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Reprocessing nuclear fuel & the Catch 22 Legacy

Posted in Nuclear, tagged Nuclear, union of concerned scientists on October 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Generating electricity using nuclear power includes processing uranium. After 40 years, the waste from the process can safely be put into containers for storage, though it is still dangerous to living things. After 10,000 years, the leftovers, the nuclear waste, will no longer be dangerous. Currently in the U.S., we leave the waste in ponds [...]

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Supress the Vote!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elections, harris county, Paul Bettencourt, Voter supression on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Another post from our field contributor Sarah McDonald: When I was deputized as a voter registrar in Harris County, I was warned to carefully double-check all forms to make sure every box was checked, every “i” dotted and each “t” crossed. If anyone forgot to check the appropriate boxes, include their full address, or listed [...]

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Support Austin’s Retrofit Ordinance; Ask for More

Posted in Consumers, Efficiency, Energy, tagged Austin Energy, City Council, Multi-family, point of sale, Retrofit, Task Force on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Austin City Council will soon deliberate on the recommendations from the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Task Force: a group of stakeholders charged with coming up with ways to make more homes and businesses in the city more energy efficient. The central recommendation of the Task Force is to require energy audits to be performed on all [...]

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