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Community Solar Garden Idea Sprouts in Senate

March 18, 2010 by Tim Hurst
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Collectively-owned solar projects may get new tax credit. (Photo: OregonDOT) Have you ever heard our U.S. states referred to as “laboratories of democracy”? It’s a metaphor that political scientists and occasionally policymakers like to use to describe the situation created in federal systems whereby states “experiment” with policies... [read more]

Sen. Mark Udall: “I think it’s crucial to price carbon”

February 23, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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I continue to believe strongly that if we want to compete with the Chinese and the Indians and Europe when it comes to clean energy, unless you price carbon, you don’t send the right signals to the marketplace. I hear that from the utilities—Jim Rogers at Duke Energy and John Rowe from Exelon—and from industry leaders like Dow Chemical... [read more]

Energy costs and advanced nuclear technology

November 4, 2009 by Charles Barton
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Energy costs are a major concern for Nuclear Green. I am on the lookout for cost data on renewables, and one of my stated concerns is lowering nuclear costs. I contend that renewable generated electricity cost more than nuclear generated electricity, but that the cost of conventionally generated nuclear power, while lower than cost of... [read more]

Udall - Testing Pro-Nuclear Waters - Finding a Warm Reception From Some Local Press

November 2, 2009 by Rod Adams
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Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) has signed on as a co-sponsor for a proposed bill that would, among other things, enable the Department of Energy to increase the amount of research and support that it provides to small and medium sized nuclear power plant development. The reaction in the Colorado press and in the blogosphere to Udall's... [read more]

Small reactors get Senate support

November 1, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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Two leading senators sign on with Colorado Sen. Mark Udall Colorado Senator Mark Udall, (right) has introduced a bill to authorize federal R&D for small, modular reactors. Udall said in a speech on the Senate floor he believes nuclear energy is an important part of the nation's response to global warming. "Given the economic,... [read more]

Colorado Senator Mark Udall Affirms His Support For Nuclear Power, Upsetting Some "Environmentalists"

August 25, 2009 by Rod Adams
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Senator Mark Udall (D-CO), while touring Rocky Mountain National Park and observing the ill health of the lodge-pole pine trees, confirmed his belief that nuclear power is a useful tool in the battle against climate change. "If we want to respond to climate change, nuclear has to be part of the solution," Udall said.Senator Udall was... [read more]