Posted October 17, 2011 by Frances Beinecke in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
The Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York has attracted a lot of attention lately. Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for its shut down. Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is starring in a new ad campaign for the facility. And...continued→
Posted October 14, 2011 by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy, The Media and the Environment
Today, NRDC joined forces with Facebook and Opower to launch a landmark initiative designed to kick energy efficiency up a notch. Seizing upon the potential for social networking to influence people’s energy use and behavior, our organizations are working together...continued→
Posted October 4, 2011 by Jonathan McLaughlin in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
Trimming the Budget and Downsizing the Nuclear Weapons Complex Recently enacted legislation is forcing a much-needed examination of national defense spending. The Budget Control Act of 2011, passed into law this summer, caps “security” discretionary spending for FY12 at $684...continued→
Posted September 20, 2011 by Scott Slesinger in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil, Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
The President, as promised, made his recommendations yesterday to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction commonly called the “Super Committee” to meet its ambitious agenda. This joint committee is responsible for finding between $1.2 and $ 1.5 trillion in...continued→
Posted August 1, 2011 by Allison Clements in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy, U.S. Law and Policy
Last week I wrote about the planning reforms contained in Order 1000, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s landmark rule on transmission planning and cost allocation. Today’s blog looks at Order 1000’s cost allocation implications – basically, how to figure out who...continued→
Posted July 18, 2011 by Christopher Paine in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy, U.S. Law and Policy
As the four severely damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station continue their slow progression toward a cold shutdown condition, more has become known about how the accident unfolded. States, regulatory agencies and experts around the world are...continued→
Posted June 27, 2011 by Jordan Kessler in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
I don't know about you, but I've been terrified of nuclear weapons since I was a kid, during the re-ignited cold war of the '80s. Turns out that NRDC has been fighting nuclear weapons even longer, since shortly after our...continued→
Posted April 26, 2011 by Henry Henderson in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
Today is the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. To commemorate the disaster, and draw attention to the fact that the disaster continues to unfold for those living in Chernobyl, Jim Krantz has produced a powerful set of photographs, published...continued→
Posted April 19, 2011 by Matthew McKinzie in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko used these words – “static, not stable”– to describe the current situation at Fukushima Daiichi in a Senate hearing this past Tuesday. I was in the hearing room of the Committee on Environment...continued→
Posted March 31, 2011 by Matthew McKinzie in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
Over the last twenty days, the status of the nuclear accident on Japan’s Pacific Coast has changed dramatically. During the first week – in the direct aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami – explosions and fires damaged four of the...continued→
