Nuclear Energy: Now or Never
By Valerie Gardner, Managing Partner UC Berkeley students’ annual Energy Summit addresses the world’s energy and resource challenges. This year’s conference included a panel titled “Nuclear Energy: Now or Never.”
Category: Reduced ecosystem impacts
The A, B, and especially C’s of ESG
By Valerie Gardner, Managing Partner ESG investing is the largest and most profound global trend happening in the capital markets. Its popularity points to the global recognition that investors should
Parnassus Versus Green Century: A Contrast in Styles
By Valerie Gardner, Managing Partner June, July and August of 2023 were the three hottest months the Earth has ever seen by such a large margin, it left climate scientists
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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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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
Newsom tells L.A. Times editors that he’s reconsidering the Diablo Canyon closure
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
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10 EU countries call on Brussels to label nuclear energy as green source
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
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A plan to convert coal-fired power plants to advanced nuclear—efficiently
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”
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Nuclear—Best Climate Solution by Far
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
2020 Set Records for US Climate Mayhem
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