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Energy Secretary Nominee Calls for New Generation of Power Plants and Drilling in Alaskan Arctic

We take a look at Energy Secretary nominee, Samuel Bodman. At his Senate confirmation hearing, Bodman said he would advocate for oil and natural-gas drilling exploration to take place in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge and called for the jumpstarting of the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants. [includes rush transcript]
Jan 20, 2005 | Story
Is Nuclear Power The Solution to Global Warming?

As a fourth hurricane prepares to hit Florida, we look at an emerging debate on global warming: could the increaesed use of nuclear power help end global warming? We are joined by longtime anti-nuclear activsit Dr. Helen Caldicott and Scott Peterson, from the Nuclear Energy Institute. [includes rush transcript]
Sep 24, 2004 | Story
The Fluoride Deception: How a Nuclear Waste Byproduct Made Its Way Into the Nation's Drinking Water

Journalist Christopher Bryson claims in his new book "The Fluoride Deception" that the post-war campaign to fluoridate drinking water was less a public health innovation than a public relations ploy sponsored by industrial users of fluoride–including the government’s nuclear weapons program.[includes transcript]
Jun 17, 2004 | Story
White House Admits Bush Lied in 2002 State of The Union Over Al Qaeda Obtaining U.S. Nuke Plant Plans

President Bush claimed in his 2002 State of the Union address that the U.S. discovered in Afghanistan detailed plans of U.S. nuclear plants. The Bush administration was forced to admit this week that the claim was not based on factual evidence after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said there was no evidence any such plans were found in Afghanistan. [Includes transcript]
Feb 13, 2004 | Story
Will Our Reliance on Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy Cause Even Bigger Blackouts? A Discussion on Alternative Energy

Energy expert Harvey Wasserman argues the answer is not to improve the country’s antiquated energy grid but to refocus the nation’s attention of alternative energy sources. He writes: "That the grid will crash again and again and yet again is absolutely certain. The only question is who are the real terrorists: errant crazies who blow things up, or entrenched interests that refuse to change?" [Includes transcript]
Aug 18, 2003 | Story
Feds OK Evacuation Plan for NYC-area Nuke Plant

Critics question how millions of the people could safely leave the metropolitan area if the Indian Point nuclear point was attacked or suffered a meltdown. We host a debate between the plant’s operator and nuclear activists including Harvey Wasserman. [Includes transcript]
Aug 05, 2003 | Story
"If You Love This Planet You Will Change the Priorities of Your Life and Work Every Second of Every Day to Save It": Physician and Anti-Nuclear Activist Helen Caldicott Speaks Out Against War

For the first time since the Gulf War, the Pentagon plans to move a full combat division of U.S. forces to within striking distance of Iraq. Overall 50,000 troops are expected to be sent to the region this month to almost double the size of the U.S. presence in the region. The troops are prepared to go to war by mid-February. [includes rush transcript]
Jan 02, 2003 | Story
As the House of Representatives Votes to Turn Yucca Mountain Into a Nuclear Waste Storage Site, a Look at the History, Science, and Politics Behind the Vote

The House of Representatives voted yesterday to turn Nevada’s Yucca Mountain into a high-level nuclear waste dump. The plan calls for 100,000 shipments of highly radioactive nuclear waste to be transported across the country on trucks, trains, and barges. It would then be dumped at Yucca Mountain, just ninety miles from Las Vegas. Yucca Mountain is an ancient volcano that lies in the heart of Shoshone territory. It has long been considered...
May 09, 2002 | Story
Rewinding the Nuclear Clock: Today We Look at Bush's Decision to Back Out of a Disarmamentagreement, Resume Underground Nuclear Testing, and Turn An Ancient Volcano Into the Nation's Nucleardump

While the Pacifica Campaign and other free speech radio activists were preparing to make history last week, the BushAdministration was busy trying to undo history. Following other moves to bring the country back to an earlier, morewar-like era, the administration set about rewinding the nuclear clock, erasing some of the fragile gains made by theanti-nuclear movement over the last few decades.
Jan 14, 2002 | Story
Monopoly of Utility Companies Over Energy Industry and Nuclear Power

A federal appeals court has allowed nearly 2,000 people to revive lawsuits over health problems they blame on the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 3rd Circuit court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lower court judge made an error three years ago when she threw out the cases stemming from the worst nuclear accident in the nation’s history.
Nov 05, 1999 | Story

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Energy Secretary Nominee Calls for New Generation of Power Plants and Drilling in Alaskan Arctic

Is Nuclear Power The Solution to Global Warming?

The Fluoride Deception: How a Nuclear Waste Byproduct Made Its Way Into the Nation's Drinking Water

White House Admits Bush Lied in 2002 State of The Union Over Al Qaeda Obtaining U.S. Nuke Plant Plans

Will Our Reliance on Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy Cause Even Bigger Blackouts? A Discussion on Alternative Energy

Feds OK Evacuation Plan for NYC-area Nuke Plant

"If You Love This Planet You Will Change the Priorities of Your Life and Work Every Second of Every Day to Save It": Physician and Anti-Nuclear Activist Helen Caldicott Speaks Out Against War

As the House of Representatives Votes to Turn Yucca Mountain Into a Nuclear Waste Storage Site, a Look at the History, Science, and Politics Behind the Vote

Rewinding the Nuclear Clock: Today We Look at Bush's Decision to Back Out of a Disarmamentagreement, Resume Underground Nuclear Testing, and Turn An Ancient Volcano Into the Nation's Nucleardump

Monopoly of Utility Companies Over Energy Industry and Nuclear Power

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