Catching up on Wired mag articles dept.: I briefly mentioned that I am not a run-of-the-mill liberal when it comes to nuclear energy. I think the hysteria generated by the two famous nuke plant accidents has prevented the advancement of…

There has been a fair amount of blogbuzz lately, about the subject of nuclear power: not the type of power that comes from having really big bombs, but the type of power that is used to generate electricity…

Liberal bloggers are lining up to advocate a turn to nuclear power. Matthew Yglesias describes the prevailing liberal opposition to nuclear power as irrational and gives an additional motivation — a market for uranium to keep developing nations from t…

I’m glad there is some discussion emerging among progressives about what we can do now, in addition to conservation, to make the transition away from oil as the primary source of energy. But Mark Kleiman’s suggestion that nuclear power should

An eminent quartet of left-leaning bloggers (Mark A.R. Kleiman, Brad DeLong, Kevin Drum, and Matthew Yglesias) have recently opined that the world should wholeheartedly embrace nuclear fission as a viable option to meet its energy needs without exacerb…

…which is to say, they agree with me. As I am, of course, the epitome of wisdom and truthfulness – HEY! Stop laughing at me! – this obviously makes them quite the savants…

…which is to say, they agree with me. As I am, of course, the epitome of wisdom and truthfulness – HEY! Stop laughing at me! – this obviously makes them quite the savants…

This outlines the case for nuclear power. Matthew Yglesias, Kevin Drum, me, and James Lovelock all agree….

As always, Mark Kleiman and Matt Yglesias make powerful arguments, but I’m afraid I’m just not going to be able to stop worrying and love the nuclear power plant next door …

Mark Kleiman has more on the case for nuclear power. It’s also worth noting, as Mark does, that George W. Bush took the rare step of doing the right thing and overriding the NIMBY concerns of the good people of…