Every day we encounter reminders of how quickly the rate of science is advancing. As it happens, it was exactly 90 years ago today that we learned via the Hubbell Telescope that the Milky Way galaxy was not the entire …
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A friend just sent me this: Craig, you might be interested in reading this book: Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima. I found it informative, entertaining and sobering. Well-written. Thanks very …
My learned colleagues who advocate for advanced nuclear are quite passionate about what they’re doing, largely on the basis that the ever-growing CO2 levels in our atmosphere are causing climate disruption and ocean acidification. While I doubt we’re as close …
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I’ve been lucky enough to have been included in a long-running discussion among some of the high-level proponents of advanced nuclear. As most of these people are senior scientists, many with PhDs, the lion’s share of the conversation is on …
I took a nice little hike with 2GreenEnergy supporter Cameron Atwood over the weekend, during which we discussed the sad fact that the pro- and anti-nuclear people are generally arguing the wrong points.
What’s the number one threat to human civilization based on our foolish and corrupt approach to energy? Most of us who try to keep a watchful and objective eye on the world energy scene would say that it’s our de …
A colleague whose expertise lies in advanced nuclear sent me this earlier today—a comment a reader had written on his blog: “How sad is it that we continue to debate renewables vs. dated nuclear technology, when we should be leading …
As indicated here, Goldman Sachs is bullish on water, based on the fact that the obvious factors affecting supply and demand are already beginning to drive the price up. When you think about it, there are several factors conspiring to …
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It’s the birthday of Enrico Fermi (pictured here), the physicist who first applied Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity to the conversion of a tiny amount of mass to a large amount of energy, in the form of the atomic …
Eventually, the pro-nuke—anti-solar/wind people with whom I’ve recently been corresponding are going to lose patience with me and delete me from their email distribution list. Earlier today, a gentleman by the name of George Erickson sent the 100-or-so of us this …
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