Dr. Alex Cannara (pictured below) is the incredibly senior proponent of nuclear energy whom I’ve referred to frequently here. He heads a group of about 50 of us who share his views, and writes:
Hi gang. I wrote a short note to Chris Hayes who just interviewed a fellow discussing how grave environmental things are. Chris is supportive of nuclear power, so he is easier to write.
It occurred to me that anyone who wishes to write any officials/groups on the subject might find the letter a useful source, so it’s attached…
Use anything you like from it. Note that the 2nd attached graphic drives home the effectiveness of nuclear power by showing how France far exceeds other countries on reducing emissions. If Ontario Canada were plotted, it too would display nuclear’s huge emissions benefit.
My reason for writing is that we’re getting into very bad straights caused by our bumbling around. Australia says The Great Barrier Reef is in dire straits from warmed waters (see before and after pic above), yet Aussies still ship coal around the world and avoid nuclear. Germany is similarly foolish.
The message is that there’s no runway left for fiddling with the controls. I hope each of you can use this letter’s content to reach one or more others who might help others wake up and take action.
Thanks,
Alex
Note: At the risk of stating the obvious, the reason that the Aussies are shipping coal all around the world is money. The wealthiest people in Australia know what everyone else does: coal is by far the most toxic energy source known to humankind, but it’s still just as lucrative as ever.
One would hope that these people would respond the way Richard Nixon’s lawyer John Dean did when his boss suggested hiding information on the Watergate break-in: “We could do it, but it would be wrong.” But no, they couldn’t care less that it’s wrong, in that it’s destroying the only home we have.
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Those who are involved in science are concerned that American society is threated by misinformation.
Of course, MAGA crowd, the antivaxxers, the climate deniers, etc. believe the opposite, i.e., the people like Anthony Fauci, who have dedicated their entire adult lives to human health, have suddenly become corrupt, and are profiting from fake science while destroying the U.S. economy.
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ACORE Statement on the Department of Interior’s Action to Halt Fully Permitted Offshore Wind Construction Projects
ACORE Statement on the Department of Interior’s Action to Halt Fully Permitted Offshore Wind Construction Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) issued the following statement from ACORE President and CEO Ray Long in response to the Department of the Interior’s action to halt fully permitted offshore wind construction projects:
“Americans expect their government and private sector to work together to ensure that the lights stay on and their electric bills are affordable. The five East Coast offshore wind projects that have been paused should be a total success story: $28 billion in committed private sector capital, expanded port infrastructure, support for domestic shipbuilding, and 10,000 good-paying local jobs—all to support a more robust, affordable, reliable, and secure electricity resource base for decades to come. Given skyrocketing electricity demand forecasts and consumers’ clear concerns about affordability, projects like these need to get over the finish line to give people confidence that government and the private sector can still deliver on big things. Unfortunately, actions like this send the opposite message at exactly the wrong time.”
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