Our network

senator lamar alexander

Does the NRC Mission Include Enabling New Reactor Construction?

August 4, 2011 by Rod Adams
with 314 views
0

During the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on August 2, 2011, Senator Lamar Alexander invested his five minutes of question time wisely by engaging Chairman Jaczko in an important philosophical discussion; does the mission of the NRC to protect public health and safety include a mission to enable the construction of... [read more]

Audio Archive: Climate Legislation in the US Senate: Will Obama Get a Bill?

May 10, 2010 by Energy Collective
with 96 views
0

Following closely on the much-anticipated release of the proposed Kerry-Lieberman Senate legislation (until recently known as the Kerry-Graham-Lieberman legislation), The Energy Collective brought together energy experts and a key legislator from the U.S. Senate to examine and debate the bill in an interactive online forum. How will... [read more]

AUDIO: The Energy Collective Webcast on the Senate Climate and Energy Bill

May 7, 2010 by Rebecca Lutzy
with 599 views
0

Yesterday, The Energy Collective hosted a unique, in-depth discussion about the Senate climate and energy bill that Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman had planned to release on April 26, but has been on-hold, with upheaval from Senator Graham's defection on April 24 over immigration reform.  LISTEN TO THE WEBCAST AUDIO HERE The... [read more]

JP Morgan Chase’s coal problem

May 4, 2010 by Marc Gunther
with 550 views
0

Do we really want to keep blasting the tops off mountains, destroying forests and dumping the rubble into waterways, in order to extract and burn coal that is messing up the climate? For now, the answer to that question is yes, despite vigorous efforts by environmentalists and activists in Appalachia to stop mountaintop removal mining.... [read more]

Climate Legislation in the US Senate: Will Obama Get a Bill in 2010?

April 28, 2010 by Rebecca Lutzy
with 363 views
0

May 6, 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT Register Here Free Live Webcast Featuring Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Energy Collective Featured Bloggers Marc Gunther and Jesse Jenkins In the wake of significant upheaval over the climate and energy bill that Kerry,... [read more]

C-SPAN StudentCam 2010 Grand Prize Winner - 'I've Got The Power' from Madison Richards

April 22, 2010 by Rod Adams
with 283 views
0

Must see video - C-SPAN StudentCam 2010 Grand Prize Winner - 'I've Got The Power' from Madison Richards [read more]

Remarks Delivered at the Opening Session of the American Nuclear Society Meeting

November 17, 2009 by Senator Lamar Alexander
with 270 views
1

I gave the following speech this morning (Monday, Nov. 16) at the 2009 Winter Meeting of the American Nuclear Society.  Senator James Webb, who is co-sponsoring a nuclear bill with me, also made seconding remarks. Sen. Webb and I are here today to propose that the United States build its clean energy future upon the lessons of the... [read more]

Alexander v Jaczko: 180 degrees of separation

November 16, 2009 by Dan Yurman
with 154 views
1

Sen. Alexander and Webb put their oars it the water, but NRC’s Jaczko says the nuclear industry is sinking its own ship As dutiful attendees to industry conferences know, the first 45 minutes of a “plenary” session are often extra snooze time to make up for a night on the town. Once the worthies of the conference leadership have... [read more]

Day -1 At American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting 2009

November 16, 2009 by Rod Adams
with 150 views
0

Today is the first official day of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Winter Meeting for 2009. The title of this year's meeting is "Nuclear Power: Crafting Energy Solutions". During the plenary session that is scheduled for this morning at 8:00-11:30 two US Senators (James Webb (D-VA) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN)) are scheduled to provide... [read more]