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While nuclear waste piles up in U.S., billions in fund to handle it sit unused

by Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica While the nuclear crisis in Japan has focused attention on the risks of spent fuel piling up at the U.S.'s reactors, one curious fact has gone largely unnoted: There is $24 billion sitting in a "nuclear waste fun… [...]

Video: Riverkeeper’s Paul Gallay on Indian Point’s vulnerability to earthquakes

Paul Gallay, Executive Director of Riverkeeper appeared as a guest on MSNBC’s “Ed Show,” discussing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s study, which ranks the Indian Point 3 reactor in Westchester County as the most vulnerable to the effects of an eart… [...]

Former Bush EPA official says fracking exemption went too far; Congress should revisit

by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica When Benjamin Grumbles was assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency in the George W. Bush administration, he oversaw the release of a 2004 EPA report that determined that hydraulic fract… [...]

Earthquakes suspend fracking ops in Arkansas

Two natural gas drilling companies are suspending their operations in central Arkansas after a swarm of earthquakes in the area are being linked to their operations. Chesapeake Energy and Clarita Operating are shutting down their drilling operations … [...]

Natural Gas Drilling Debate Heats Up: Read Our Guide

It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the fracking and natural gas drilling debate, with the documentary film Gasland nominated for an Academy Award and a front-page story in Sunday’s New York Times on the dangers posed by the technology. The Times … [...]

The planet keeps warming, but U.S. media interest cools

by Miranda Spencer, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting After the anticlimax of the COP-15 climate-policy negotiations in Copenhagen last year (Extra!, 2/10)—in which the more than 190 UN-member nations walked away with a non-binding statement of inte… [...]

Job Opportunity: Seeking Planning Consultant

Seeking Plannning Consultant to create a comprehensive plan identifying current and potential public access points along the East Branch of the Delaware Stream Corridor, a marketing and design plan, public involvement and phase 2 grant develo… [...]

Schneiderman challenges Feds plans to dump waste at Indian Point for 60 years after shutdown

AG  Eric Schneiderman New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is challenging federal regulators’ plans for loosening regulations regarding the storage of nuclear waste at the sites of nuclear reactors. The State joins two other Northeast… [...]

EPA wants to look at full lifecycle of fracking in new study

The Marcellus Shale by Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica The EPA has proposed examining every aspect of hydraulic fracturing, from water withdrawals to waste disposal, according to a draft plan the agency released Tuesday. If the study goes forward a… [...]

Meat: A Benign Extravagance by Simon Fairlie

The Ethicurian recently posted a thorough and thoughtful review of Simon Fairlie’s “Meat: A Benign Extravagance”, a book that has been floundering on our nightstand for weeks. It sounds like a rather heavy read, but rewarding in its analysis of the effects of meat production and consumption on the planet. Mainstream culture and news abound with [...] [...]