Alternative Energy / Nuclear Power

Jun 30, 2010 at 08:33 | Darrell Delamaide

A three-judge panel at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission revived plans for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump at least temporarily when it rejected the Department of Energy’s request to…

Jun 01, 2010 at 08:05 | ISN Security Watch

An association based in Switzerland is helping its European neighbours in their search for a good place to dump nuclear waste, Ten nations have enlisted the aid of Baden-based Arius,…

May 31, 2010 at 13:49 | Dave Forest

Just going through the usual heap of news that piles up over the weekends. A tiny article from the Brisbane Times caught my attention. It has some huge implications. The…

Apr 22, 2010 at 19:00 | Business Insider

The government of Saudi Arabia has announced a new section of its capital Riyadh is set to be powered solely by nuclear energy. This will be the first nuclear power…

Mar 17, 2010 at 14:36 | Darrell Delamaide

Nuclear power is an important part of the solution to global warming, claimed one conference in Paris last week. No, asserted another conference outside Berlin, nuclear power is not an…

Feb 11, 2010 at 20:44 | Ferdinand E. Banks

Several years ago I gave a lecture on oil in Paris, and everything went well until I put in a good word for nuclear energy. That was when the scowls…

Jan 22, 2010 at 17:51 | Economywatch

It is a sobering thought. In 2006, according to the UN, India was the fourth largest emitter of carbon dioxide (C02, or greenhouse gas) in the world. At that time,…

Dec 27, 2009 at 20:05 | Editorial Dept

Both solar and wind power are creative ideas that may one day prove to be of value, but sadly, after 40 years of concerted efforts, they’ve thus far not delivered…

Nov 30, 2009 at 17:10 | Llewellyn King

Although very little happened, Nov. 24 was a red letter day for the nation's nuclear power industry. No new nuclear reactors were purchased, no breakthrough in treating nuclear waste was…

Nov 27, 2009 at 14:57 | Editorial Dept

Oil, oil, toil and trouble: As oil prices hover in the high $70's per barrel, market commentators wonder how long Americans can maintain their dependence on fossil fuels. Solar, Wind, Biofuels –…

Oct 27, 2009 at 18:28 | Editorial Dept

As far back as pre-historical times, mankind has always been fascinated with the energy supplying ability of the sun to provide the warmth and light needed to sustain life on…

Jul 24, 2009 at 07:48 | Editorial Dept

Nuclear power has once again found itself in the headlines, but this time it’s not for a disaster such as Chernobyl or three mile island, but as a potential saviour…

Jul 24, 2009 at 07:48 | Editorial Dept

As Nuclear power once again finds itself in the headlines it brings back many memories of the disasters that have occurred in the past. The most well known nuclear disaster…