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• Browner, Korea and the Chamber

  Carol Browner, President Obama’s energy and climate advisor, said some nice things about nuclear energy: "We have not built a nuclear plant in this country in a long time but we want to work with the industry to make that happen in the not too distant future," Browner said in a live chat on the White House website. "We have been working with the nuclear industry to understand exactly... Posted Jan 13 2010, 05:11 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, obama, climate, nuclear blogs, industry, Carol Browner, advisor

• Time Enough for Nuclear Energy

  Generally speaking, folks who dislike nuclear energy have lost their footing a bit because the pressing energy issue of the day – climate change – seeks solutions that nuclear energy readily provides. A fair number of former anti-nuclear   advocates have put the issues on the scale and found the risks of nuclear energy, as they perceive them, acceptable versus the potential fate of the planet... Posted Nov 19 2009, 11:03 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: activists, Nuclear, climate, Climate Change, antinuclear, power, energygy, nuclear blogs

• After Cap-and-Trade

  Never say never, but the cap-and-trade provisions in the Kerry-Boxer climate change bill have made a number of Senators nervous about supporting it. A number of Republicans have termed it cap-and-tax and some Democrats are not inclined toward it either. For example, take this bit from the Times West Virginian: Sen. Robert C. Byrd, (D-W.Va.), reportedly plans to vote against the resolution [the climate... Posted Nov 18 2009, 03:56 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: legislation, cap and trade, climate, boxer, kerry, policy, Climate Change

• Amory Lovins vs. Stewart Brand - Part Three (The “Portfolio Myth”)

  The third part of our series that debunks Amory Lovins’ study which criticizes Stewart Brand’s nuclear chapter discusses the need for all emission-free technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The “portfolio myth” On page 82, Brand states that : climate change is so serious a matter, we have to do everything simultaneously to head it off as much as we can . Stewart Brand backs up his statement... Posted Nov 12 2009, 11:45 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, emissions, climate, Climate Change, stewart brand, co2, warming

• Without You: Climate Change Bill Bypasses GOP

  We can’t really call yesterday’s passage of the Kerry-Boxer climate change bill through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee tainted, because the bill itself is almost pristine. No amendments were added to it, nothing was removed. But the process lacked a – certain – something: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reported out a climate change bill on Thursday despite a boycott... Posted Nov 06 2009, 01:29 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: legislation, debate, bill, congress, climate, boxer, kerry, Climate Change

• A Word or Two from the President

  Here are the words : "There's no reason why technologically we can't employ nuclear energy in a safe and effective way. Japan does it and France doesn't [sic?] and it doesn't have greenhouse gas emissions, so it would be stupid for us not to do that in a much more effective way." This is from Reuters. We suspect he said “France does it” or Obama might well hear from President... Posted Oct 15 2009, 04:48 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Nuclear Energy, emissions, obama, Nuclear, climate, obama administration, greenhouse, greenhouse gas

• Resources And Streamlining in the Senate

  The bipartisan push for a nuclear title in the Senate’s climate change bill picked up considerably today: Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) is helping to negotiate a nuclear energy amendment that could help bring aboard swing votes who support the industry. Architects and backers of the nuclear effort include Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who are seeking more... Posted Oct 15 2009, 04:45 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: legislation, senate, bill, climate, Climate Change, graham, mccain, carper, lieberman

• John Kerry on the Boxer-Kerry Bill

  In a bit of a surprise, Sen. John Kerry (R-Mass.) has taken the lead on the Senate climate change bill – a surprise because it was widely expected Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) would do so – but regardless, this is a topic Kerry has had an interest in for a long time. The Washington Post has a lengthy interview with Kerry, and do go over and read the whole thing, but let’s see what Kerry thinks about... Posted Oct 02 2009, 04:51 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Nuclear Energy, CO2 Emissions, legislation, regulations, climate, boxer, kerry

• Early Responses to Kerry-Boxer

  Just in case you thought we’d have to wait a bit for some comment on the Kerry-Boxer climate change bill introduced yesterday, think again. Here’s Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska): “We’ve got to be honest with ourselves if we are truly going to decrease emissions,” Murkowski said.  “Nuclear energy must be a part of our energy mix if we are going to do so.” We guess some of our readers consider that... Posted Oct 01 2009, 02:53 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: legislation, politics, climate, boxer, kerry, foecast

• Move Over Waxman-Markey, Here Comes Boxer-Kerry

  Or, The Senate Moves on Climate Change. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) have presented the Senate’s version of the climate change bill that will start off in the Environment and Public Works committee chaired by Boxer. As we’ve seen with the health bill, legislation in the Senate moves through several committees in tandem and this one will, too. (House committees tend to... Posted Sep 30 2009, 04:36 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, legislation, politics, climate, boxer, kerry, waxman, markey

• Rhetoric and Action at the U.N.

  As you may have heard, President Barack Obama gave a speech at the United Nations about climate change yesterday. Now, just to get it out of the way, he had nothing or next to nothing to say about nuclear energy. If nuclear is there, it is there implicitly only. --- We can assume Obama would like to have come with more to offer – above all, an energy bill that addresses climate change. If the tea leaf... Posted Sep 23 2009, 03:20 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Carbon Taxes, speech, obama, climate, rhetoric, united nations, un, policy

• Sen. Lieberman Wants More Nuclear

  Sen. Joe Lieberman [I-Conn.] wants you to know : “I don’t think we’re going to [pass a bill] without bipartisan support,” Lieberman told POLITICO last week. “And without a nuclear title that’s stronger than in the House climate change legislation, we’re not going to be able to get enough votes to pass climate change.” This being Washington, putting in such a title may sway some while putting off others... Posted Sep 21 2009, 12:52 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, legislation, growth, climate, Sen. Joe Lieberman

• Barry Brooks (and Co.) on Dr. Caldicott's Latest Claims on Radiation From Nuclear Plants

  The debate on the effects of radiation from nuclear plants is alive and kicking at Barry Brooks' blog Brave New Climate . In his latest post, he takes on Dr. Caldicott's latest junk piece that surfaced in Online Opinion : The focal claim from Caldicott in this piece is that it is dangerous to live near to nuclear power plants (NPP), because they supposedly increase rates of leukemia. My basic... Posted Sep 21 2009, 12:00 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, editorial, column, climate