Wed, Sep 12, 2012
First, I’d like to provide an update on what possibly could be the biggest economic development project in our history: the small modular reactor project. As I reported previously, Regional Economic Development Inc. has established a small modular reactor task force, co-chaired by Todd Culley, CEO of Boone Electric, and Rob Duncan, vice chancellor of […]
Tue, Sep 11, 2012
Editor, the Tribune: I would like to strongly express my support for bringing small module nuclear reactors (SMRs) to Missouri. If the Department of Energy awards a portion of the $452 million SMR investment funding to Missouri, our state will face an unprecedented economic opportunity. This funding could be the first step in establishing Missouri as […]
Tue, Sep 4, 2012
Landfill gas doesn’t get the love of, say, solar or wind power – rotting trash just doesn’t have the sex appeal of a well-designed solar array. It’s an energy source that’s readily available, though, and being utilized in more and more places. That includes right here in St. Louis: local utility Ameren Missouri opened it Maryland Height […]
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Although the U.S. has cut its carbon emissions more than any other country, it’s not enough. Natural gas alone won’t work. We need more carbon-free nuclear power and renewable sources. What is it going to take to deal forthrightly with climate change? Apparently, evidence that higher temperatures are melting the arctic permafrost isn’t enough. Extreme […]
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Nuclear-trained ex-servicemen and women from the US Navy should be able to seamlessly transition to employment in the country’s civil nuclear power industry under a groundbreaking agreement between the US Naval Propulsion Program and representatives of the nuclear industry. The agreement of understanding, announced by US industry organisation the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), was signed […]
Wed, Aug 22, 2012
A federal appeals court today overturned a regulation aimed at limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants and other large sources in 28 states, including Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington sided with a group of utilities, mining companies and states that challenged the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule issued by the Environmental […]
