U.S. nuclear development, already slowed by a lack of private investment, seems likely to be further stalled by the political fallout from the Fukushima disaster in Japan. How fast this slowdown will lead to more renewables is an open question.
The U.S. has 104 nuclear reactors which supply 20 percent More…
Climate Progress touts a new study by the New Rules Project showing that 31 states in America could produce enough energy from renewable sources to exceed their consumption (map below). That’s certainly noteworthy, but what’s more interesting, I think, is a quick glance at the 19 states that fall More…
Nuclear power is courting some new friends as it pushes for government subsidies in the sweeping climate bill being debated in the Senate.
For the last decade, the biggest players in the nuclear industry lent most of their financial backing to Republican candidates and lawmakers, who have been the strongest More…
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