Dire warnings from Dr. Hansen and team
Those who receive Dr. James Hansen’s occasional newsletter from his Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions team, will have seen some dire reports before. Still, nothing we have seen is quite
Category: Philanthropic support for nuclear
Giving Thanks & Getting
anksgiving isn’t typically a time for making investment decisions . . . but it should be. Americans give thanks in many ways, notably through the national holiday we call “Thanksgiving.”
Celebrating A Nuclear Win and the Village that Created It
Diablo Canyon has been saved—for now! Rather than allowing this clean energy producing power plant to be wastefully decommissioned by those who simply dislike nuclear power, the California legislature, under
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Bill Gates’ Green Premium
Bill Gates discusses what he calls the Green Premium, which is the extra costs that it takes for us to transition all the way to clean energy, from dirty energy
Philanthropy’s Critical Nuclear Moment
Philanthropy’s potential role in the science and development of nuclear power is significantly constrained, both by the overlap with impact investors and the traditionally dominant role played by government, especially
Cleantech investing rebounds but critical capital gaps remain
Impact Alpha, a news service for “impact” investors, reports on stepped up investment by climate-savvy investors, willing to make long-term bets and data from Cambridge Associates showing a rebound in
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N.E.L.A. reintroduced, Bill Gates “thrilled”
Bill Gates wrote: “I’m thrilled that senators from both sides of the aisle have come together to support advanced nuclear. This is exactly the kind of leadership our country needs
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Billionaires backing nuclear
Paul Allen, Sir Richard Branson, Ray Rothrock, Steve Kirsch, Stewart Brand and Bill Gates support nuclear energy. In “Why Billionaire Paul Allen Backed Pro-Nuclear Power Film Pandora’s Promise,” author Kerry
Bill Gates’ Innovating to Zero TED Talk
Bill Gates’ TED talk in 2010 provided a huge amount of inspiration to us, when we first began this journey exploring the potential of investing in Advanced Nuclear. In this