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: Carbon emissions
X-energy pursuing public listing with $2B value
X-energy Reactor Co., a developer of small modular reactors, signed a definitive agreement to merge with Ares Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: AAC), a publicly-traded SPAC, to create a New York Stock
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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.”
Diablo Canyon in line for $1.1B in DOE’s CNC funding
$1.1 billion in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act’s $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit program has been conditionally awarded by the DOE to PG&E for use in
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Is nuclear energy poised for an ESG-fueled comeback?
In a world of rising energy insecurity, climate change and skyrocketing energy prices, nuclear energy might be one of the only sectors feeling more bullish than ever. “Once seen as
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Issuance of first-ever voluntary nuclear energy carbon credits
This corporate PR news made zero headlines in the press but we could not be more excited about it. Yet, this unassuming group of executives pursuing their own corporate objectives,
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DOE finds that 80% of US coal plants could be converted to nuclear
According to a new DOE report, hundreds of coal plant sites could be suitable for conversion from coal to nuclear energy in an economically-viable way. In fact, as much as
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California Legislators Vote To Save Diablo Canyon
California’s legislature, by nearly unanimous votes in both the Assembly and the Senate, agreed with Governor Gavin Newsom, to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon. This was the result
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Thorium Molten Salt prospects are good
Chinese teams have designed and built and are now commissioning an experimental thorium-powered molten salt reactor. This is exciting news for those who have long advocated for thorium-based energy. It
EU Taxonomy to Include Nuclear Energy
The EU Parliament ruled in a majority vote to keep nuclear energy in the Complementary Delegated Act for the EU’s sustainable Taxonomy. Set to enter into force on January 1,