Governor Gavin Newsom, a consumate politician, finally is willing to declare his support for Diablo Canyon, something he has long refused to do. As the L.A. Times reports in an
Continue readingNewsom tells L.A. Times editors that he’s reconsidering the Diablo Canyon closure
With the eyes of the world watching, French President Emmanuel Macron led an effort, joined by nine other European nations, to call on the European Commission to recognise nuclear power
Continue reading10 EU countries call on Brussels to label nuclear energy as green source
Bryden Wood has revealed plans to repurpose the world’s coal-fired power stations to house modular nuclear reactors as part of a ‘major initiative’ to decarbonize the energy sector. “Repurposing Coal”
Continue readingA plan to convert coal-fired power plants to advanced nuclear—efficiently
Opinion authors Andrew Fillat and Henry Miller are highly critical of how politicians have handled addressing climate change. Whether it is a lack of critical thinking among politician or whether
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported a total of 22 major disasters, defined as each causing at least $1 billion in damage, swept the US last year, up
Stanford University announced, in a webinar hosted on September 28th, 2020 their intent to form a new interdisciplinary academic area called Macro Energy Systems. The aim of Macro-Energy Systems is
Continue readingBirth of a new discipline, needed to address climate change
Apple announced plans to make its entire business carbon neutral within the next 10 years. The roadmap to sustainability is part of the company’s annual Environmental Progress Report. Reducing every
Continue readingApple says its supply chains and products will be carbon neutral by 2030
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
The Nature Conservancy recognizes that nuclear must be part of our clean energy mix. They state in their Sustainability: “In order to both meet increased energy demand and keep the
Continue readingThe Nature Conservancy: The Science of Sustainability
President Barack Obama hosted a White House Summit on Nuclear Energy just prior to his trip to Paris, France for the UNFCCC’s COP 21, the Paris Conference of the Parties,
Continue readingObama hosts White House Summit on Nuclear Energy