Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair argues nuclear power isn’t a climate solution
Thank you for these two important article Gordon. Dear Clean Energy Friends, Please forward these two articles to your elected officials with a brief note. The industry is pushing hard to get nuclear power considered green and clean. As we know, it is not and here are some prominent people in the field saying so....
Holding in the deep: what Canada wants to do with its decades-old pileup of nuclear waste
This is a comprehensive, well written article about the struggle to store nuclear waste. It is exactly what we are facing in the US. The website is exceptionally well illustrated and worth looking at to see what we are facing. Trying to find a solution to nuclear waste verges on science fiction at some point....
Manchin on nuclear
Manchin Just Gave Biden a Path for His Green Goals: ‘I’m Big on Nuclear’Nuclear power plants would get tax credit under spending billManchin-backed plan could prolong operation of existingJoe Manchin Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Ari Natter January 13, 2022, 12:00 AM MST In this articleNG1Generic 1st ‘NG’ Future4.16USD/MMBtu-0.12-2.78%EXCEXELON CORP56.37USD+0.33+0.59% West Virginia...
Learn about the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
https://sierraclub.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lc-yrqTIvGtzgnamPY9-8HCpPSHzQSFU6/success?user_id=nIxWpALXTFWO2_xuHfOYvw&timezone_id=America%2FNew_York Or https://sierraclub.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lc-yrqTIvGtzgnamPY9-8HCpPSHzQSFU6 This webinar is about something we have all been interested in learning about – the New York State energy plan. Sierra is sponsoring this and they do intrresting and well organized presentations. Even if you cant attend, register so that you can get an email with a link to the archived program....
Chernobyl planning for the Russian invasion
… “But while most of the attention around a potential invasion by Russia is focused on troop buildups and daily hostilities in the east, the shortest route from Russia to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, is from the north. And it passes through the isolated zone around the Chernobyl power plant, where the meltdown of a reactor...
Gordon Edwards January 27, NEIS Night With The Experts with video link
Gordon is an excellent, informative speaker. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear an experienced story teller demystify nuclear power and the most seductive siren of all – uranium. Marilyn Night With The Experts welcomes Dr. Gordon Edwards discussing Uranium – The Deadliest Shape Shifter Thursday, January 27, 2022, 7pm Central Time, 9pm Eastern, UTC -6...
Macfarlane, former NRC Commissioner: Nuclear Not the Answer to Climate Change
The scientific version has never been in doubt when you look at the data and the timeline. Now we have a former NRC Commissioner making the case for not including nuclear power in climate change solutions. She is not anti nuclear which makes this an even more compelling argument. Please share widely, especially with decision...
Fukushima Takes a Turn for the Worse
Many of you may remember Gordon Edwards from his presentation at our Fukushima Comemoration program in Westchester some years ago. He is quoted in the article below. It is a a quote we all need to remember. https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/10/fukushima-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse/ … “Making all matters nuclear even worse, which applies to the current mess at Fukushima’s highly toxic scenario,...
Arnie Gundersen pushed back against Bill Gates and SMRs
In case you have not yet seen this open letter to Bill Gates, here it is:https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/20/an-open-letter-to-bill-gates-about-his-wyoming-atomic-reactor/We need all the resources we can get to counter the coordinated campaign to convince the public and Congress that nuclear is “clean” and an answer to the climate crisis. Arnie has the credentials to make the case. Jane Jane...
Four former heads of nuclear agencies: “Nuclear is not a Practicable Means to Combat Climate Change”
None of the arguments here are new to those of us who have been fighting nuclear power. However, this list is great to share with others not so well informed and with decision makers at all levels. It is simple, concise and signed by four prominent experts. A lot is going on in Congress right...
