Trump’s Assault on Solar Can’t Stop Renewable Energy Revolution

Harvey Wasserman / The Progressive Jan 30, 2018 The nuclear power industry faces a crisis that could create thousands of new "green" jobs, offsetting some losses from the president's solar panel tariff. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Seeks New Nuclear Arms to Counter Russia

ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2018 The proposal, not yet approved by the president, would put the U.S. in a more aggressive stance. Critics argue it would make nuclear conflict more likely. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Nuclear Threat Warrants Removal From Office

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Jan 11, 2018 The president's cavalier threat to start a nuclear holocaust cannot be dismissed as the rant of an immature bully. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cheap Renewables Undercut Nuclear Power

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jan 7, 2018 Amid improving technology and plunging costs for wind, solar and other renewables, the energy picture is shifting in many countries. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Doomsday Machine in Donald Trump’s Hands

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 7, 2017 Daniel Ellsberg reveals that the Pentagon Papers were not the first classified documents he removed from his workplace, and some are still relevant today. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White House Might Share Nuclear Power Technology With Saudis

Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Dec 3, 2017 Past negotiations broke down because Saudi Arabia's government wouldn’t commit to certain safeguards against eventually using the technology for weapons. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Earthquake Risk Keeps Heat on Vulnerable Nuclear Reactors

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Nov 24, 2017 Activists hope to shut down California’s Diablo Canyon facilities before disaster strikes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Urgency of Nuclear Waste Issue (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host sheds light on some harrowing facts about our country's problems handling the toxic substances in safe, effective ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Real Red Scare

By William J. Astore / TomDispatch Jun 9, 2017 More than a generation after defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, the United States seems to be emulating some of the worst aspects of its former rival superpower. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Nuclear Power Giants Limp Toward Extinction

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Apr 16, 2017 While renewable energy is getting cheaper, the nuclear power industry is being pushed toward a financial black hole by cost overruns and delays. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky Assesses Trump’s First 75 Days: ‘One Crazy Thing After Another’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2017 The acclaimed author and political commentator talks about Russia, nuclear disarmament, Trump's Cabinet and ways the administration is turning America "into a laughingstock." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Solar Power to Rise From Nuclear Ashes

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jan 12, 2017 Chinese companies plan to spend $1 billion over the next two years building a giant solar farm on land contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )