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Friday, August 14, 2009
FAA--Forget About Administration
(1 comments) Forget About Administration should be the official name for the Federal Aviation Agency for it is a toothless government agency long in bed with the industry it is supposed to regulate. The recent fatal collision between an airplane and sighteeing helicopter over the Hudson River is yet another epside involving a regulatory agency with little interest in regulation. should as

Monday, June 22, 2009
The Myth of Peaceful Nuclear Power
(4 comments) President Obama's declaration June 4 in his speech in Cairo that "any nation--including Iran--should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power" ignores a central issue. There is no "peaceful nuclear power." Nuclear weapons and nuclear power are two sides of the same coin.

Thursday, July 31, 2008
Nuclear-Powered Amphibious Assault Ships?
Most new large U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships would be required to be nuclear powered under the National Defense Authorization Act for 2009 which the House of Representatives has passed by a vote of 384 to 23. It now goes to the Senate where many senators are uneasy about the scheme--as is the Navy and the shipbuilding industry in the U.S. Safe-energy and environmental groups are strongly critical.

Friday, May 30, 2008
Half-Trillion Dollars for Nukes!
With Wall Street unwilling to finance new nuclear plants, U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman and John Warner have cooked up a scheme to provide $544 billion in subsidies for new nuclear power plant development. Their move will be debated on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, June 3.