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Popular Mechanics December 8, 2009 James B. Meigs	The Myth of Clean Coal: Analysis Although coal-fired power plants are cleaner than they used to be, they are still bad news for the environment and human health.
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Popular Mechanics October 2006 Moore & Aurilio	The Great Nuclear Debate Here are some compelling arguments both for and against pursuing nuclear power as an answer to the country's energy problems.
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National Defense October 2007 Michael G. Frodl	USAF Synthetic Fuel Program Could Help Solve Unwanted Carbon Problem The Air Force is seeking to acquire 50% of its fuel needs from domestic sources by 2016, and half of that is expected to come from synthetic fuel, mainly made from coal.
Geotimes July 2006 Linda Rowan	Expanding Nuclear Options The Bush administration recently proposed significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy to resolve some of our current waste disposal problems and to accelerate the development of new nuclear power capacity.
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HBS Working Knowledge August 6, 2015 Carmen Nobel	Obama's Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat the Threat of Coal? Joe Lassiter believes the smart use of nuclear power is an essential ingredient in fighting the worldwide threat of coal-fired power plant emissions.
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Parameters Autumn 2008 Nader Elhefnawy	The Next Wave of Nuclear Proliferation Record oil prices and long-term concerns about fossil fuel supplies have helped revive interest in nuclear energy production, but little consideration has been given to the security implications of using it on a global scale.
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 M. V. Ramana	More Missiles Than Megawatts India's nuclear choices have favored warheads over civilian reactors, and those choices are taking their toll. Between its burgeoning economy and a population that is projected to eclipse China's by 2050, India has difficult choices to make regarding its energy future.
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TIME Asia February 28, 2011 Eben Harrell	Nuclear Batteries Hyperion Power Generation Inc. offers the nuclear battery -- so called because it is cheap, small and easily transportable and has many environmental benefits. It also has its detractors.
BusinessWeek March 17, 2011 Charlie Rose	Charlie Rose Talks With Jim Rogers Duke Energy's CEO discusses how Japan's nuclear crisis will affect the energy industry - and why a lack of new American plants threatens the U.S.'s future.
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Reason June 2009 Ronald Bailey	Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future.
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IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Harry Goldstein	Q&A With: Sudhinder Thakur This leading executive in India's civilian nuclear power program tells us that his country's recent agreement with the United States will help in a plan to use thorium as a fuel.
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National Defense August 2009 Frodl & Manoyan	Cap-and-Trade: The Triumph of Politics Over Economics, Science The cap-and-trade bill currently in Congress has not been designed to address the challenge of climate change or even put a good economic model in place to solve emissions reductions, but rather to overcome political resistance.
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Parameters Spring 2006 Nader Elhefnawy	Toward a Long-Range Energy Security Policy An overview of US and international energy policy, including the prospects for an economy based on renewable energy, the security problems likely to result from tightening oil supplies, and a possible basis for making the transition to alternatives.
IEEE Spectrum May 2011 Prachi Patel	Nuclear Energy: Full-Steam Ahead? Until the Japanese earthquake and its devastating consequences, nuclear power was ready for a renaissance.
Chemistry World October 26, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US energy use carries hidden costs of $120 billion The hidden health and environmental costs of energy production and consumption in the US could exceed $120 billion per year, according to a new report from the US National Research Council.
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Vaclav Smil	A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along
The Motley Fool May 2, 2011 Suman Chatterjee	Why the Nuclear Power Industry Looks Shaky If your portfolio contains any nuclear related stock, you should rethink.
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National Defense August 2008 Matthew Rusling	Oil Is Out; Is Nuclear In? Put yourself in an imaginary time machine and set the dial to around the year 2040. The exorbitant price of oil, now at $500 a barrel, has pushed a good chunk of the globe toward nuclear power.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Energy Conservation is No Barrier to Japan's Economic Ambitions Every spring, fierce winds kick up the Gobi Desert's dust and blow east through China, where the dirt blends with pollutants from the growing numbers of factories. The resulting mixture travels across the Sea of Japan.
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