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Entries tagged with 'nuclear'Nuke industry spends over $600M lobbying for goodiesAccording to a report by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, the nuclear power industry has spent more than $600 million lobbying federal politicains for the last decade to support building more nuclear reactors. The pay-off? More than $18.5... Obama opens discussion on more offshore drillingThe President opened a discussion last night on allowing more offshore drilling. This is almost jaw-dropping for a Democrat, and could mean new projects and profit for some Texas oil companies. Obama also made it clear that he supports nuclear... Is it melt down for NRG's plans to build more Texas reactors?Updated with information from the lawsuit and a comment from NRG. CPS Energy, San Antonio's electricity company, sued NRG Energy for $32 billion because of contractual disputes involving the expansion of the South Texas Project nuclear power facility. CPS owns... How do you build a nuke? 'Round up some sugar daddies'A Forbes article describes NRG Energy's method of financing new nukes at the South Texas Project: Round up some sugar daddies.... DOE official clarifies position on nukes: 'We're thinking'Steven Koonin, the undersecretary for science with the Department of Energy, says it's not his job to say whether nuclear power is a good idea. He's just here to offer the President and DOE executives some facts. "If we really... Is Energy Future Holdings trying to sell a stake in its nuclear development company?An energy trade publication reported over the weekend that Energy Future Holdings is trying to sell a stake in its nuclear plant or in its nuclear development company. EFH, whose Luminant subsidiary operates the Comanche Peak nuclear plant and has... U.S. needs a national energy strategy, and here's what we think should be in itOver on the DMN Opinon page, we've tried to map out a different approaches to a national energy strategy---something tnat the United States really needs. The first edit, published in Sunday's paper, makes the case for an energy policy on... NRG investors lose interest in Exelon bidNRG Energy investors are losing interest in a bid from Exelon Corp. to buy the company. Chicago's Exelon, which operates some natural gas plants in Texas, said Wednesday that NRG investors tendered 12 percent of shares in the exchange offer.... |