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July 31, 2008
No -- I'm not talking about the radioactive hazard in the news from France last week that "In less than 15 days, the CRIIRAD [Independent Commission on Research and Information on Radiocactivity] has been informed of four malfunctions in four...
Posted by Joe Romm at 11:30 AM • 19 Comments •
July 30, 2008
Category: Nuclear
Before we realistically delve into nuclear technology, we must first tackle some practical considerations. Straight to the point, how about a serious dialog toward figuring out what the heck to do with excess radioactive waste nuclear technology would produce? You...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 10:26 AM • 32 Comments •
Category: Next Generation
Has nuclear technology improved to the point that we are now willing (or desperate enough) to give it another shot? Do the potential benefits outweigh the admittedly unsettling risks? And how do we balance nuclear power with other technologies? Check in all week for our bloggers' opinions.
Posted by Erin Johnson at 1:05 AM • 19 Comments •
July 29, 2008
Category: Next Generation
In a speech to hundreds of political bloggers at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas on July 19, Al Gore was asked by an audience member whether, if offered, he would accept a position in the Obama administration. His...
Posted by Erin Johnson at 3:02 PM • 5 Comments •
July 28, 2008
Category: Next Generation
Anywhere clean tech is too expensive for the typical homeowner to afford, make those who can afford it cover the cost.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 12:01 PM • 12 Comments •
July 27, 2008
Category: Cellulosic Ethanol
Technicians Calvin Vick (left) and John Massey measure switchgrass stem density and geometry at the upstream end of a riparian gully at Little Topashaw Creek in Mississippi. The object of this question is intended to be the grass not...
Posted by Sam Hazen at 9:00 AM • 5 Comments •
July 25, 2008
Category: Renewables
Using massive energy storage to make a complete conversion to renewables feasible.
Posted by Solomon Hsiang at 9:00 AM • 17 Comments •
July 24, 2008
We have run out of time for dawdling, run out of time for the myth of energy diversity. We are now at or close to peak oil. And IPCC head Rajendra Pachauri explains how dire the climate situation is: "If...
Posted by Joe Romm at 9:07 AM • 8 Comments •
July 23, 2008
Category: Next Generation
This week's question at NexGen asks us about what policies are necessary toward diversification of energy sources on a national and international level. Are we ready--economically, politically, and technologically--to accept and expand in so many directions? I immediately thought of...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 8:47 AM • 46 Comments •
July 22, 2008
In the past week on Next Generation Energy we've been talking about biofuels—specifically, whether or not they are the heralded solution to our energy problems.
Posted by Erin Johnson at 7:08 PM • 13 Comments •
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