nuclear power

Fossil-fuel lobbyists join renewable peers against DoE coal, nuclear support plans
John Voelcker October 4, 2017

Pity Energy Secretary Rick Perry, the man now running the cabinet department he couldn't remember that he wanted to eliminate altogether during a notorious 2011 presidential debate. He has pulled off an unusual feat, by uniting lobbyists for fossil-fuel interests with their counterparts advocating for renewable energy. Given the ascendance of fossil fuels under numerous officials appointed by President Donald Trump, it's truly remarkable to find advocates for wind and solar on the same side of any issue as those pushing oil and gas interests. DON'T MISS: Trump DoE critiques renewables against...
Trump claims to 'unleash American energy' in speech full of inaccurate claims
Shortly after announcing his intention to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord, President Donald Trump declared the final week in June to be "Energy Week." In a later speech, Trump called for an energy revolution in the U.S. and vowed to "unleash American energy" to help the...
Sean Szymkowski July 10, 2017
Japan wants Fukushima to be major hydrogen production center
The Japanese government wants to promote hydrogen production in the Fukushima prefecture.
Stephen Edelstein June 2, 2016

Nuclear Waste Could Offer Carbon-Free Energy, Scientists Suggest
Scientists hope to revive an old reactor design to reinvigorate the nuclear-power industry.
Stephen Edelstein February 26, 2015
Nissan Leaf-Owning Actor: Electricity Good, Nuclear... Not So Much
2011's earthquake and tsunami in Japan brought energy use into sharp focus. Such events frequently cause grids to fail, but it was the inundation and subsequent meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear facility that garnered the most attention, and the disaster has turned the public strongly against...
Antony Ingram February 12, 2013
Electric Cars' Appeal Waning In Japan After Nuclear Disaster?
March 11, 2011 changed Japan forever. Just before 3pm local time, a magnitude 9 earthquake created a Tsunami that devastated a large region of the Eastern coast of Japan, killing thousands. It also triggered meltdowns in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, causing explosions in three...
Antony Ingram March 28, 2012
OK, We Get It: Adam Carolla Likes, and Hates, Electric Cars
John Voelcker May 6, 2010

As if legitimate news outlets didn't have enough trouble covering electric vehicles sensibly, now we get the comedians weighing in. Late-night talk-show host and stereotypical grumpy guy Adam Carolla recently lit into electric cars, in an interview with Gizmodo's Jason Chen in which he was invited to complain. About anything and everything. His grasp of electric car facts isn't that great, but his exaggerations are funny. In that adorable, irascible, not-very-factually-accurate kind of way. He says, for instance: Electric cars have a range of 44 miles. Well, ummm, no. Try 100 miles or more...
France Punishes Peasants (And Entrepreneurs) For Saving Energy
As the saying goes, if the French didn't exit, we'd have to invent them: A nation that reveres Jerry Lewis, builds cars with single-spoke steering wheels or names like Kangoo BeBop ZE, and threatens to blow up factories if strike demands aren't met (and then changes its mind). The latest evidence...
John Voelcker July 28, 2009