May 26th, 2012
Nuclear from the Inside – Nuclear from the Outside IfEnergy
Nuclear from the inside: According to the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), electricity demand is outpacing supply in the United States. The expected 2010 demand increase for U.S. electricity is in the 30 to 35% range. They cite the uses of computers and related electronics as one of the main reasons for this increased demand. Computers and peripherals today presently account for 13% of energy usage this figure is anticipated to go up [...] Read More
More Nuclear More GM IfEnergy
That is the suggestion of about 2,000 climate scientists, to mitigate climate change. It is a collision course with environmentalists of course, as noted in this article. This position resulted from a survey, of which the results are outlined in a draft report called Mitigation of climate Change by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC. Other relevant findings of the draft report indicated that the IPCC is [...] Read More
A Nuclear Renaissance IfEnergy
If someone told you that ten years from we'd all probably drive cars that got 75 miles per gallon and ran off of a juice we made ourselves out of grass clippings from our own yard, would you scoff? Would you scoff if the person who told you that was Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates? Gates has made a few waves recently (and been in the news) over [...] Read More
Oil spike and the nuclear equation Sox First
Keep an eye on the oil price over the next few weeks.Oil prices have tumbled with US figures showing unemployment has hit 9.8%, well on its way to double digits. That's on the demand side. More people out of work means fewer people buying things which means less demand for fuel.That's the demand side. What's become more important now is the supply side with the West's negotiations with Iran about [...] Read More
Nuclear movement Sox First
In the fallout from Copenhagen, we can expect the push for nuclear power to gain momentum. Within the next few years, we can expect to see more nuclear power stations and nuclear policies being scrapped. All ostensibly to save the planet.In the United States, Energy Department officials have told reporters that the Obama administration will give loan guarantees to kick start America's nuclear power industry. Nuclear trade groups have [...] Read More