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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

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should maintain and expand its fleet of highly-reliable, carbon-free, and 94 percent efficient nuclear power plants. Bad policies have unfairly and counterproductively undermined the economics of nuclear power plants, including those that prevented wider power outages during the recent cold weather crisis.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

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In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] percent of its electricity from wind and solar in 2020, as compared to the 70 percent France generates from nuclear. [46] 5] The U.S.

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Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely

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Leonora LaPeter Anton | Tampa Bay Times | August 24, 2012 Seventy-five protesters, many dressed in pink, gathered outside the local production plant of Raytheon on Thursday, denouncing the defense contractor for its role in drone warfare. USA: "Raytheon, shame on you," they chanted. Children die because of you."

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The "Patriots" at Raytheon

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Leonora LaPeter Anton | Tampa Bay Times | August 24, 2012 Seventy-five protesters, many dressed in pink, gathered outside the local production plant of Raytheon on Thursday, denouncing the defense contractor for its role in drone warfare. USA: "Raytheon, shame on you," they chanted. Children die because of you."

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Ukraine conflict a boon for defense industry

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Leonora LaPeter Anton | Tampa Bay Times | August 24, 2012 Seventy-five protesters, many dressed in pink, gathered outside the local production plant of Raytheon on Thursday, denouncing the defense contractor for its role in drone warfare. USA: "Raytheon, shame on you," they chanted. Children die because of you."

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How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich

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Leonora LaPeter Anton | Tampa Bay Times | August 24, 2012 Seventy-five protesters, many dressed in pink, gathered outside the local production plant of Raytheon on Thursday, denouncing the defense contractor for its role in drone warfare. USA: "Raytheon, shame on you," they chanted. Children die because of you."

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Washington Post Runs Pro-War Column Without Disclosing Author’s Raytheon Ties

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Leonora LaPeter Anton | Tampa Bay Times | August 24, 2012 Seventy-five protesters, many dressed in pink, gathered outside the local production plant of Raytheon on Thursday, denouncing the defense contractor for its role in drone warfare. USA: "Raytheon, shame on you," they chanted. Children die because of you."