Last-minute effort to save Indian PointNuclear NewsPower & OperationsApril 24, 2020, 3:26PM|Nuclear News StaffThe Climate Coalition—a self-described “confederation of individuals, environmental groups, climate and clean energy advocates”—is urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to suspend the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant. Closing the plant, the group argues in a letter and petition delivered to the governor on April 22 (the 50th anniversary of Earth Day), would be particularly unwise, given the ordeal that the state is currently undergoing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The plant is located in Buchanan, N.Y.ExpandTags:andrew cuomoclimate coalitionindian pointjames hansenShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear Matinee – James Hansen on Nuclear PowerANS Nuclear CafeAugust 9, 2013, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeJames Hansen, former head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, earlier this year co-authored a study that conservatively estimated that nuclear power has saved 1.8 million lives since 1971 that otherwise would have been lost due to fossil fuel pollution and associated causes. For more information, see this post at Scientific American blogs-and this previous ANS nuclear matinée.Go to ArticleTags:environmental benefits of nuclearjames hansennuclear matineepandora's promiseShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Friday Matinee – How Nuclear Power Saves 1.8 Million LivesANS Nuclear CafeApril 12, 2013, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeNASA scientist Dr. Pushker Kharecha and Dr. James Hansen (the leading climate scientist in the US) recently authored a study which conservatively estimates nuclear power has saved 1.8 million lives, which otherwise would have been lost due to fossil fuel pollution and associated causes, since 1971.Go to ArticleTags:dnewsenvironmental benefits of nuclearjames hansennasanuclear matineepushker kharechaShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
