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Shipwreck may hold radioactive waste sunk by mafia off Italian coast

Italian ministers and officials were today holding urgent consultations following the discovery of an unmarked wreck that prosecutors believe was used by the mafia to sink radioactive waste. As a ... read more

TELL DOE TO PUT TAXPAYERS FIRST, NOT THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY

COMMENT NOW: September 16, 2009 Dear Friends, The Department of Energy has issued a proposed rule that would actuallyincrease risk to taxpayers from loan guarantees for construction of new ... read more

U.S. POLICYMAKERS ARE "AS WRONG AS THEY CAN BE" ABOUT THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE WITH NUCLEAR POWER

Marignac Says "Far From Being a Model, France Should be a Powerful Cautionary Tale for the U.S. about the Folly of a Headlong Rush into More Nuclear Power". WASHINGTON, D.C.///September ... read more

Duke Energy adds Podesta Group to lobbying ranks

(09/18/2009) Anne C. Mulkern, E&E reporter Duke Energy Corp. has beefed up its lobbying ranks as it pushes for passage of a climate and energy bill, bringing on the Podesta Group to work ... read more

UCS Briefing Paper on Nuclear Power Economics

The link below will take you to the Union of Concerned Scientists' new briefing paper on nuclear power economics, based on their Climate 2030 Blueprint ... read more

Northern Ariz. tribes united against uranium mines

Originally published September 16, 2009 at 4:48 p.m., updated September 16, 2009 at 9:18 p.m. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The Hualapai Tribe has renewed a ban on uranium mining on its land near the ... read more

Risky for ratepayers

Constellation's proposed deal enriches company but secures no benefits for customers By Martin O'Malley September 16, 2009