Breaking Nuke News

Breaking Nuke News

Cost Concerns Loom Over US Nuclear Revival

July 01, 2009: 01:37 PM ET

No Nukes: Of Exelon and Rising Government Influence

JUNE 30, 2009, Wall Street Journal Exelon Corp. has called off plans to build two new nuclear reactors in Victoria, Texas. The culprit, chairman and chief executive John Rowe, told the Associated ... read more

Canada suspends new nuclear reactor construction

Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:03 am (PDT OTTAWA (AFP) - Ontario, Canada's economic hub, announced Monday the suspension of its plan to build two new nuclear reactors, citing concerns about vendor Atomic ... read more
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The Failed State of US Climate Change Policy

Friday, June 26, 2009 by The Guardian/UK The Waxman-Markey climate bill is the best we will get from America until the corruption of public life is addressed by George Monbiot It would be laughable ... read more

Biofuels could clean up Chernobyl 'badlands'

[...or could they just create more radioactive waste?] • 27 June 2009 by Fred Pearce •

Auto-ban: German town goes car-free

Vauban hopes to forge a model community without that great staple of modern life - the car. Now the sound of birdsong has replaced the roar of traffic and children can play in the street By Tony ... read more
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NEW! Stop the Bailout! YouTube. (click to view). Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Keb' Mo' and Ben Harper joined in this adaptation of the classic Buffalo Springfield song, "For What It's Worth."

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UPCOMING DEBATE (JULY 10): THE ECONOMICS OF NUCLEAR POWER

UPCOMING DEBATE (JULY 10): THE ECONOMICS OF NUCLEAR POWER: IS NEW NUCLEAR COMPETITIVE? Join us for a lively discussion of the costs associated with new power plants and whether nuclear power can be ... read more

SIGN-ON LETTER TO OBAMA ON NEED TO APPOINT INDEPENDENT NRC COMMISSIONERS

 July 1, 2009 Dear Friends, Below is the text of a letter we intend to send to President Obama and other officials encouraging the speedy appointment of independent NRC Commissioners who value ... read more

TELL PRESIDENT OBAMA: DON'T LET THE SENATE CLIMATE BILL GET HIJACKED BY THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY!

June 30, 2009 Dear Friends, Now that the House has finished its version of the climate bill, it's time to turn our attention back to the Senate-and to the White House.

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