Nuclear Power

Follow What?

by Bob Burton — January 17, 2009 - 1:58am

There's an aphorism that journalists should "follow the money," but it is sobering to see how few do.

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The ChronicleHerald.ca (Halifax, Canada), January 16, 2009

Second UK Consultation on Nuclear Power Also a Sham

by Diane Farsetta — October 22, 2008 - 4:15pm

The British government's second public consultation on nuclear power, "which was run by a company linked to the Prime Minister's personal pollster," has been criticized for material that was "inaccurately or misleadingly presented." In response to a complaint from the environmental group Greenpeace, Britain's Market Research Standards Board ruled that the Opinion Leader firm presented

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The Independent (UK), October 18, 2008

Slow Learners

by Bob Burton — October 11, 2008 - 3:00am

Like many others, New York Times journalist Larry Rohter describes former Greenpeace activist-turned-industry consultant Patrick Moore as "the co-chairman of the Clean and Safe Energy C

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New York Times, October 9, 2008

Radioactive Grassroots

by Bob Burton — September 29, 2008 - 2:51pm

In an opinion column, former Greenpeace activist turned PR consultant Patrick Moore waxes lyrical about a proposal by Luminant to build two new reactors at its Comanche Peak nuclear power station in Texas.

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Dallas Morning News, September 29, 2008

Nuclear Waste on the Move

by Judith Siers-Poisson — September 23, 2008 - 9:45am

International Nuclear Services (INS) is looking for PR support for an unpopular issue -- transportation of nuclear waste. "INS was created out of the 'spent fuel services' business of Sellafield to provide a service to more than 20 global utility firms.

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PR Week (UK, sub req'd), September 18, 2008

A Climate Change Skeptic and His Supporters

by Bob Burton — September 11, 2008 - 1:51am

Sammy Wilson, the Northern Ireland Minister for Environment, is an avowed climate change skeptic who claims that "there is no conclusive evidence that greenhouse gases are a major cause of

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The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), September 10, 2008

Taking out the Trash

by Bob Burton — July 27, 2008 - 5:54pm

On parliament's last day before its summer break, the British government publicly released thirty ministerial statements, including one listing the salaries of "special advisers," one detailing the siting criteria for new nuclear power stations and another detailing the guests entertained at

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Guardian (UK), July 22, 2008

Whose Conventions Are They Anyway?

by Judith Siers-Poisson — July 23, 2008 - 2:21pm

Both the Democratic and Republican conventions are bringing in millions of dollars in corporate sponsors, but there is no reporting requirement for either the political parties or the companies. There are a reported 146 organizational and corporate donors, but less than a quarter have chosen to disclose information about their donations.

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Democracy Now!, July 22, 2008

Nuclear "Renaissance" Dismissed as a "Carefully Fabricated Illusion"

by Bob Burton — July 22, 2008 - 4:42am

Asked why people like Patrick Moore and Stewart Brand, who made their name as environmentalists are now nuclear power advocates, the highly regarded energy efficiency analyst Amory Lovins was blunt: "I think they haven't done their homework.

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Democracy Now, July 16, 2008

Nuking the Media

by Bob Burton — July 15, 2008 - 1:27am

Two years ago, an editorial in the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) referred to the dream run that Patrick Moore and Christine Todd Whitman were getting in the media representing the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition.

Main Source: 
Jay Hancock's blog, Baltimore Sun, July 12, 2008
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