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  • McCain tours nuke plant, renews call for nuclear power expansion in U.S.

    Republican presidential candidate John McCain toured a nuclear plant in Michigan on Tuesday, using the opportunity to renew his call for the U.S. to build 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030. At the plant, McCain said that his love affair with nuclear power began when he encountered nuclear ships and submarines in the Navy. “I […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Snippets from the news

    • Pizza Hut will deliver “all-natural” pie with organic tomatoes. • Alaska sues over polar-bear listing. • Exposure to Agent Orange doubles veterans’ risk of prostate cancer. • California public utilities unlikely to make renewable-energy goal. • Affordable housing goes green. • Clean-tech investment still going strong.

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • How to green your grocery list

    Make your list and check it twice. Lately, the world news has been filled with stories of hungry people struggling to feed themselves as food prices rise dramatically. Even in the U.S. and other wealthy countries, where the situation is not as dire, people have been altering their eating and spending habits to adjust to […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Estimated cost of Nevada nuke-waste dump soars

    The total cost of dumping nuclear waste at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain repository will hit $96.2 billion, the Department of Energy estimated Tuesday. The estimate has jumped 38 percent, excluding inflation, since 2001. And it assumes no new construction of nuclear reactors; to put that in perspective, John McCain is pushing for the U.S. to build […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy