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In Response to the MidAmerican Energy Video

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Paul Deaton

Today, MidAmerican Energy released a new YouTube video making their case for passage of HF 561. While they criticize what they call “special interest groups” in the public discussion of this bill, what they fail to say is that they … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Nuclear Risk One Year After The Fukushima Disaster

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Please contact your state senator today especially if they are on the Commerce Committee.  See list below. Who to call: Senate switchboard: 515-281-3371 Matt McCoy (D, District 31), Chair Tom Rielly (D, District 38), Vice Chair Bill Anderson (R, District … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power Bill to be Considered by Commerce Committee on March 8

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Paul Deaton

Mike Glover of the Associated Press is retiring in May, and the work must get easier as his last day as a State Capitol reporter approaches. For example, Glover could phone it in and run a story similar to the … Continue reading →

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NRC: Iowa's Hero or Villain?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Paul Deaton

During Iowa’s debate over HF 561, an act relating to the permitting, licensing, construction and operation of nuclear generating facilities, it seems unclear whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is a villain or a hero. Proponents of nuclear power have … Continue reading →

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SMRs and Iowa's Energy Future

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Paul Deaton

During Iowa’s public discussion of nuclear power over the last three years, proponents have frequently mentioned Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as the solution to some of the problems with nuclear power. That current nuclear technology is flawed, resulting in massive … Continue reading →

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How The Republicans Plan To Steal The Election.

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Trying to keep track of all the ways that Republicans have set in motion at state and national levels to win the 2012 election with a little cheat here and a big cheat there and whatever other maneuvers is an … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power – 'Off the Table'

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Paul Deaton

MidAmerican Energy made it clear today that if HF 561, or some form of it, does not become law, nuclear power will be “off the table” in Iowa and the electric utility will deal with it by increasing their use … Continue reading →

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Vote NO on New Nuclear Power in Iowa

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Paul Deaton

The 2012 legislative session is only a few days away, convening on Jan. 9.  HF561/SF390 is still active and enables utility companies to charge their ratepayers before a new nuclear reactor would produce any electricity in Iowa. MidAmerican Energy has … Continue reading →

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Iowa Needs an Energy Policy

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Paul Deaton

House File 561, an act relating to the permitting, licensing, construction, and operation of nuclear power generation facilities in Iowa, remains on the unfinished business calendar of the 2011 legislative session. Whether it will be debated during the 2012 session … Continue reading →

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