A Nuclear Power Resurgence?
I thought Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown would have sealed nuclear power’s fate, but I keep hearing otherwise. Can you enlighten?
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Germany’s Renewable Energy Gamble
Energiewende is a German word en route to joining the English language, like angst and sauerkraut did long ago. It means “energy transition,” and refers to Germany’s historic plans to shift to a green economy based solely on renewable energies. The German designation will come in handy, since Germany’s trailblazing energy policies and lofty ambitions […]
Fukushima: Cleanup Continues in Japan
Fukushima: One Year After the Catastrophic Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown
Can Thorium Generate Safer Nuclear Power?
Thorium is a naturally occurring element that is supposedly more available, more efficient and safer to use than uranium for generating nuclear energy.
Reconsidering Nuclear Power
Given the threats of radiation, wouldn’t it be madness now to continue with nuclear power in the U.S., even though it would reduce greenhouse emissions?
How Nuclear Kills Fish
New Jersey and New York now require nuclear plants to install modern cooling systems to prevent the deaths of billions of fish each year…
Seeking an Energy Miracle
Bill Gates is bullish on nuclear power and is betting millions of dollars on TerraPower, a company that’s developing a new type of nuclear reactor…
Storing Nuclear Waste On Tribal Lands
What’s the status of the issue of storing nuclear waste on tribal lands across the American West? Is this still a problem?
A Nuclear Phoenix?
Some prominent environmentalists say that nuclear power merits reconsideration, but others counter that it will never be a solution to global warming.
Native Dumping Ground
The scent of sage and the pounding hooves of abundant wild game are a memory to the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Shoshone Indians in Utah…