A coalition of business, labor, infrastructure and climate groups released a statement applauding Governor Kathy Hochul’s recent support for advanced nuclear power development. Following Hochul’s State of the State declaration that New York must build a more resilient power grid to support energy-hungry high technology industries...…
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Here is the core question I want us to ask other risk-averse people like myself: Given the current climate change trajectory (which really does not look good when we look at it honestly), can we afford to let fear and a terrible track record prevent us from further developing nuclear energy as a consistently reliable, carbon-free energy source?…
Fossil fuel, not nuclear, is the real enemy among energy sources Mr. Mellor’s recent opinion piece suggested we are well on our way to meeting state energy goals with wind and solar. Mellor looks at cost and feasibility, but the issues are more complex than he suggests. When solar panels are in full sun — and if the electricity they produce is consumed during that time — the cost of solar is relatively cheap. That’s true. However, solar power is…
