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Sub Zero - winter night timelapse from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.

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Moment of something struck and decided to sign up for NaMoWriMo as the webfarmer. If you are also on that system and would be willing to be a writing buddy, please feel free to buddy up with me. I'm sure I could use all the support I can get in this as a newbie.

Also some of the fun "pre-paid" nuclear financing at work again.

Economist Files Opposition to Progress Energy Nuclear Reactors - St. Petersburg Times - 16 Jul 09

"Cooper told the Florida Public Service Commission that it is 'not prudent' to proceed with plans for building new Progress Energy nuclear reactors in Levy County and a similar Florida ( Read more... )

Two really good reports recently in the news. First the Washington Monthly article on the dodgy economics of new nuclear.

Bad Reactors. Rethinking Your Opposition to Nuclear power? Rethink Again. - Washington Monthly - January/February 2009

"Initially, the industry had hoped to limit the number of reactor models to two or three. Instead, there ( Read more... )

I'm still not sure what I think of this. Some of it is an attack by linking a position to one's enemies which is neither here nor there on the question itself and a bit dodgy in terms of style points. He dances around the EPA item in this way. Sounds to me that it's a lack of (political) will on the Obama EPA part rather than a lack of ability ( Read more... )

This from the latest BBC report on the Finnish nuclear fiasco. More fun from France too. EDF the wonder utility that ate the universe is in debt? Imagine that. AREVA is trying to sell of chunks of itself too.

Nuclear Dawn Delayed in Finland - BBC News - 08 Jul 09

"The two sides are now fighting over compensation for the delays ( Read more... )

Nuclear trouble is brewing in Germany. Too bad the same can't be said for in the United States. The Obama people are looking to sell out to nuclear to get a climate deal that may not be worth having frankly.

Vattenfall's Nuclear Plants in Hot Water - Deutsche Welle - 09 Jul 09

"Sweden's government-owned electric utility, Vattenfall, has ( Read more... )

With thanks to gordonzola.

I forgot how funny Roseanne Barr could be on occasion. Jenna Elfman plays the riot grrrl hitcher.

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I've been a bit slack on posting things here on LJ and have been posting most things on Facebook.   Since I like having them in an archivable form and I know some folks like reading them here on LJ, I decided to do some cut-and-paste business to sync the two sites a bit.  It's a long list so I've put it all behind a cut for those who might not be ( Read more... )