Trains and Boats and Planes... and Nuclear Power Plants A couple of weeks ago, I participated in an event in Chicago where I gave a pre...

What Lies Ahead? The 2014 election results are in, with a big win for Republicans, so the speculation has already starte d about a number...

The Plot Thickens This week, the news carried several important items regarding carbon in the atmosphere, and by happenstance, I stumbled...

Getting the Incentives Right One of the biggest problems in the energy industry today seems to be setting the incentives to achieve what ...

                       A Close Connection Several recent items brought home for me the very close linkage between water and energy.  In ...

An Interesting Mix I had not expected for find a wine-related topic to blog about again in a nuclear forum (an early blog of mine repor...

What We All Need to Know about the Public The astute reader of the last two blogposts ( on policymakers and on scientists ) will notice ...