the intersection of emergency preparedness, public health and environmental policy
Second in a series (1, 2) that began on "Earth Day" (0). "In order to make Policy, you have to be good at Politics." - Deborah Stone, "Policy Paradox" I like and respect President Obama. I think he's a well educated lawyer and law school professor, with a good grasp of the Constitution, and the [...]
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The unfolding disaster at the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, which promises to be an environmental catastrophe, (click here) the recent disasters at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia, and the Kingston, Tennessee fly ash retention pond demonstrate that fossil fuels are dirty and dangerous. Safety and environmental protection [...]
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There's no question that nuclear power will be part of our energy supply mix for the foreseeable future. The United States has 104 nuclear power plants in operation at present, according to Matthew Wald on the Green Inc. blog of The New York Times, relying on NRC data. Incidents like this - in which a [...]
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From Matthew Wald's piece in The New York Times [emphasis supplied]:Opponents of the Indian Point nuclear power plants, including New York State, got their day in court on Monday - sort of - to explain why they thought the two reactors should not be allowed to operate 20 more years. It signified the first time [...]
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