Category: Nuclear

A website covering cold fusion posted my video on the subject http://www.e-catworld.com/2012/06/author-craig-shields-on-cold-fusion/, which has garnered 54 comments over a two-day period.  Not bad!  This really is a hot subject, pardon the pun.  Here’s one:   Zedshort on June 15, 2012 at 11:33 …

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Glenn Doty writes: Craig, I don’t think that cold fusion is a worthy discussion point – as its advocates do not adhere to the common discipline of science. Whether or not a study can technically be classified within the empirically …

Cold Fusion: A Subject for Seances, not Sciences? Read More »

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Our short attention span for news caused us long ago to bid goodbye to Fukushima as a story of interest and importance, yet the situation is quite dire – in fact, probably more so now than it was a few …

Fukushima — An Update Read More »

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It’s good to see the world of nuclear power showing concern about seismic activity that may endanger their reactors – especially in California, where we’ve been known to have a temblor or two. Elsewhere in the news, Japan is shutting …

End Of Nuclear Power in Sight? Read More »

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I like to maintain a level head when it comes to nuclear, and not overplay the danger issue. Having said that, when I come across an article like this piece on Fukushima, I have to say that I feel a …

Updates on Fukushima Read More »

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Throughout the history, earthquakes are known to cause high level of destructions and damages to our planet. Depending on the intensity of seismic waves, an earthquake can just shake our ground or literally cause ground rupture. The severity of damage …

From Guest Blogger Kelly Marsh: Earthquakes Can Damage Nuclear Power Plants Read More »

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Frequent commenter/author Frank Eggers writes on my piece on subsidies for nuclear: Nuclear power has been demonstrated to be far safer than fossil fuel power. Coal plants cause health problems that, while severe, are difficult to pinpoint because generally they …

You’ll Never See Another Nuclear Power Plant Commissioned in the US Read More »

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We speak often about ending the subsidies for Big Oil, in an effort to create a level playing field for renewable energy, and simply to stop transferring wealth from the U.S. tax-payer to the captains of the most profitable industry …

Ending Subsidies for Nuclear Power Read More »

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I hope everyone gets the opportunity to catch this episode of Frontline on PBS: Nuclear Aftershocks — one that essentially claims that nuclear energy is both unacceptably dangerous but completely necessary. I’m reminded of the way Amory Lovins begins his current-day presentations: …

Frontline on PBS: Nuclear Aftershocks Read More »

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True to form, Glenn Doty writes a thorough and quite helpful comment on my piece about measuring the increase in the use of renewable energy.  He closes with two ideas on which I would like to comment in return: 1) …

How Clean Is Nuclear Power? Read More »

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