Okay, so I’m no Tennessee Ernie Ford. But that doesn’t mean I can’t lament the sheer non-recognition of Ontario’s CANDU nuclear fleet for outstanding services rendered over the past four decades to me, my fellow Ontarians, and the planet. Sticking only to the most recent decade, while the world has argued endlessly over what...
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Dithering in Durban: no nuclear, no climate progress
Another world climate conference in an exotic remote location, another hundred or so airplane tankfuls of kerosene turned into carbon dioxide (CO2) and dumped into the atmosphere—all in the name of getting together to talk about how not to dump so much CO2 into the atmosphere. Is that how the Durban conference will go...
Faced with choosing environment or jobs, Obama chooses… jobs
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the U.S. Supreme Court had told the Obama administration that the issue of climate change is the administration’s, not the court’s, responsibility. What would Obama do? Well, we just found out. On September 2, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave up trying to reduce the amount...
U.S. court kicks climate back to Administration, for now
Euro-Disney, meet American law. Germany’s most recent nuclear phaseout (see article) is a true head-shaker. Germany led the way in calling for countries to line up behind the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The nuclear phase out will increase Germany’s dependence on: French nuclear power (according to the European grid operator, Germany...
Nuclear energy and climate change: no CANDU in Canada’s contribution at Cancun
Anne Lauvergeon, the CEO of the French nuclear company Areva, told Forbes a few months ago that there is no solution to California’s electricity problems without nuclear power. She is right on the money, and not just when it comes to California. Anywhere there is significant fossil-fired electricity, nuclear should see more action. China...
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