Mon, May 9, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY – Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future (MBEF) will hold a rally to support the nuclear site permit bill. The rally will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. What: MBEF rally in support of nuclear site permit bill When: Tuesday, May 10, 4:30 p.m. Where: Outside the […]
Thu, May 5, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri House of Representatives took a major step toward additional nuclear power today, adopting an amendment, on a vote of 121 to 21, which would enable Missouri to seek a site permit for a second nuclear power plant in Callaway County. The amendment was added to Senate Bill 207, legislation that […]
Wed, May 4, 2011
State Sen. Mike Kehoe circulated to Senate colleagues a three-page “Open Letter to Missouri General Assembly on Missouri’s Energy Future.” “How we plan for Missouri’s energy future is an extraordinarily important topic,” the letter said. “We have reliable and low-cost power today because we’ve taken long-term planning seriously.” Dated Monday, the letter was signed by […]
Wed, May 4, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY – Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future (MBEF) has announced its support for state Representative Jay Barnes’ proposal to appoint a special committee on the disparity in electric rates paid by different classes of electric consumers. Barnes filed the proposal on Monday as an amendment to House Bill 613. In Missouri, large industrial […]
Sun, Apr 24, 2011
I have long believed that nuclear energy is needed, rather desperately in some circumstances, to provide the peaceful energy needs of the world at large for a long time to come. I stand behind my assertions even today as events continue to unfold in Japan from accidents to three large reactors and a yet to […]
Sat, Apr 23, 2011
It’s not easy being a supporter of nuclear energy these days. The events in Japan have confirmed many of the critics’ worst predictions. We are way past Three Mile Island. It is not quite Chernobyl, but the possibilities of widespread radioactive contamination remain real. Still, other energy technologies are not without risk. In 1944 a […]
