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Obama makes nuclear compromise to pass clean energy bill

Endorsement of nuclear revival suggests president is open to further compromises in order to pass climate change bill • Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent • ... read more

Letter to President Obama on New Appointments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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

Pickens calls off massive wind farm in Texas

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

Ontario's surprising nuclear decision

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

France imports UK electricity as summer heatwave puts a third of its nukes out of action

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 threatens to scale back nuclear power plans

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

Does Silicon Availability Threaten a-Si Growth?

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