Wed, Oct 24, 2012
Oct. 18, 2012—A new white paper on energy policy issued this week by the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) offers strong support for nuclear energy, with a focus on cost recovery for new nuclear plant construction. The white paper, “Opportunities to Increase and Diversify Domestic Energy Resources,” also endorses many of the recommendations of the Blue […]
Fri, Oct 19, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have vastly different strategies on how to regulate the newfound U.S. oil and natural gas bounty and the development of alternative energy sources. Ahead of Tuesday night’s debate, advanced car battery maker A123 Systems filed for bankruptcy protection. The company was awarded a $249 […]
Thu, Oct 18, 2012
A state legislative task force signed a bill that would allow nuclear waste storage in Wyoming, as long as it came from a nuclear power plant in the state. The Legislature’s Task Force on Nuclear Energy Production voted Thursday in Casper to support the waste bill, which would allow temporary storage of highly radioactive waste […]
Wed, Oct 10, 2012
A new industry-backed report says expanding fossil fuel production and energy efficiency measures could help close the deficit and foster North American energy “self-sufficiency.” The Consumer Energy Alliance, a coalition of oil companies and groups representing energy consuming industries, such as chemical manufacturing and trucking, will release the report later this week. The report says […]
Tue, Oct 9, 2012
Every day, the United States alone releases more than 19 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. This fact and the unprecedented danger it poses to society inarguably need to be addressed. For those who recognize our harrowing environmental circumstance and are compelled to heed to the call of sustainability (as we all […]
Mon, Oct 8, 2012
Wisconsin Energy Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Gale E. Klappa told the Greater Milwaukee Committee that the state needed to consider building more nuclear capacity, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported. Klappa was quoted as saying: “We need to have in the state of Wisconsin nuclear as an option put back on the table. We don’t […]
