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Japan says farewell to nuclear; welcomes wind power
From an article on Green Optimist via New Science: Japan is planning to switch from nuclear power to renewable energy in the near future. This news probably doesn’t come as a surprise, given the country’s recent nuclear disaster. The population itself is so shaken with the events that two thirds of it are now supporting [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The nuclear option: Safety concerns are only one big reason wind and solar better
From a commentary by Mark Z. Jacobson in the New York Daily News: The powerful earthquake and tsunami that caused reactors at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant to shut down – releasing radiation and endangering workers and evacuees – have many Americans asking whether nuclear energy is worth the investment and risk. I say not. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Battle-proof wind farms survive Japan’s trial by fire
From an article on Huffington Post by Kelly Rigg, Executive Director of GCCA (Global Campaign for Climate Action): Despite assertions by its detractors that wind energy would not survive an earthquake or tsunami the Japanese wind industry is still functioning and helping to keep the lights on during the Fuksuhima crisis. Colleagues and I have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Say no to revving up rickety reactors
From a column by John LaForge of Nukewatch, a Wisconsin-based organization, in The Capital Times: The owners of two 40-year-old nuclear reactors at Point Beach, on Lake Michigan north of Two Rivers, want to increase the power output for each unit by 17 percent — from 1,540 megawatts to 1,800. The gunning of rickety old [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Alliant says no nukes and no more coal plants … for now
From an article by Judy Newman in the Wisconsin State Journal: Alliant Energy is giving up on the idea of building more coal-fired power plants “for the time being,” Alliant chairman, president and chief executive Bill Harvey said Thursday. In an interview after the Madison utility holding company’s annual shareholders meeting, Harvey said Alliant subsidiary [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The staggering cost of new nuclear power
From an article by Joseph Room on Center for American Progress: A new study puts the generation costs for power from new nuclear plants at 25 to 30 cents per kilowatt-hour—triple current U.S. electricity rates! This staggering price is far higher than the cost of a variety of carbon-free renewable power sources available today—and 10 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nuclear power is a false solution to climate change
From a guest column by Al Gedicks in the Green Bay Press Gazette: The argument that nuclear power can contribute to reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions that cause global climate change (“Ban on new nuclear power plants should be lifted” Oct. 16, Green Bay Press-Gazette) is flawed for three main reasons. First, nuclear power is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Coalition releases final policies to boost economy, reduce greenhouse gas
From a news release issued by the coalition for Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE): MADISON, Wis. – The coalition for Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE) today released its final three policy papers—Biofuels, Nuclear Power and Wind Development— which include recommendations that would spur economic development, reduce greenhouse gas reductions and create [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nuclear should be part of state energy solution, PSC chair says
From an article by Brian E. Clark posted on WisBusiness.com: MADISON — Eric Callisto, chairman of the state Public Service Commission, predicts the Legislature will soon open the door to building new nuclear power plants in Wisconsin. Speaking Monday at an energy conference organized by WisPolitics.com-WisBusiness.com, Callisto said the Democratic-controlled Assembly and Senate will enact [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Suggested comments on Global Warming Task Force proposals
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