Mon, May 16, 2011
The Senator who carried legislation seeking to help AmerenUE and the state’s other publicly-traded utilities and cooperatives recoup some of the costs of an early site permit with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking the governor to call a special session to try an pass the legislation. Sen. Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, sponsored legislation […]
Fri, May 13, 2011
For more information, please contact: Kim George – 816-550-1782 kim@moenergyfuture.com Statement from Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future Executive Director Irl Scissors on the nuclear site permit bill: Following is a statement from Irl L. Scissors, executive director of Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future, on the nuclear site permit bill: “Today marked the […]
Thu, May 12, 2011
For more information, please contact: Kim George – 816-550-1782 kim@moenergyfuture.com Statement from Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future Executive Director Irl Scissors on the nuclear site permit bill negotiations: “Over the past several weeks, a group of utilities and large industrial corporations held negotiations on the nuclear site permit bill. In repeated efforts to […]
Wed, May 11, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY – As another day passes in the final week of the Missouri legislative session without a vote scheduled on the nuclear site permit bill, Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future (MBEF) released the below statement on the bill’s impact on jobs. To date, no legislation has passed out of the legislature that will put Missourians […]
Tue, May 10, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is urging legislators to pass a bill addressing potential construction of a second nuclear power plant in the state. The measure would let utilities charge electric customers for some initial costs of building a plant, such as getting an early site permit from nuclear regulators. A voter-approved […]
Tue, May 10, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY – Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future (MBEF) today held a rally at the Missouri Capitol to urge legislators to pass the nuclear site permit bill, legislation that will keep open the option of nuclear power in Missouri. With just four days left in this year’s legislative session, hundreds of Missourians came out […]
