Endorsement of nuclear revival suggests president is open to further compromises in order to pass climate change bill
• Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
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July 7, 2009
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama:
As you know, there are currently two vacancies on the Nuclear ... read more
By JOHN PORRETTO, AP Energy Writer - Tue Jul 7, 5:29 pm ET
HOUSTON - Plans for the world's largest wind farm in the Texas Panhandle have been scrapped, energy baron T. Boone Pickens said Tuesday, and ... read more
By Nancy Spring, Senior Editor
In late June, Ontario shelved its plans to construct the province's next generation of nuclear power plants. The government said none of the proposals it had received ... read more
Climate Progress
To avoid maxxing out on my July quota of irony in the first week of the month, I will simply report this as a straight news story. The UK Times reports:
With temperatures across much ... read more
EDF Energy will scale down plans to build a new generation of nuclear reactors in the UK unless the government fixes the price of carbon, its chief executive, Vincent de Rivaz, has warned.
De Rivaz ... read more
By Jessica Lillian - Solar Industry
With their lower-cost manufacturing methods and freedom from silicon shortages, thin-film solar cell technologies have occupied a growing slice of market share, ... read more