Nuclear Power: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't?

March 18, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Nuclear Power: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't? To some critics, there is no riskier source of electricity than nuclear power. For others, nuclear power's minimal greenhouse gas footprint makes it a vital alternative to carbon-belching coal and natural gas in the pitched battle to curb climate change -- and a far more reliable energy source, at least for now, than wind and solar power. To still others, nuclear power's advantages in the carbon war are eclipsed by the crippling economics of getting a nuclear power plant built, making it a prohibitive and wasteful investment. Continue reading... Warming Has Doubled Risk Of Katrina-Like Storm Surges In Drought-Ravaged Plains, Efforts to Save A Vital Aquifer Lawmakers Spar Over Keystone XL PHOTOS: Giraffes, Camels, Baby Gorillas And More Animal Pictures Record Level Of Radioactive Cesium Reported In Fish Near Fukushima State Lawmakers Push Bills To Limit Undercover Animal Abuse Videos WATCH: Sea Lion Uses Crosswalk Can Earthquakes Turn Water Into Gold? WATCH: Sea Lion Uses Crosswalk State Lawmakers Push Bills To Limit Undercover Animal Abuse Videos China's Top 6 Environmental Concerns MEGAN PINCUS KAJITANI Want to Save Starving Sea Lion Pups? Here's How Many marine scientists believe that, at the rate we're going, the seas will be barren by 2048. (Did you get that? No sea life in 35 years!) Continue reading... CYLVIA HAYES Dual Revolutions = Energy Evolution? Carston Rolle, BDI's Managing Director for Energy Policy, explained that the build out of renewables and necessary transmission lines is expected to cost 350 billion euros and increase electricity costs by approximately 30 percent. There doesn't appear to be an answer as to who will pay for this. Continue reading... NEIL WAGNER Choose Your Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change We've all heard that if you find a job you love you'll never work a day in your life. The same can be said of environmental activism -- if you find the role that's right for you, you may find yourself experiencing things and learning more than you'd ever imagined. Continue reading... STEVEN COHEN Hiding Renewables Inside the 'All of the Above' Energy Strategy Won't Work The basic research on alternative energy so vital to America's future will not take place until we elect a Congress willing to spend more money on science and technology research. Continue reading... DANIELLE NIERENBERG 7 Strategies for Reducing Water Waste March 22, 2013 is the 20th anniversary of World Water Day. In honor of this important anniversary, this week Food Tank: The Food Think Tank is highlighting 7 Strategies for Reducing Water Waste. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.