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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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NextEra Energy: The King of Green Power
For most of its first eight decades, Florida Power and Light (FPL) was a traditional power company. But this had changed by 2010, when FPL rebranded itself as NextEra Energy.
by Ken Braun on October 19, 2023

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NextEra Energy: The Sierra Wind Turbine Club
Federal wind and solar subsidies for NextEra alone have already exceeded billions of dollars. NextEra is just one of many firms soaking up other people’s money to create trivial amounts…
by Ken Braun on October 19, 2023

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NextEra Energy: “Exceedingly Rare” Incidents
Needless huge eyesores on the landscape aren’t the only threats presented by weather-dependent power companies. On March 28, 2023, a NextEra-managed wind turbine in rural western New York caught fire.
by Ken Braun on October 19, 2023

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NextEra Energy: Not So Rare
A “rash of recent wind turbine malfunctions across the US and Europe, ranging from failures of key components to full collapses” and that some “industry veterans say they’re happening more…
by Ken Braun on October 19, 2023