nuclear power

We’re still waiting to hear what’s happening in Vienna, where Iran is negotiating with the international community over whether to allow 75 percent of its uranium to be sent out of the country to be reprocessed into fuel rods, a move that would significantly reduce Iran’s ability to construct a nuclear weapon. There’s been some [...]

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 short, in the context of the [...]

Nuclear power courts new friends as it pushes for subsidies in the Senate’s sweeping climate bill.

As the House works to set limits on carbon emissions, electric utilities see opportunity.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke out Monday on Sen. Barack Obama’s diplomatic approach to hostile countries, during an exchange with Lukman Ahmed of BBC Arabic Television.
Rice stressed that the Bush administration’s tough stand on Iran was backed by multilateral agreements and prior U.N. resolutions, while sounding a positive note on high-level meetings. Once Iran [...]

During the first presidential debate, McCain said that “No one in Arizona is against solar” as he championed alternative energy development. But people in his home state say the senator has not been helpful in developing its most abundant resource — sunshine.