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Nebraska Nuclear Regulators Face Flood

Not long ago, I blogged about the nuclear plants in America that might be at risk for disaster due to whatever reason. This week, there are two nuclear power plants in Nebraska protecting their critical equipment from rising flood waters from the Missouri River. Heavy rainfall (6 to 12 inches) plus the melting of snow on the Rocky Mountains has cause the river to swell. One plant is in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, which is about 20 miles north of Omaha. Some of the grounds of the plant are already two feet underwater due to the flooding. However, the Omaha Public … Continue reading →

The U.S. and Our Nuclear Power Plants

As we still watch with bated breath as Japan tries to prevent a total meltdown of its nuclear reactor, many people in the U.S. are wondering about the stability of our own nuclear power plants. We have 104 nuclear reactors. What are the chances that an earthquake here could cause the type of damage to a nuclear power plant like the one in Japan? Well, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) assures us the odds are practically astronomical. They said the odds of an earthquake causing failure at a nuclear plant is 1 in 74,176. What nuclear power plants might … Continue reading →

Ways to Conserve Energy

In an attempt to save money many people are going green without even realizing it. I will admit that my first priority is saving money and then preserving the planet. The great thing is that usually whatever you do to save money ends up being a greener way of doing things. One of the high costs these days is electricity. If you want to conserve energy there are some easy ways to do so. Think of everything that could be unplugged when not in use. Some ideas are: small appliances, TVs, video game players and systems, computers, and stereos. It … Continue reading →

Is Nuclear Power Green Energy?

There is a bit of a debate about nuclear power. Okay, there are plenty of debates about it, in fact, but the one I am concerned with today is whether or not nuclear power is considered green energy. Should we be supporting it or protesting against it? First of all, let is talk about the difference between green energy and renewable energy. Green energy is usually labeled such because it produces little pollution, while renewable energy is energy produced by a product that can be grown or otherwise “renewed” and not finite. Energy can be both green and renewable, of … Continue reading →

No-Till Farming: Less Carbon?

Congress began working on a climate and energy bill last spring. A provision of that bill would pay farmers to use a system called “no-till farming.” What exactly is no-till farming? Studies have been done which have led researchers to believe that by having a farmer plant crops without tilling the land first, the land will retain more carbon. This means less carbon being released into the atmosphere and researchers believe this may be a way to help the global warming problem. Department of Agriculture soil scientist Michael Cavigelli has conducted studies on fields in rural Maryland. In his findings, … Continue reading →

Unique Travel Deals from Coast-to-Coast

WASHINGTON Perhaps, America’s love of “The Simpsons” is the reason the following free tour is booked solid. After all, Homer Simpson does make working at a nuclear power plant look so, uh, interesting. Whatever the reason, when the U.S. Department of Energy offered 48 tours of the Hanford Site (that’s twice as many as last year) for the public to register for on a first-come, first-serve basis it took less than 12 hours for all 2,000 spots to be filled. The tours started earlier this week and run through the summer. If you were not one of the lucky ones … Continue reading →