nytimes.com - 11/1/2009
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With climate talks starting in Copenhagen next month, many countries are eager to report advancements in nuclear power. The United States now has new applications for 26 nuclear power reactors impressive at first glance because the industry has been at a near-standstill for 30 years. But the ...
money.cnn.com - 11/4/2009
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The Nuclear Wait
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... for 30 years. But the government approval process is lengthy, and no new building has begun. Companies that design reactors, like General Electric and Westinghouse, and construction firms that build them, have experienced swift growth as countries in Europe and Asia clamor for their business. But the companies are concerned that the credit crisis has dealt a critical blow to nuclear power in the United States, which had been perceived as undergoing a renaissance starting in 2004. New York Times
Drumbeat: November 1, 2009
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... among organizations, it’s green innovation.
“We all want to save the planet, and the problems are bigger than any one firm, sector or country,” says Dr. Sarah Slaughter, coordinator of the M.I.T. Sloan Sustainability Initiative. In that spirit, several major corporations have taken inspiration from the open-source software movement and are experimenting with forums for sharing environmentally friendly innovations and building communities around them.
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