A Detailed Challenge to Nuclear Fears
A former anti-nuclear environmentalist offers a detailed critique of radiation alarm.
View ArticleIs Nuclear Power Simply Too ‘Brittle’?
An argument that nuclear power, as it now exists, lacks the resiliency required on a complex, crowding planet.
View ArticleThe Gas Age
A new analysis describes vast resources of natural gas, with deep implications for all other energy choices.
View ArticleFrom ‘Wall-E’ to Fukushima, Robots Roam
The robots probing the nuclear wreckage in Japan provide an echo of the cautionary animated parable, "Wall-E."
View ArticleIndian Point and Earth Day
Gazing into the present, and future, of nuclear power, deep within an atom-powered plant.
View ArticleOverhaul Time for U.S. Nuclear Overseers
The commission overseeing nuclear plant safety needs an overhaul.
View ArticleCuomo Clarifies Fracking and Nuclear Plans
New York's governor cements opposition to nuclear power and support for responsible gas drilling.
View ArticleRadiation’s Role in (Safely) Feeding the Planet
After recent outbreaks of deadly food-borne illness, the notion of irradiating food gets a bit of traction.
View ArticleSurvey: Tea Party Isolated on Climate, But Wide Accord on Most Energy Policies
A new survey shows strong support for energy research across the political spectrum
View ArticleEnvironmentalist Explains Shifts on Biotechnology and Nuclear Power
An environmental activist describes his shifts on nuclear power and genetically modified crops.
View ArticleA Fresh Look at Nuclear Power, from Fukushima to the Hudson
A PBS program takes a useful look at nuclear fears and realities in the wake of the Fukushima calamity.
View ArticleNo Indian Point + No Fracking = More Coal Burning?
How a New York ban on nuclear power and fracking would lead to more coal pollution, and why that doesn't matter to some people.
View ArticleWith Tight Research Budgets, Is There Room for the Eternal Promise of Fusion?
A discussion of how to apportion investments in near-term and "Hail Mary" energy technologies.
View ArticleA Veteran of Fusion Science Proposes Narrowing the Field
A veteran of decades of fusion research narrows the field.
View ArticleObama’s ‘All of the Above’ Energy and Environment Nominees
President Obama's cabinet choices on environment and energy reflect his middle-path approach to governing.
View ArticleExperts Foresee No Detectable Health Impact from Fukushima Radiation
A new international assessment of the Fukushima nuclear disaster foresees no discernable rise in health risks in Japan.
View ArticleThe End Comes for a Troubled California Nuclear Plant
Is the closure of a troubled nuclear power plant in California an anomaly or a sign of more to come?
View ArticleA Film Presses the Climate, Health and Security Case for Nuclear Energy
A new film stirs strong feelings and fresh thinking on nuclear energy.
View ArticleSeeking Constructive Debate on Nuclear Energy
A Pulitzer-winning historian of the atomic age defends nuclear energy and a new film about it.
View Article‘Pandora’s Promise’ Director and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Debate Nuclear Options
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., calls a film promoting nuclear power "an elaborate hoax."
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