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Why does the Administration’s “all of the above” approach to energy production seem to mean “none from below?”
Here are three things he could do today that would finally start us moving in the right direction on energy.
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Today the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) affirmed its support of the Atomic Safety Licensing Board’s unanimous rejection of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) attempt to withdraw its Yucca Mountain license application some 437 days ago.
The rumors of Yucca Mountain’s demise are greatly exagger
It is clear that the development and deployment of newer, more efficient and cleaner technologies will be needed to secure our energy future. U.S. private industry and our national laboratories and academic institutions have the brainpower to be global leaders in energy technology. However, the
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Today marked the first meeting of the Department of Energy’s much anticipated Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (BRC). I think it’s important to note what this commission is and is not. It is a panel made up of highly esteemed professionals representing various professions, perspe
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We are very pleased by the Administration's announcement (see USA Today or Washington Post) that the Department of Energy (DOE) has finally issued its first conditional loan guarantee for two new state-of-the-art reactors at Southern Company's Vogtle Nuclear Site in Georgia. Nuclear power must be
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Press reports indicate that Obama Administration is asking Congress for an additional $36 billion in authorization for nuclear loan guarantees in today’s FY2011 budget submission, bringing the total available for new nuclear power plants to $54 billion. This follows President Obama’s first unequiv
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On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced that he has reached an agreement with the White House and the Department of Energy to provide no funding to support the license application of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
If that’s accurate, it would be a misguide
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As the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today holds another in their series of hearings to examine our energy challenges (this one to discuss improving industrial efficiency), it seems like a good time to take a step back and look at how Congress will proceed on energy and climate issu
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President Obama has pledged to help create millions of new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future. However, whether or not a "green" stimulus will create millions of American jobs, ranging from renewable-power
There's a saying in business (and perhaps in life): Never, ever leave money on the table. However, it appears as if environmental groups have done exactly that.
Environmental groups are widely declaring victory over the removal of a provision from the stimulus bill that authorizes $50 billion in
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Theo Spencer’s post over at the NRDC last night was proof positive of why this country can’t get anything done to improve our energy future.
The target of their scorn was our Energy Institute's Blueprint for Securing America's Energy Future. Their point appears to be that any plan which proposes r
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Recently, Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming sent a letter to President Bush suggesting, "[i]t is imperative that action be taken to immediately halt shipments of domestically produced oil overseas to protect American cons
