"Bungling, Cover-Ups Define Japanese Nuclear Power"
"Behind Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sits a scandal-ridden energy industry in a comfy relationship with government regulators often willing to overlook safety lapses."
Source: AP, 03/17/2011
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"Nuclear Industry Lobbyists' Clout Felt on Hill"
"Facing its biggest crisis in 25 years, the U.S. nuclear power industry can count on plenty of Democratic and Republican friends in both high and low places."
Source: Politico, 03/17/2011
Wikileaks: IAEA Warned Japan That Nuke Plants Couldn't Handle Quakes
"The international nuclear watchdog warned Japan in 2008 that powerful earthquakes could be too strong for their nuclear reactors, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks Tuesday night."
Source: Raw Story, 03/16/2011
"House Panel Advances Bill To Limit Greenhouse Gas Restrictions"
"The legislation is approved in a largely party-line vote. It's unlikely to win much support in the Democratic-ruled Senate."
Source: LA Times, 03/16/2011
"EU Mulls Nuclear-Free Future, Extra Tests On Reactors"
"Europe's energy chief Tuesday raised the prospect of a nuclear-free future and said the 27-nation bloc is considering 'stress testing' its nuclear power stations to check they can cope with crises."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2011
"Nuclear Industry Sues to Lift Reactor Fuel Management Fee"
"The nuclear industry association and 16 of its member companies have filed suit in federal court seeking suspension of the fee that consumers of electricity produced at nuclear energy facilities pay for the federal government's spent nuclear fuel management activities."
Source: ENS, 03/15/2011
"Stocks Hurt as GE, Utilities Hit by Nuclear Doubts"
"U.S. stocks fell Monday as investors struggled to assess the financial fallout of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami."
Source: MarketWatch, 03/15/2011
"A Bullet Aimed at the Nuclear Energy 'Renaissance'"
"In the debates about the prospects for a U.S. nuclear power rebirth, there was one thing advocates, foes and regulators seemed to agree on: The industry could not afford another Three Mile Island accident."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/14/2011
"EPA Chief Lisa Jackson Perpetually on Capitol Hill Hot Seat"
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson in in the hot seat as House Repulicans assault EPA trying to get the agency to back off of regulalations that control pollution but cost business.
Source: Wash Post, 03/14/2011
"With Gas Prices Rising, First Electric Vehicle Owners Are Charged Up"
"Early adopters of battery powered cars say they are satisfied with their purchases, despite some hassles."
Source: LA Times, 03/14/2011
