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How important has oil money been to antinuclear movement? 7 Aug 2013 | 04:08 pm
A couple of days ago, I wrote about my discovery that Robert O. Anderson, a long time leader in the global petroleum business, had provided the seed money that David Brower used to fund Friends of the...
Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy – Mike Walker at NuclearStreet.com 6 Aug 2013 | 01:51 pm
Mike Walker has just introduced himself as Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy. He posted his first blog titled “Big, ugly, and scary”, or How Hollywood has Misinformed the Public About Nuclear Power o...
Smoking gun: Robert Anderson provided initial funds to form Friends of the Earth 4 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
In 1970, Robert O. Anderson, a Texas oil man whose long career included a stint as the Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) (now part of BP, the company formerly known as British Petro...
Moniz attempts to credit Obama Administration with supporting nuclear energy 4 Aug 2013 | 04:21 am
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing on July 31, 2013 titled Oversight of DOE’s Strategy for the Management and Disposa...
Nuclear less risky than natural gas – for customers 3 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
Mark Halper recently published a piece on SmartPlanet.com titled Nuclear power cheaper than gas. He cited an article from InvestorIntel.com written by Canon Bryan titled Nuclear versus Natural Gas. Th...
Value of an unspoiled view 31 Jul 2013 | 01:50 pm
One of my favorite Atomic Insights commenters left an inspiring message in a thread that was evolving into a discussion about wind energy, including its environmental impacts and low productivity. Da...
Importance of nuclear energy to modern society 29 Jul 2013 | 03:19 pm
This video from the International Atomic Energy Agency includes many enlightening facts and images that should help people to understand why nuclear energy is a valuable, long-term investment. The po...
Atomic Show #206 – Energy Education 29 Jul 2013 | 02:57 pm
We spent a lot of time on this show talking about energy-related education. It is important for people to have a better understanding of how they get energy, how humans use energy to enable better liv...
Nuclear plant designed, manufactured, constructed & tested in less than 2 years 28 Jul 2013 | 07:40 pm
Under current rules and assumptions, anyone who claims that they can design and build a power-producing nuclear reactor in less than 10-15 years is considered to be naive or hopelessly unrealistic. Ho...
McSwain calculates cost of antinuclear actions at San Onofre – $13.6 billion 28 Jul 2013 | 12:17 pm
Dan McSwain, a business columnist and investigative reporter for U-T San Diego, has published an article titled The secret decision to kill San Onofre nuke. McSwain estimates that consumers will be re...
