TRUTHOUT – The atomic energy industry has suffered another astonishing defeat. Thanks to its loss, 2010 again left the “nuclear renaissance” in the Dark Age that defines the technology. But an Armageddon-style battle looms when Congress returns next year. The push to build new nuclear plants depends now, as always, on federal subsidies. Fifty-three years after the first commercial reactor … Read More
ALTERNET – It was another tough year for the coal industry. In the last 25 months not one coal-fired power plant broke ground for construction in the United States. In 2010 alone a total of 38 proposed plants were erased from the drawing board, the most ever recorded in a single year. Utilities also announced 12,000 MW in coal plant … Read More
COMMONDREAMS – The media advocacy group Free Press released the following statement in response to actions by the FCC today: By a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission approved new rules intended to prevent Internet providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from acting as gatekeepers on the Web. The rules, however, heavily favor the industry they are intended to … Read More
ABC NEWS– The campaign to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which bars gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military, gained a historic victory today with the Senate voting to end the policy and send the bill to President Obama’s desk. Sixty-five Senators, including six Republicans, voted in favor of the measure. The House approved repeal earlier this … Read More
December 18. 2010 IN THESE TIMES – Last week a diverse group of nonviolent protesters across Georgia stood up for their rights, calling for decent wages, better social services and respect for their civil liberties. It didn’t take long for the government to crack down on the demonstrations, however: the protesters were already in prison. The uprising of Georgia inmates … Read More
