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A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making

Circle of Blue

The failures at Homestake are emblematic of the toxic legacy of the American uranium industry, one that has been well-documented from its boom during the Cold War until falling uranium prices and concerns over the dangers of nuclear power decimated the industry in the 1980s. Credit© Mauricio Rodríguez Pons/ProPublica.

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

Environmental Progress

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] Electricity experts are not able to clearly answer the question, “who is in charge of planning, developing and ensuring the integrity of the future power system?” [3]

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Testimony of Michael D. Shellenberger Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020

Environmental Progress

For example, the IPCC notes that France had 4,000 fewer deaths than anticipated from a heat wave in 2006 thanks to improved health care, an early-warning system and greater public consciousness in response to a deadly heat wave three years earlier. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last year called for the closure of US nuclear power plants.

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Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely

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USA: Raytheon Technologies and Subsidiary Pay $515K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations United States Department of Justice | January 11, 2021 John H. USA: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Settles With Raytheon Company, Former CEO, and Subsidiary Controller for Improper Disclosure and Accounting Practices U.S.

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The "Patriots" at Raytheon

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USA: Raytheon Technologies and Subsidiary Pay $515K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations United States Department of Justice | January 11, 2021 John H. USA: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Settles With Raytheon Company, Former CEO, and Subsidiary Controller for Improper Disclosure and Accounting Practices U.S.

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Ukraine conflict a boon for defense industry

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USA: Raytheon Technologies and Subsidiary Pay $515K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations United States Department of Justice | January 11, 2021 John H. USA: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Settles With Raytheon Company, Former CEO, and Subsidiary Controller for Improper Disclosure and Accounting Practices U.S.

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How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich

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USA: Raytheon Technologies and Subsidiary Pay $515K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations United States Department of Justice | January 11, 2021 John H. USA: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Settles With Raytheon Company, Former CEO, and Subsidiary Controller for Improper Disclosure and Accounting Practices U.S.