Aussie Greens: Nuclear Power is a “Dangerous Distraction” from Real Climate Action

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon; Only solutions which don’t involve extractive industries or capitalism seem to interest Aussie greens. Environmental groups warn against push for nuclear…

Here Are The Lawmakers Urging Trump To Slap Restrictions On Foreign Uranium

From The Daily Caller Chris White Tech Reporter July 12, 2019 2:00 PM ET Republican lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to impose steep quotas on uranium imported from Russia…

HBO’s falsified Chernobyl “documentary”

HBO’s falsified Chernobyl “documentary” Imagine HBO doing a similar profit-making film about the tragic Chilean rugby team Dr. Kelvin Kemm Late in 1972, Uruguayan Air Force flight 571 was taking…

How Fear of Nuclear Ends | Michael Shellenberger | TEDxCalPoly

A couple years old, but still relevant~ctm

Renewables in Retreat? Ohio Democrats Vote to Support Nuclear and Coal Power.

Guest essay by Eric Worrall In Ohio lawmakers have slashed renewable incentives and moved to support coal and nuclear power, with substantial support from state Democrats. Ohio lawmakers pass bill…

Democrats’ Curious Disdain for Nuclear Power

From The National Review By Robert Bryce May 30, 2019 4:21 PM Climate change is the No. 1 issue for Democrats, with a recent poll showing 82 percent of Democratic…

Swedish Power Shortages Because of Renewable Energy

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Grant Griffiths – Sweden was a zero carbon nuclear energy leader, but nowadays reliable zero carbon nuclear is the wrong kind of zero carbon…

By dissing Nuclear Power, the left has made themselves vulnerable on climate change

Michael Shellenberger writes in Forbes, video follows: Republicans Can Own The Libs on Climate Change By Defending Nuclear Plants On The Brink Do Republicans realize how vulnerable Democrats have made…

Powering the future – with no compromises

A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a class of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary nuclear reactor coolant and/or the fuel is a molten salt mixture. MSRs offer multiple advantages…

New York Times Pushes Nuclear Power as the Solution to Climate Change

Guest essay by Eric Worrall In the face of the utter failure of large investments in renewables to deliver CO2 reductions, greens are increasingly embracing nuclear power as the solution…

Rick Perry Draws Ire For $3.7 Billion Nuclear Energy Bailout

Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator A free market energy group is criticizing Energy Secretary Rick Perry after he announced nearly $4 billion in loan guarantees for a beleaguered nuclear construction…

Bill Gates Backs Advanced Nuclear Power to Solve the Climate Crisis

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Bill Gates has joined the growing list of Greens who think renewables alone cannot replace fossil fuels. What I learned at work this year By…

Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Vote To Modernize US Nuclear Fleet

From The Daily Caller Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Vote To Modernize US Nuclear Fleet 7:58 AM 12/22/2018 | Energy Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator Congress passed bipartisan legislation that aims to streamline…

UCS Clarifies Stance on Nuclear Power

From the Union of Concerned Scientists. 7 Things People Got Wrong with our Recent ‘Nuclear Power Dilemma’ Report Steve Clemmer, director of energy research, Clean Energy | November 16, 2018,…

Union of Concerned Scientists For Nukes!

How will this change the doomsday clock? ~ctm From Reason Activist group finally recognizes that it can’t achieve its energy and climate goals without nuclear power. Ronald Bailey|Nov. 13, 2018…

“Russia will Shape the Future of Spaceflight”: Announces Nuclear Powered Reusable Rocket Programme

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Russia has just raised the stakes in the space race, by going public with a reusable commercial nuclear powered launch vehicle which has been under…

“Deep Isolation”: The Solution to High Level Nuclear Waste?

Guest commentary by David Middleton Hat tip to Dr. Willie Soon The Deep Isolation concept is a proposal by Dr. Richard Muller (of BEST “fame”) and his wife daughter, Elizabeth Muller.  The…

Top Climate Scientists say IPCC bias against nuclear power ‘impedes decarbonization more than climate denial’

Top Climate Scientists Warn Governments Of ‘Blatant Anti-Nuclear Bias’ In Latest IPCC Climate Report by Michael Shellenberger Some of the scientists most often cited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…

Aussie PM Willing to Consider Nuclear, to Reduce Australia’s Green Electricity Prices

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Australian PM Scott Morrison has suggested he would allow nuclear reactors to be constructed, to curb Australia’s soaring electricity prices – but he doesn’t think…

IAEA Nuclear Advocates Pushing Climate Messages

Guest essay by Eric Worrall The International Atomic Energy Agency has decided to push harder to promote climate change as a reason to embrace nuclear power. What Can Nuclear Technology…

An Open Letter to “Nuclear for Climate”

by Mike Jonas Today I received an email from the “Nuclear for Climate” organisation in Australia. The email is headed “We can give Australia a massive Economic and Environmental Boost…

A double first for China with two new nuclear power plants

From IEEE Spectrum (h/t to GWPF) Safer reactors designed in the U.S. and Europe make their power grid debuts in China Call it the world’s slowest photo finish. After several…

Meet the Green Nuclear Engineering Graduates who Want to Save the Planet from Climate Change

Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to NPR, since 2001 there has been a surge in young people graduating with nuclear engineering qualifications, who are driven by the desire to…

President Trump Moves to Rescue Coal, Nuclear Plants

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t john – The White House has ordered Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to prevent the loss of more coal and nuclear plants, to ensure…