Too bad you can not $mell radiation like that other familiar $mell coming from the place.
"Lobbyists step up efforts to reassure on nuclear energy" by Theo Emery and Donovan Slack, Globe Staff / March 17, 2011
WASHINGTON — The nuclear power industry has mounted a concerted lobbying push on Capitol Hill this week to reassure members of Congress who are concerned about the Japanese nuclear plant disaster and potential for a similar incident in the United States.
The effort is part of the industry’s response to a crisis that has spurred calls for a moratorium on nuclear power permits and raised questions about financial incentives the industry has secured during the quest for energy sources that do not contribute to global climate change.
There they go again, trotting out the global warming, I mean "climate change" lie.
The industry’s success at explaining the technical issues and addressing concerns of elected officials and the American public could prove pivotal to the future of nuclear power, which is beginning to enjoy renewed support more than three decades after the Three Mile Island accident essentially killed new plant construction in the United States.
The industry boosted its campaign donations and lobbying activities in recent years and has enjoyed greater influence in Washington, muscle that has been on display since last week’s earthquake and tsunami threw reactors on the Japanese coast into a state of emergency....
Since the weekend, the Nuclear Energy Institute, the industry’s trade organization, and its members have dispatched representatives to conduct large-scale briefings and have prepared fact sheets for lawmakers about safety threats in Japan.
Did the MENTION GE's s***ty design?
The group has been firing off e-mail updates, some countering the most foreboding elements of news coverage....
What foreboding coverage?
See: Media Minimizing Japan Meltdown
Why I Am Not Reading Today's Boston Globe
I'm now wondering why I bothered reading them today.
The effort has appeared to help the industry avoid sharp political shifts in Washington.
Yeah, as it turns out changing political control of the country means absolutely nothing.
It's why I rarely blog about politics now, and why I never read the articles anymore.
The Obama administration and most Republicans and Democrats in Congress have refrained from calling for a slowdown on permits. In Germany, Switzerland, and China, by contrast, officials have suspended new approvals.
In recent years, the industry’s representatives have been regular visitors to members of Congress and their staffs, as are lobbyists for other energy interests seeking to protect or win new profits as the nation debates its energy future....
I'm just wondering if you have HAD IT with the LIES in light of what happened in Japan, America?
How come the tax loot got poured into wars and Wall Street instead of solar and wind, huh?
Senator John F. Kerry, who proposed a climate change bill last year that contained incentives for nuclear power, said this week: “I don’t think we should be rushing to judgment’’ on nuclear power.
But it is okay to rush to judgment on 9/11, Iraq, and the rest.
What a pathetic and despicable excuse for a senator.
President Obama said Tuesday he is still confident in the safety of nuclear energy....
Hard to believe, but the guy disappoints me more each and every day.
Related:
"Obama is keeping himself busy by videotaping his NCAA tournament picks, hitting the golf course for the 61st time in his presidency, and partying with lawmakers during a Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Bobcats game....
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I didn't know Bush was still serving as president.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu said during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing yesterday that the administration is pushing forward with proposals for loan guarantees for construction of nuclear power plants.
US Representative Joe Barton, a Texas Republican who questioned Chu about the program, said incentives for nuclear power construction are important, to protect private investors....
Who have you NOT BAILED OUT, taxpaying Americans?
Isn't Barton the guy who apologized to BP?
What a Texas turd!
Barton, who sent staff to the institute’s briefings, said it’s a “myth’’ that the industry’s power can sway lawmakers.
“It’s more that we each come with certain preconceived philosophies and ideas, and the industry groups tend to reinforce what we already believe,’’ he said.
And ju$t how do they do that, Joe?
Come to think of it, what he said is EXACTLY what is WRONG with AmeriKan politics these days!!!
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Related:
"Old fears resurface in Europe; Nuclear safety debate revived" by Angela Charlton, Associated Press / March 15, 2011
PARIS — Fears about nuclear safety that took a generation to overcome after the accidents at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island are resurfacing around the globe in the aftermath of the Japanese nuclear emergency. They are casting new doubt on a controversial energy source that has seen a resurgence in recent years amid worries over volatile oil prices and global warming....
Is BELIEVING the LIE worth the RISK, world?
Yet some analysts and officials say those fears are exaggerated, given the exceptional nature of Japan’s earthquake and ensuing tsunami. The Japanese disaster may slow the push for more nuclear plants but appears unlikely to stop it, given the world’s fast-growing energy needs.
Yes, I noticed that SOME FEARS are MINIMIZED while OTHERS are MAXIMIZED by the AGENDA-PUSHING GOVERNMENT and its MOUTHPIECE MEDIA!!
The governments of Russia, China, Poland, and even earthquake-prone Chile said they are sticking to their plans to build more reactors. Spain warned against hasty decisions.
And I'm left to draw the conclusion that all governments stink.
They CARE MORE ABOUT MONEYED INTERESTS than they do YOU, citizen of the world.
Japan’s nuclear plant explosions come as the US government looks to expand its nuclear energy industry by offering companies tens of billions in financial backing.
With YOUR MONEY, taxpayers of America!!!
See: Obama's Mushroom Cloud of a Bailout
Administration officials said the United States would seek lessons from the Japanese crisis but said the events in Japan would not diminish the US commitment to nuclear power.
They NEVER LEARN!!
“It remains a part of the president’s overall energy plan,’’ White House spokesman Jay Carney said. “When we talk about reaching a clean energy standard, it is a vital part of that.’’
What do we do with the waste?
Elsewhere in Europe, people have become increasingly open to nuclear power as memories fade of the accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine — the world’s worst nuclear accident, 25 years ago next month. Eastern Europe sees nuclear energy as a way of gaining a measure of independence from Russia’s burgeoning gas and oil empire....
Yeah, we can't have the Russians prosper for any reason.
Better a radioactive cloud float over your house.
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Also see: EU calls for nuclear reactor stress tests
Of course, if Iran wants one.... sigh.
