The Fukushima reactors survival of both an earthquake and tsunami with minimal radiation release can be a powerful selling point for nuclear power plants.
In the End, Fukushima a Gift to the Nuclear Energy Industry?
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Chevron’s Outlandish Fraud Charges Deprive Ecuadorians of Justice
Chevron’s claim that it didn’t get a fair shake from the Ecuadoran legal system is laughable since it was the one that insisted on moving the case from U.S. jurisdiction to South America.
For Clue to How U.S. Would Respond to Its Own Fukushima, Look at Financial Crisis
The U.S. response to the financial crisis showed scant evidence that we learned from our mistakes.
Fukushima: How Can It Be So Hard to Keep Water in a Pool?
By initially overlooking the spent fuel rod pools, the Japanese let a small problem snowball into a national emergency.
Japan Nuclear Crisis Obscures Greatest Nuclear Energy Threat of All
On 9/11 Flight 111 flew over New York’s Indian Point power plant.
Monbiot May Be Right, But He’s Not Doing Anti-Nuclear Forces Any Favors
According to the great British writer, coal is always a problem, nuclear energy only sometimes.
Pro-Nuclear Energy Forces Barely Pause to Rubberneck at Fukushima
Global warming and financial considerations fuel the proliferation of nuclear energy.
Worse Than a Meltdown? Could Be, Reports “Hysterical” New York Times
While many advise against over-reacting, chances are the Japanese nuclear crisis could be worse than a meltdown.
When Even Lieberman Is Concerned, the Nuclear Renaissance Is in Trouble
Is the nuclear energy too entrenched, especially with Peak Oil looming, to be slowed in its tracks by the reactor crises in Japan?
Will Fukushima Reactor Crisis Finally Sour Japanese on All Things Nuclear?
The Fuskushima crisis may provide an opening for those opposed to nuclear energy.