New Wave of Nuclear Plants Faces High Costs

By REBECCA SMITH May 12, 2008 The Wall Street Journal A new generation of nuclear power plants is on the drawing boards in the U.S., but the projected cost is causing some sticker shock: $5 billion ... read more

Rocky Mtn Institute: Nukes displace least carbon per dollar

FORGET NUCLEAR Rocky Mountain Institute, April 28, 2008           At the link above, RMI provides an excellent analysis of the problems with centralized power sources.      This ... read more

New Greenpeace report exposes CCS as a dangerous distraction

May 05, 2008 Greenpeace Greenpeace International has released a new report, entitled "False Hope: Why Carbon Capture and Storage Won't Save the Climate," which proves once and for ... read more

McCain Calls for 700+ New Nuclear Plants (and 7 Yucca Mountains) Costing $4 Trillion

Posted May 4, 2008 | 03:57 PM (EST) Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) made a stunning statement on the radio show of climate change denier Glenn Beck this week: ... the French are able to generate 80% of ... read more

Utility eyes ratepayers for building costs

The Florida Times-Union May 7, 2008 By Jake Armstrong,  The Times-Union

IS ETHANOL GETTING A BUM RAP?

From: BusinessWeek Magazine May 1, 2008 By John Carey

A Nuclear Energy Renaissance Wouldn't Solve Our Problems, But It Would Rip Us Off

By Christian Parenti, The Nation. Posted May 6, 2008. Talk of a nuclear renaissance is a dangerous distraction from the real changes we need to make to wean ourselves off oil.  

Spain's gain from wind power is plain to see

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/04/07/ccwind107.xml By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in Oviedo, northern Spain The Telegraph (U.K.) - Wednesday 16 April 2008 Last ... read more

Russia and the United States sign nuclear pact

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States signed a nuclear pact on Tuesday allowing the world's two biggest atomic powers to boost their uranium trade and work on new ways to prevent the ... read more

Uranium claims spring up along Grand Canyon rim

Los Angeles Times A rush to extract uranium on public lands pits environmentalists, who worry about the local effect, against mining companies, which point out that nuclear power wouldn't contribute ... read more