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Rational Answer to Carl Pope’s Dismissal of Nuclear Technologies

April 13, 2011 by Rod Adams
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Steve Kirsh is Silicon Valley entrepreneur (inventor of the optical mouse) and philanthropist who was once strongly opposed to the use of nuclear energy. About three years ago, he began seriously studying the technology and has completely changed his mind. I spoke with him on the Atomic Show in December 2008 and have maintained contact... [read more]

Answer to Carl Pope at the Sierra Club

March 7, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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Ignoring the fundamentals of electricity supply won’t change reality One of America’s top environmental leaders thinks expanding loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants is a bad idea. Carl Pope, (right) the Executive Director of the Sierra Club, writes in the Huffington Post that Congress should not approve the $36 billion increase... [read more]

Washington Times: “Obama wins modest victory in Copenhagen”

December 18, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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President Obama Friday announced that he had agreed to a “first step” global warming deal with China, India, Brazil and South Africa at the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen–an accord long on promise and short on accomplishment. The agreement was not binding on the U.S. or any of these other top emitters of heat-... [read more]

The climate and clean energy bill does not “let coal plants off the hook” as Carl Pope and Eric Schaeffer assert

August 24, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) concluded its analysis of the House climate Bill: … new coal bill without CCS beyond those that are already under construction are almost eliminated.  There is also a large increase in coal power plant retirements [and a 60% drop in coal use in power plants] by 2030 from current levels in... [read more]

Sierra Club's Long-Time Executive Director and Soon To Be Chairman Marketing Natural Gas At Clean Energy Summit 2.0

August 16, 2009 by Rod Adams
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It is becoming apparent that the establishment Environmental community has made its bed with the natural gas industry. In the above video, you will see and hear Carl Pope, the long time Executive Director of the Sierra Club and its future Chairman, extolling the virtues of natural gas. He talks about how abundant it is in America, how... [read more]