The face-lift the nuclear industry is currently receiving is not new or surprising. Since the golden age of the peacetime atom back in the 1960s-1970s, when nuclear was heralded as the “energy source to light the future,” there has been a steady decline in public...
Another Environmental Injustice Consolidated (or Centralized) “Interim” Storage (CIS) are proposed facilities that would receive high-level commercial nuclear power waste “temporarily” before being shipped to a (currently non-existent)...
Last month House Bill 96 was passed by the Idaho State Legislature and signed by Governor Brad Little. The bill will take out “renewable” language from the Idaho Energy Resources Authority (IERA) Act and replace it with “clean” to embrace nuclear energy and other...
Recently, House Bill 96 sailed through the Idaho House committee on Environment, Energy & Technology, and passage in the full House quickly followed. The Snake River Alliance testified before the Senate Committee on State Affairs and secured one vote, but it was...
Solar has been king when it comes to residential clean energy production. For decades, it has provided millions with safe, reliable, clean energy in our homes. The main drawback to solar is what to do when it is not sunny. Lack of sun may not be a problem in Phoenix...
By Terry Kaufmann and Leigh Ford Volunteers and onlookers braved frigid temperatures to show their support for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) over the weekend of January 20th. Treaty Enforcers donned bright red suits and carried the flags of...
"We have run out of time; we need clean, renewable energy now! Rooftop solar is widely available and Idaho Power should be encouraging it, not making it harder.” ~Snake River Alliance “We have run out of time; we need clean, renewable energy now! Rooftop...
A first year business student should be able to explain the basics of Supply and Demand. You have something, in this case energy, and you sell it to those with a need/demand. A simple concept, but then why would the nuclear industrial complex build so-called...
As the weather heats up and the sun keeps shining, June is an excellent time to get outdoors and explore the beautiful scenery of Idaho. Historically, June is LGBTQA+ Pride Month, which celebrates the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. This June...
Although I have not seen all the films yet, this year’s International Uranium Film Festival did not disappoint. Two films about the Marshall Islands stood out to me; “Children of Strategic Trust” and “Sea Gypsies: The Plutonium Dome.” It...
