Nuclear Waste Most Important Issue

"...cycle is the question of cleaning and disposing of nuclear waste and stockpiles. Near as I can tell from..."

Oct. 15, 2003 Postmarks

Nuke Waste: Get It While It's Hot!

Crony capitalism drops a dirty bomb on Texas

"...state's new economic race: to import as much radioactive waste into Texas as your governor and his business buddies..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Texas Wants Nuke Waste

"...May 7 the Texas Senate passed HB 1567, the nuclear-waste dump bill that, if finally permitted, will enable not..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Nationwide Waste Coming Soon?

Citizens have 30 days to comment on new dumping rule

"...the proposed rule from the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission allowing individual nuclear power plants and..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Post by Kelsey McNiel

Staging Mr. Burns, a post-electric play With Zero Waste

A UT student production of Anne Washburn’s play shows how to make theatre the sustainable way

"...Homer feasts on doughnuts at his job as a nuclear power plant safety technician before boozing it up at..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings

Complaining Doesn't Get Rid of Waste

"...24]. Your answer to disposing of all the low-level wastes currently stored all over Texas including hospitals is ???..."

Sept. 28, 2004 Postmarks

"Building Bombs" and "Deadly Deception"

"...couple of days ago, Chasnoff's Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons & Our Environment is making a timely appearance..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

"...Wynn and James Earl Jones. More lethal than a nuclear-waste dump, Kubrick's komedy at least kills us with laughter...."

Aug. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Will Shill for Nukes

At UT and elsewhere, academic scientists are only too happy to lend their names and reputations to the nuclear power industry

"...published an op-ed article by Sheldon Landsberger, professor of nuclear engineering at UT. Headlined "Funds for nuclear waste storage..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by William M. Adler

The Hightower Report: Why in the World Would Trump Tap Perry to Be Energy Secretary?

From twinkle-toed TV hoofer to in charge of our nuclear arsenal

"...– get this – taking charge of our government's nuclear arsenal!..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

What a Dump

What Does Gov. Bush Have Buried in West Texas?

"...endorsed by the governor - to construct a radioactive waste dump less than 20 miles from the Rio Grande,..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

It's a Wrap!

A Legislative Wrap-Up on the 77th Session

"...attempted by Rep. Ron Wilson for the West Texas nuclear waste dump. The dump had apparently died an ignominious..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Harold Simmons' political contributions could get him a West Texas Waste Dump & Austin environmentalists rally around the documentary film Green.

"...While the state's nuclear lobby works to license a radioactive waste dump in..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Will the Nuke Mushroom?

The long-reviled South Texas (Nuclear) Project might actually expand.

"...Plans to expand the South Texas (Nuclear) Project, located in Bay City, were announced last Wednesday,..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Warren Chisum resurrects the Andrews County nuclear waste dump, Longhorn Pipeline politics under scrutiny, and Austin marches against hate

"...realized the House was poised to create a private nuclear waste dump in Andrews County, the Pampa Republican tried..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Road, Ste 200, Austin 78758. - R.B. What a Waste..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature

Braying for Plutonium

The U.S. Dept. of Energy visits Amarillo in search of friendly site for manufacturing nuclear warheads.

"...contends the present weapons-grade stash -- enough for 24,000 nuclear warheads -- is turning to mush even as we..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by William M. Adler

Why Are We Still Fighting About STNP?

"...believe that we're still fighting about the South Texas Nuclear Project [“AE's Nuclear Option,” News, Jan. 21]. (I refuse..."

Feb. 28, 2011 Postmarks

Postmarks

"...also won House approval of a plan to dump nuclear waste in Texas. I succeeded in securing adoption of..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

The Hightower Report

The Toxic Corruption of Our Political System; and Herbert Hoover Revisited

"...Italy's, for one. That country has 20,000 tons of nuclear waste that it wants to dump somewhere, so this..."

May 30, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Austin Stalked by NRG Energy

"...Nora Ankrum for her excellent January 21 article “AE’s Nuclear Option” [News]. However, it was horrifying to see that..."

Jan. 26, 2011 Postmarks

Council: What’ll We Do Without Zim?

First 2017 meeting hints new alignments

"...the Environmental Commission. Jacobi is a prominent consultant on nuclear energy and nuclear waste, and Flannigan said “his perspective..."

Jan. 31, 2017 News Post by Michael King

The Hightower Report

The Wonderland of Rudy, Mitt, and Fred; and Subsidizing Disaster

"...it's all too real. It's the return of the nuclear power industry...."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Capitol Chronicle

Living on the Dole

"...of the 77th Lege is Harold Simmons, owner of Waste Control Specialists (WCS), who looks closer than ever to..."

May 11, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...a site development permit, building permits, and water and wastewater permits. Favorable zoning for the plant could face a..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a Texas Department of State Health Services permit to Waste Control Specialists, allowing the private company to dispose of..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature

The Hightower Report

It's easy to make nuclear waste safe -- just pass a law saying it's so; and, dishonesty permeates the corporate culture -- even CEOs' golf games.

"...1,001 Uses for Nuclear Waste..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks

One Is Enough

"...The Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (HR 629) is currently winding its way..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Column

Naked City

Lawmaker seeks to keep Texas from becoming national nuclear waste dump

"...first swing in fighting the importation of out-of-state radioactive waste into Texas. His HB 1656 would close a loophole..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Folding with Aces

"...hearings to review the license application for a low-level nuclear waste dump in Sierra Blanca, we received the news..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

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