Sign the Sustainable Nuclear Petition Kirsten Gogan from Energy for Humanity and others have posted a petition on the OpenPetition website directed at the European Commission Technical Expert Group. This petition endeavors to advocate for more informed, evidence-based and effective energy and climate policy in Europe. While not specifically about supporting [...]
Candidates Should Heed Obama and Clinton Paul Steidler has published an article in Inside Sources called “Candidates Should Heed Obama, Clinton on Nuclear Power," in which he bemoans the fact that none of the top 2020 candidates for the Democratic Party are strong nuclear energy supporters. All of the candidates highlight [...]
Should Nuclear Power Qualify As a Renewable Source? According to Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, yes it should. In a post entitled, “Bill introduced to allow nuclear power to qualify as a renewable energy source," produced by the staff of the Central Coast CBS Channel 6 affiliate, KSBY, we learn that new California [...]
11 Reasons why DOE is all in on new nuclear On August 28, 2019, Dan Brouillette, the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, published a write-up of eleven ways that demonstrate the Department of Energy's commitment to nuclear energy and especially advanced nuclear, in support of the more than [...]
We Demand a Green New Deal Focused on 100% Clean Energy We have launched a MoveOn petition demanding that the Green New Deal being discussed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez focuses on achieving 100% non-emitting clean energy. There are problems with demanding 100% renewables, because this ignores some of our best and [...]
Nuclear Support is trending David Leonhardt, the New York Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning Op-Ed columnist, used his May 6th daily precise of relevant news which is sent to subscribers to review the status of how various individuals' and groups' within the Democratic party are changing their thinking and approaches towards addressing climate change, [...]
Who are the “titans” of nuclear? If you are someone who is trying to understand how to solve climate change in the short amount of time we have left, you may have heard that nuclear energy is clean, reliable, and can generate enormous amounts of energy at [...]
We are pleased to pass on this message from the IAEA: Dear colleague, As you may already be aware of, we would like to remind you that the IAEA is organizing later this year the first ever conference concentrating solely on nuclear power and climate change. The 2019 International Conference on Climate [...]
This is the text of the press release provided by Californians for Green Nuclear Power regarding the lawsuit they filed in the California Court of Appeals on October 24th. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dr. Gene Nelson, Press Liaison Californians for Green Nuclear Power P: 805-363-4697 moreinfo@cgnp.org CGNP Files Court Appeal Challenging Shutdown [...]
H.R. 7173: Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 A bipartisan group of Congressmen introduced HR 7173 on November 27th, during the lame duck session. The purpose of this legislation is: "To create a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund for the American people in order to encourage market-driven innovation of clean energy [...]
Taiwan voters reverse nuclear ban Nearly 55% of Taiwanese residents turned out to vote on a referendum this past week which would determine whether or not Taiwan maintained its nuclear generation or ended it. In a result that surprised many observers, Taiwanese voters decisively rejected the government’s phase-out of nuclear power, 59% [...]
The release of a Union of Concerned Scientists report calling for policies to support continued operation of nuclear power plants marks a watershed. UCS is the first major environmental NGO to recognize that nuclear energy presently, and for the foreseeable future, is a key climate mitigation technology. It is also the first to publicly and explicitly call for policies to support nuclear energy.
MMM MMM There have been a wide variety of analyses done of the life cycle emissions from various types of technologies. While there are a fairly wide array of results across all types of technologies, the reasons for these varying results are often not well understood. Because [...]
MMM The Implications of our Action and Inaction Mankind's emissions are causing big impacts on earth's climate and while many of us are focused on what we can do to prevent the situation from getting worse, it is highly like that nothing will be done [...]
Have we made any progress against carbon emissions? According to the annual BP Energy Statistic Review of World Energy report that was released in mid-June, 2018, the answer is a stunning “No!” In 2017, use of fossil fuels grew due to increase in global energy demand, especially of coal. In fact, global […]
Why traditional “environmentalism” falls short If you are reading this page, the chances are good that you consider yourself an environmentalist. You want to protect the environment for future generations just like we do. It is easy to be against pollution and environmental degradation but the question is, what are you for? […]
This wonderful graphic created by Roger Pielke, Jr. shows just how steep the curve needs to be to achieve full decarbonization. If we really have any hope of getting from where we are to where we need to be by 2050, which is in about 12,000 days, we need to […]
We are facing an existential crisis. If we all don't work together, everything and everyone will be impacted on the planet. We need everyone working to provide sources of clean energy to be properly valued and welcomed — without discrimination. This includes those working to improve and increase renewables as well as those working to improve and increase nuclear energy. Only by embracing and utilizing all available technologies, will we have a sufficiently diverse portfolio of options that can supplant fossil fuels and reliably power 100% clean energy grids in all the various geographies around the world.
What exactly do we mean by "zero emissions?" Is it different than "clean energy?" What about "low carbon," or "carbon free," or "renewable?" Let's take a closer look. Life Cycle Analysis Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is a comprehensive way to measure the climate impact of an energy technology. It is [...]
