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Indian Point's contamination woes: Entergy wants 20-year extension to run nuclear plant

BY ABBY LUBY DAILY NEWS WRITER Thursday, August 27th 2009, 4:00 AM Chernin/AP The Indian Point nuclear power station in Buchanan, N.Y., 35 miles north of midtown New York City. The Indian Point ... read more

The real cost of new U.S. nuclear reactors

http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/op-eds/the-real-cost-of-new-us-nu... By Ryan Alexander | 21 August 2009 Article Highlights • Federal loan guarantees for nuclear power are a terrible deal for ... read more

Why Energy Efficiency Isn't Reducing Consumption but How Carbon Rationing Could

> by Don Fitz > > Energy efficiency is not reducing the consumption of energy. This is > true despite claims that it is the best way to cut down on use of > coal, oil, gas, and ... read more

Nuclear Power Plant Goes Solar With Off-Grid LED Outdoor Lighting

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug 25, 2009 -- BUSINESS WIRE > > One of California's largest state utilities, Southern California > Edison (SCE), is lighting up the night with solar ... read more

YOUR SENATORS ARE CRITICAL!

TAKE ACTION NOW FOR A STRONG CLIMATE BILL, AND AGAINST TAXPAYER BAILOUTS OF THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY! August 26, 2009 Dear Clean Energy Advocate, I'm writing because you live in a state where one ... read more

FPL defends rate hike request [for New Nukes] as governor joins public opposition

FPL defends rate hike request [for New Nukes] as governor joins public opposition TALLAHASSEE - Florida Power & Light Co. officials defended a $1.3 billion rate increase despite opponents' ... read more

Nuclear Regulators Urge High-Tech Fire Detection

August 26, 2009 By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - Many of the hundreds of workers at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant in New Hill, N.C., are busy with high-tech tasks like calibrating equipment, ... read more