Nuclear Power
Wasserman on Obama's Nuclear Push
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President Obama announced major financial backing for nuclear power this week to build the first US plants in 30 years. Harvey Wasserman of Nukefree.org speaks out on the Obama Administration's push to support Nuclear
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Obama's Budget Moves to Kill Yucca Mountain
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Obama administration halts funding for the Nuclear Disposal site at Yucca Mountain, with the White House stating President Obama has "made clear that the nation needs a better solution"
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US to Import Italian Toxic Waste
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A US company wants permission to import 20,000 tons of nuclear waste from Italy and bury it in the desert in Utah, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says it can't do anything about it
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Guardian UK to Spotlight Greenwashing
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The Guardian of London is running a Best Greenwashing Adverts campaign to showcase the greatest(worst) attempts by companies to spin their polluting products and services as green, and are looking for public help to "shine a spotlight on the finest corporate disinformation in the public realm"
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Media Mismanagement of Two Environmental Disaster Anniversaries
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Two of the United States' worst environmental catastrophes are having anniversaries this month; the Exxon Valdez oil spill is 20 and the Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island is 30. Counterspin looks back at the coverage with two activists, Riki Ott on Exxon Valdez, Harvey Wasserman on TMI and discuss why the media still get the stories wrong and what you should know
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Why Nuke Plants Are Not the Energy Answer
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The Nation of Bulgaria is moving to increase its dependence on Nuclear energy, but has no solutions for dealing with the waste
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NY Times Readers Respond to Idea of Nuclear Image Makeover
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NY Times asked its readership how the Nuclear Industry could reform its image. A sampling of the best suggestions. 1. Construct power plants in the richest neighborhoods in the country.
2. Keep nuclear waste inside the homes of those same neighborhoods.
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McCain/Obama's Energy Strategists Love Old Energy
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Thursday's discussion with the candidate's energy policy advisers Elgie Holstein and James Woolsey revealed both candidates are madly in love with Coal and Nukes
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