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How the American Petroleum Institute fakes antinuclear action

It is impressive how many of the smartest and most informed people thinking about our climate dilemma have expressed their support for nuclear energy. We know that it takes courage to even talk about nuclear, so we have compiled a listing of many of the brightest lights who have expressed such [...]

How the American Petroleum Institute fakes antinuclear action2020-07-20T21:04:51-07:00

Saving Indian Point

The Save Indian Point Campaign continues Curtailment and closure of Indian Point Reactor 2 was initiated on April 30th despite the hazards of this work being done during the pandemic. Governor Cuomo and his office ignored petition with over 8,000 signatures as well as our letter [...]

Saving Indian Point2021-04-09T00:17:45-07:00

How API tricks you

How API tricks you into opposing nuclear With climate change approaching a range of tipping points that will cause climate to shift forever, it is worth pondering the very basic question of who benefits from the world acting on climate and eliminating emissions and who doesn't.  When you think of individuals—people [...]

How API tricks you2020-05-25T18:07:28-07:00

Indian Point supports grid reliability and protects public health

Indian Point  supports southeast New York state electric grid AND natural gas reliability—and protects public health By Gene A. Nelson, Ph.D. May 17, 2020 1. Introduction As air-pollution-free Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) is shut down (a consequence of a voluntary mandate of the State of New York) without obtaining emission-free [...]

Indian Point supports grid reliability and protects public health2021-08-19T23:32:23-07:00

Livestreaming for Indian Point

The Climate Coalition Livestream for Indian Point The Livestream Rally for Indian Point was held on Thursday, April 30th, the day slated for curtailment of Indian Point's Reactor 2.  Organized by Generation Atomic, Nuclear New York, Stop Cricket Valley, Protect Orange County, Footprint to Wings and other members of the Climate [...]

Livestreaming for Indian Point2020-05-10T12:58:38-07:00

Closing Indian Point is Bad for New York

Learn the Facts The agreement to close Indian Point, announced in January 2017, capped decades of controversy over its safety and was seen as a victory for environmental groups and Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who had long opposed the downstate plant, despite supporting New York's upstate plants. [...]

Closing Indian Point is Bad for New York2020-04-18T17:57:54-07:00

Dear Governor Cuomo

Dear Governor Cuomo, We thank you for your leadership at this very difficult time. With New York’s number of coronavirus infections now exceeding 250,000, with 57,000 New Yorkers in the hospital and almost 15,000 deaths, we are facing the worst disaster in the state’s recent history and [...]

Dear Governor Cuomo2023-10-14T20:16:50-07:00

A Pandemic is the wrong time to shut down Indian Point

A Pandemic is the wrong time to shut down Indian Point This brilliant and eye-opening Opinion piece was recently published in the New York Post by Robert Bryce, A Pandemic is the wrong time to shut down NYC’s top source of electricity. Bryce makes an excellent argument for why Governor Cuomo should [...]

A Pandemic is the wrong time to shut down Indian Point2020-04-11T03:19:25-07:00

State, climate need benefits of plentiful, clean nuclear power

State, climate need benefits of plentiful, clean nuclear power Alan Medsker, a campaigner for Generation Atomic and a member of the Climate Coalition, authored an opinion piece entitled "State, climate need benefits of plentiful, clean nuclear power" for the Daily Herald, which is well worth reading.  In it, he makes the case [...]

State, climate need benefits of plentiful, clean nuclear power2020-03-22T18:48:30-07:00

Coalition Members

MM Originating Members Rod Adams Meredith Angwin Marc Armstrong Christine Brook Cliff Cockerham Bruno Comby Anthonie Cillliers Grant Draper Diarmuid Foley Allen Frechette Valerie Gardner David Gattie Walter Heenan Gary Kahanak Jared Kasner Margi Kindig Janne [...]

Coalition Members2024-08-24T18:27:33-07:00

Swords into Plughshares

Swords into Ploughshares At the end of 2013, Susan Eisenhower reported the end of the Megatons to Megawatts program in which Russia would ship Low Enriched Uranium to the United States so that they could convert nuclear weapons into energy. This program costed no money to the United States tax payer, converted [...]

Swords into Plughshares2020-01-03T10:46:37-08:00

U.N. Climate Talks End With Few Commitments and a ‘Lost’ Opportunity

U.N. Climate Talks End With Few Commitments and a 'Lost' Opportunity Following the Madrid climate talks, Somini Sengupta reports on the incredibly disappointing outcome in The New York Times in an article called “U.N. Talks End With Few Commitments and a 'Lost' Opportunity." Climate talks in Madrid ended on December 14th [...]

U.N. Climate Talks End With Few Commitments and a ‘Lost’ Opportunity2020-01-02T15:14:35-08:00

The Tiny, Simple Nuclear Reactor That Could Change Energy

The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer Daniel Oberhaus published an article in Wired called “The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer," in which he illuminates the work done by an Oregon energy startup. NuScale Power, working on Oregon State University campus, developed a modular nuclear power reactor [...]

The Tiny, Simple Nuclear Reactor That Could Change Energy2020-01-02T15:16:16-08:00

FirstEnergy Solutions to become Energy Harbor, keep headquarters in Akron

FirstEnergy Solutions to become Energy Harbor, keep headquarters in Akron Crain's Cleveland Business wrote an article entitled, “FirstEnergy Solutions to become Energy Harbor, keep headquarters in Akron,"  that explains the recent developments of a local business that owns many power plants throughout Ohio. FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) will be rebranding itself with the name [...]

FirstEnergy Solutions to become Energy Harbor, keep headquarters in Akron2020-01-02T15:17:30-08:00

Can a regulated asset model help deliver new investment?

