Posts Tagged ‘nuclear’

(1/27/10) Barack Obama–State of the Union: “To create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. That means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies.”

Background Article:

“Obama Said to Seek $54 Billion in Nuclear-Power Loan Guarantees”: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a44IdhfYkf2s

Duration : 0:3:15

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Fmr. TN Valley Authority Chairman Glenn McCullough on the costs and inefficiencies of solar and wind power.

Duration : 0:5:14

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A video comparing nuclear energy to renewable energy, and comparing the various practical drawbacks to implementing these technologies on a large scale. I hope it’s clear why I say there is no silver bullet, and why we can’t rely on any single technology–nuclear OR renewable–for our energy generation.

I also added a fun little segment at the end for a particular Youtube user–you know who you are.

Duration : 0:9:21

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Tyler Suiters anchors this afternoon’s Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC.
On the program:
– The White House marks the 40th anniversary of NEPA.
– Toyota president Akio Toyoda now says “he will” testify before congress.
– FERC approves market-based rate authority for Google.
– NRG CEO says nuclear plants are necessary to prepare for electric cars. To see more from David Crane, including his take on the electrification of the U.S. car fleet, click HERE.
– Nuclear executives call on U.S. manufacturers to start investing in the nuclear construction revival. To read more about this, click HERE.
– Mining and drilling halted in the Flathead River Basin.
– Cold weather brings wind power to a halt in Canada.

www.cleanskies.com

Duration : 0:7:56

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John Stossel and T. Boone Pickens discuss what is really behind alternative energy subsidies. http://www.LibertyPen.com

Duration : 0:9:42

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