Time for Nuclear Savings Bonds?
The National Nuclear Security Agency within the Energy Department estimates it will need about $168 billion over 20 years to maintain the nuclear arsenal and refurbish the U.S. weapons complex.
The Tritium Deficit
An expected tritium shortage may soon hamper the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Plutonium Wastes from the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex
This report estimates that from 1944 to 2009, about 12.7 metric tons of plutonium were discarded at U.S. nuclear weapon production facilities. This is more than three times than the U.S. Department of Energy’s last official estimate of waste losses made in 1996.
Nukes Aren’t the Answer
The Obama administration is making no moves to answer the call for a new energy future.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s FY 2011 Budget Request
A closer look at what Obama’s energy priorities really are for the next fiscal year.
Obama Boosts Nukes
Despite his pledge to seek nuclear disarmament, Obama is investing big in the nuclear complex.
DOE’s Nuclear Millstone
The Department of Energy has to stop funding its nuclear complex. Otherwise, forget about a new energy future for the United States.
As Energy Northwest Looks to Nuclear Power, Expert Details Risks
Grist Magazine interviews Bob Alvarez on the risks of nuclear power.
The Oil Need That Fuels U.S. ‘Outreach’ in Africa
U.S. military “outreach” on Africa’s seas and land is in search not of pirates but of oil.
Misdirected U.S. Aid in Mexico
President Obama should renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, with an eye toward reducing poverty and joblessness that lead Mexicans to the black market or over the border.
A Telephone Conversation with Gerardo Hernandez: Part 3
Hernandez discusses his family and life in “the box.”
A Telephone Conversation with Gerardo Hernandez: Part 2
Saul Landau continues his interview with one of the imprisoned Cuban Five members.
A Telephone Conversation with Gerardo Hernandez: Part 1
Saul Landau interviews one of the imprisoned members of the Cuban Five, Gerardo Hernandez.
A New Energy Future Means a New Energy Department
Among Steven Chu’s most daunting challenges will be reforming the Energy Department itself.
Reprocessing Spent Nuclear Fuel Too Risky
Nuclear energy is not the right alternative for the United States.