Can a regulated asset model help deliver new investments? World Nuclear News published a viewpoint created by Edward Kee, Ruediger Koenig, Paul Murphy and Xavier Rollat called, “Can a regulated asset model help deliver new investments?" in which they explore the challenges faced by investments for a new nuclear power plant emit a left-wing [...]

Can a regulated asset model help deliver new investment?2019-12-25T16:00:09-08:00

Achieving Peak Pasture

Achieving Peak Pasture The Breakthrough Institute summarizes their report on the environmental impacts of pasture land in, “Achieving Peak Pasture. " Pasture is the largest human use of land in the world, accounting for more than twice the land used to harvest crops globally. Over the last 320 years, a space the size of North America [...]

Achieving Peak Pasture2020-01-02T15:33:14-08:00

World’s Emissions Gap Is Growing, with No Sign of Peaking Soon, UN Warns

World’s Emissions Gap Is Growing, with No Sign of Peaking Soon, UN Warns Leslie Hook published an article in Inside Climate News called “World's Emissions Gap is Growing, with No Sign of Peaking Soon, UN Warns," in which she highlights the jaw-dropping gap between the future emissions reduction necessary to meet the [...]

World’s Emissions Gap Is Growing, with No Sign of Peaking Soon, UN Warns2020-01-02T15:40:08-08:00

Carbon dioxide capture and use could become big business

Carbon dioxide capture and use could become big business The University of California, Los Angeles reports on the findings of their study with the University of Oxford and five other institutions in "Carbon dioxide capture and use could become big business." In an effort to drastically reduce carbon emissions, this coalition of [...]

Carbon dioxide capture and use could become big business2020-01-02T15:45:32-08:00

Italy to make climate change study compulsory in schools

Italy to make climate change study compulsory in schools Gavin Jones reports on the breaking news that Italy will require students to study climate change in school in his article, "Italy to make climate change study compulsory in schools". According to Lorenzo Fioramonti, Italy's Education Minister, Italy will become the first country to [...]

Italy to make climate change study compulsory in schools2020-01-02T15:49:45-08:00

Bipartisan Senate climate caucus grows by six members

Bipartisan Senate climate caucus grows by six members Rebecca Beitsch reports on the news that six new members will be joining the Climate Solutions Caucus in her article, "Bipartisan Senate climate caucus grows by six members". Three republican representatives, an independent, and two democrats have joined the bipartisan caucus which was created [...]

Bipartisan Senate climate caucus grows by six members2020-01-02T15:54:41-08:00

The new science fossil fuel companies fear

The new science fossil fuel companies fear  Zack Colman published an article in Politico called “The new science fossil fuel companies fear,” in which he describes how Richard Heede spent a decade attempting to find out one thing: "how many greenhouse gases the world’s fossil fuel companies, cement-makers and other industrial giants had pumped into [...]

The new science fossil fuel companies fear2020-01-02T16:00:40-08:00

Nuclear, but better

Nuclear, but better Following listener requests of discussing nuclear, the Marketplace podcast-Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly-brought on Suzy Hobbs Baker as their nuclear energy expert. Baker is the creative director for the Fastest Path to Zero Initiative at the University of Michigan. The hosts, Kai and Molly, begin the show [...]

Nuclear, but better2020-01-03T10:35:23-08:00

Nuclear Power Industry heading toward smaller, cheaper, faster build designs: Clear Path

Nuclear Power Industry heading toward smaller, cheaper, faster build designs: Clear Path During a meeting in June with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rich Powell-executive director of Clear Path- suggested that advanced small modular reactors (SMR)  could be the key in overcoming the industry's biggest issues. The smaller size of these reactors [...]

Nuclear Power Industry heading toward smaller, cheaper, faster build designs: Clear Path2020-01-04T12:39:50-08:00

Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change

Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change Naomi Oreskes, Michael Oppenheimer, and Dale Jamieson published an article in Scientific American called “Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change,” which relate the ideas in their book Discerning Experts with the news that the Hadley Centre has led a recent effort in collecting more accurate [...]

Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change2020-01-04T12:50:32-08:00

Reps. McNerney, Shimkus Introduce Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

Reps. McNerney, Shimkus Introduce Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act Congressmen Jerry McNerney and John Shimkus introduced a bill to safely deal with nuclear waste with using both temporary storage and permanent disposal. The bill will push the Department of Energy to continue their temporary storage of nuclear waste from decommissioned power [...]

Reps. McNerney, Shimkus Introduce Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act2020-01-04T12:57:11-08:00

Sign the Sustainable Nuclear Petition

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 [...]

Sign the Sustainable Nuclear Petition2019-09-15T19:14:25-07:00

Candidates Should Heed Obama, Clinton on Nuclear Power

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 [...]

Candidates Should Heed Obama, Clinton on Nuclear Power2020-01-04T13:20:27-08:00

Bill Introduced to Allow Nuclear Power to Qualify As a Renewable Source

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 [...]

Bill Introduced to Allow Nuclear Power to Qualify As a Renewable Source2020-01-04T13:30:33-08:00

11 Reasons why DOE is all in on new nuclear

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 [...]

11 Reasons why DOE is all in on new nuclear2019-09-01T21:12:38-07:00

Sign our Petition

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 [...]

Sign our Petition2019-09-17T10:18:24-07:00

HBO’s “Chernobyl” Dangerously Exaggerates Radiation Risks

HBO's "Chernobyl" greatly exaggerates the disaster's fallout risks The HBO mini-series “Chernobyl” has many people raving about it. Including those who support nuclear power. Yet, it also appears that the producers had to exaggerate the reality of the accident to produce the degree of emotional impact that they were seeking [...]

HBO’s “Chernobyl” Dangerously Exaggerates Radiation Risks2019-10-09T17:23:15-07:00
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