nuclear power

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Wind Turbines Produce Drama, Cash, and Some Electricity: Support for Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits
In 2011, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced it was partnering with the Vestas “WindMade” campaign. WWF is anything but a champion of nuclear power. Throughout 2020 and 2021 the…
by Ken Braun on February 27, 2024

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Carbon-Free Nuclear Energy and the Union of Concerned Scientists
The history of the Union of Concerned Scientists repeatedly promoting the closure of nuclear energy facilities makes it fair to argue the group has opposed nuclear power. In recent years…
by Ken Braun on February 22, 2024

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Juice: Power Politics and the Grid
The Reliability Error
In his latest docuseries energy journalist Robert Bryce examines the dangerous destabilization of the American electricity grid due to flawed policy choices, such as an overreliance on unreliable, weather-dependent wind…
by Ken Braun on January 29, 2024

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Juice: Power Politics and the Grid
The Commodity Error
Electricity is our most important infrastructure, analogous to roads and bridges, but even more critical to survival. To take just one example, water treatment plants and water pumps need power,…
by Ken Braun on January 29, 2024

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Juice: Power Politics and the Grid
Victory?
The documentary concludes on a high note, ticking off several important and recent wins for pro-nuclear advocates. The right-leaning Progressive Conservative Party government of Ontario has decided to pursue an…
by Ken Braun on January 29, 2024

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Invenergy: Billionaire Michael Polsky’s Wind Power Colossus
In a 2021 corporate news release, Chicago-based Invenergy claimed to be “the largest privately held global developer, owner, and operator of sustainable energy solutions.” Under the guidance of its founder,…
by Ken Braun on November 8, 2023

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Following the Money and Influence in Politics
On the Tom Nelson Podcast, Ken Braun discussed how CRC tracks money and influence in politics. One of many notable successes was exposing the Arabella Advisors network, a multibillion dollar…
by Ken Braun on October 30, 2023

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Over $2.3 Billion for Opponents of Nuclear Power: Financial Firepower
Nuclear energy, according to the Sierra Club’s official position, is “a uniquely dangerous energy technology for humanity” and “no solution to Climate Change.” As many as 1,000 groups in the…
by Ken Braun on September 26, 2023

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Over $2.3 Billion for Opponents of Nuclear Power: “Uniquely Dangerous”
A 2020 analysis by Our World in Data calculated the historic death toll from all forms of energy production. Because of premature deaths from air pollution, the burning of brown…
by Ken Braun on September 26, 2023

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Over $2.3 Billion for Opponents of Nuclear Power: Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits
More than 200 anti-nuclear nonprofit groups are identified in the Capital Research Center’s InfluenceWatch database.
by Ken Braun on September 26, 2023