whitman to chair its "Clean and Safe Energy Coalition" is the nuclear industry's latest PR attempt at "greening" its image.

How Reporters Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nuclear Front Groups

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. March 16, 2007.

We're having a lopsided discussion on energy issues in America because the nuclear industry has funded it that way.