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Attacking Nuclear As Dangerous, New IPCC Climate Change Report Promotes Land-Intensive Renewables

Attacking Nuclear As Dangerous, New IPCC Climate Change Report Promotes Land-Intensive Renewables

This is Schellenberger’s misguided critique of the IPCC Climate Change Report that he claims favors renewables over nuclear. Some flaws in his argument: Schellenberger is totally married to big centralized generating units, like nuclear, and the myth that the need for electricity is ravenous throughout the world.  He seems to have no idea about electricity...
What’s Next for Indian Point?

What’s Next for Indian Point?

Like many aging nuclear reactors, Indian Point, which has defined the Town of Buchanan for 40 years, was caught up in declining electricity prices and declining demand when its owner, Entergy Corporation, decided to shut the plant. In addition to lower revenues and costly upgrades, Entergy was facing an expensive court case plus hearings before the...

Note from Michel Lee

“The Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC) formed after Sept 11 as a broad coalition of public policy, public health, civic and environmental groups. We did indeed, initially focus on Indian Point. However, as our members grew more informed about the enormous negatives of nuclear power, we realized the ethical imperative of attend more broadly...