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Now the Investigation
By Eric Zager at May 24, 2011 | 8:34 am | 115 Comments
The 18-member investigative team includes members of the IAEA and a dozen experts from multiple countries. The team will hold hearings and bring in representatives from Tokyo Electric Power, which operates the plant as well as Japanese nuclear regulators.
[...read more]Rock The Capital Minute
By Eric Zager at May 19, 2011 | 8:30 am | 2 Comments
In this edition of Rock the Capital Minute; RTC’s John Messeder follows the tortured trail it takes to assemble a green car. In Japan, Prime Minister Naoto Kan says nuclear regulators need more independence, and starting today, gas drillers in Pennsylvania can no longer dump contaminated water at municipal treatment facilities.
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , RTC Media
Rock The Capital Minute
By Eric Zager at May 18, 2011 | 8:30 am | 1,281 Comments
In this edition of Rock The Capital Minute; Scott Paterno recalls meeting his off the gridiron hero for the first time. The NRC says two nuclear facilities in Pennsylvania can withstand catastrophic events such as an earthquake, and more rumblings in the Pennsylvania Senate about taxing gas drillers.
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , Political , RTC Media
Chesapeake’s Jaw Dropping Fine
By Eric Zager at May 17, 2011 | 5:15 pm | 2 Comments
The Pennsylvania Department has ordered Chesapeake Energy to pay a $1 million dollar plus fine. The fine takes into account water wells contaminated in Bradford County and a fire in Washington County last February.
That represents the largest monetary fine issued by the DEP against a gas driller.
Energy & Environment , Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , Political
Susquehanna Tops the List of Most Endangered Rivers
By Eric Zager at May 17, 2011 | 3:38 pm | 2 Comments
The Susquehanna is scenic, wild, and now the most endangered river in America.
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Featured , Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , Political
Rock The Capital Minute
By Eric Zager at May 17, 2011 | 8:36 am | 1 Comments
In this edition of Rock The Capital Minute; Scott Paterno returns with a fresh installment of Notes & Asides. Paterno’s smile is a bit wider without the Donald. Republicans and Democrats in lock-step unison in Pennsylvania, and TEPCO sticks to its plan to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant under control.
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , Political , RTC Media
More Than a Once Over for Pennsylvania’s Constitution
By Eric Zager at May 16, 2011 | 2:37 pm | 3 Comments
On any given day its the sort of talk about governmental policies or lack of oversight that could make news in the bite of a Philadelphia Cheesesteak sandwich.
The Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Constitutional Review Commission is back in action…
Safety and Nuclear go well together, but not in the U.S.
By Eric Zager at May 16, 2011 | 12:37 pm | 3 Comments
In black and white, without a word or thought to misconstrue, Nuclear Engineer David Lochbaum told a congressional panel that nuclear power plants in the U.S. are not safe.
[...read more]Business , Energy & Environment , Featured , Pennsylvania Issues , Political
Rock The Capital Minute
By Eric Zager at May 16, 2011 | 10:43 am | 848 Comments
In this edition of Rock The Capital Minute; one of the world’s leading authorities on nuclear power says plants in the U.S. are not safe to operate. RTC’s Eric Epstein will testify before the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Review Commission, and Epstein returns with his almost world famous top ten list. This week he settles on helping royalty select a best vacation spot in the U.S.
[...read more]Debates , Energy & Environment , Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , Political , RTC Media , Satire
Paying for the Pain
By Eric Zager at May 13, 2011 | 11:17 am | 4 Comments
It appears that it will take much longer for TEPCO to bring the plant under control by early next year, with the discovery of a heavily damaged reactor, which is beyond the scope of what the company imagined.
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