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No New Nukes – Last Word (For Now)

No New Nukes – Last Word (For Now)

So at this point I have the score, in a sane world, about ten to nothing against nuclear power.  (See previous two posts below.)  Here are a few more points against: Perhaps the most telling argument against nuclear power, in market economies anyway, is the failure of nuclear power to compete.  Amory Lovins, in his […]

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Mountaintop Removal Mining – News from the Front

As you know if you follow the blog at all, mountaintop removal mining is right up there with tar sands extraction at the top of my list of destructive, hateful businesses.  Al Gore calls it a “despicable practice” in Our Choice.  (This, by the way, is a truly terrific book.) Here is an article from […]

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