“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
Aug 30, 2025
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On My Mind Today:
What Trump is doing is wrong — seriously wrong! He is forcing nuclear energy down our proverbial throats at the same time he is hindering and even prohibiting renewable clean air projects and operations like wind, solar, hydro, and geo-thermal that are able to provide substantial electricity all the while he is favoring promoting fossil fuels like coal, oil, and uranium.
Somehow, in some way, this approach to energy production must be stopped and totally reversed, even if postponing huge electrical projects like Artificial Intelligence and other high tech commercial projects are delayed indefinitely, or even forever — and, on the other hand, perhaps inspire corporate offices and individual homes to voluntarily reduce electricity usage instead of taking it for granted.
As a small ‘for instance’, I refuse to give in to air conditioning in my home, facing a few weeks each year of uncomfortable heat in deference to saving electricity — and money. ~llaw
The incoherence of Trump’s ‘energy emergency’
The White House wants more affordable electricity, but is delaying Revolution Wind and other clean energy projects that can meet rising demand.
29 August 2025
- Front and center during his second term. On his first day in office alone, he froze spending under the Inflation Reduction Act, took a wrecking ball to offshore wind, and declared an “energy emergency,” citing affordability and grid reliability issues.
Critics have dismissed the emergency as a fabrication. Attorneys general from 15 states are challenging it in court. And Trump, whose policies are slowing the construction of cheap, clean energy, is not exactly acting like there’s an emergency at hand.
Take the Revolution Wind project as the latest example. Last Friday, the Trump administration ordered developer Ørsted to stop all construction on the huge, nearly complete project, citing unspecified “national security” reasons. It’s the second time the government has issued such an order to an offshore wind project that would’ve brought clean power to the Northeast.
The stoppage poses a real threat to the grid in New England, which is home to some of the highest power prices in the nation.
Revolution Wind was supposed to start delivering power next year — very soon in grid-planning terms. ISO-New England, the region’s grid operator, said Monday that it is banking on the wind farm to help meet demand and maintain power reserves. Further delays will continue the region’s reliance on natural gas, which ISO-New England has warned is in short supply and which is subject to price volatility.
Blocking major energy projects from coming online is not exactly consistent with declaring an energy emergency.
And yet, the Revolution Wind pause is just one example of how the administration is stymieing clean energy deployment. In recent months, it has rolled back federal subsidies and grants and implemented new federal leasing rules under which renewables are doomed to fail. Because of these policies, the country is expected to build less than half as much clean energy over the next decade — an outcome experts widely agree will raise power prices.
In fact, the only place the administration has acted as if its emergency is real is when it comes to preserving fossil-fuel power plants on the brink of closure.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently extended its emergency order barring a Michigan coal plant from retiring — a decision that cost the plant’s owner $29 million in its first five weeks. And on Thursday, the DOE extended another order keeping a Pennsylvania gas- and oil-fired peaker plant online. Regional grid operators had previously deemed both plants safe to close.
The moves reveal the incoherence at the heart of Trump’s energy policy, which exploits a questionable emergency to prop up expensive and unnecessary fossil-fueled power plants on the one hand — and blocks the fastest-growing and lowest-cost form of energy on the other.
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- The incoherence of Trump’s ‘energy emergency‘ – Yahoo
There are 7 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in the survival of human and other life.
The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:
- All Things Nuclear
- Nuclear Power
- Nuclear Power Emergencies
- Nuclear War Threats
- Nuclear War
- Yellowstone Caldera (Note: There are no Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in today’s Post.)
- IAEA News (Friday’s only) (NOTE: It’s back!)
A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.
TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’s NEWS, Saturday, (08/30/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Trump’s lesser-known conflicts | Hawai’i Public Radio
Hawaii Public Radio
… nuclear weapons. ORDOÑEZ: Lisa Curtis, a point person on South and … HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes Al Di Meola back …
Trump’s lesser-known conflicts | WEMU-FM
WEMU
All Things Considered · 89.1 Jazz with Michael Jewett · Schedule · Playlists … nuclear weapons. ORDOÑEZ: Lisa Curtis, a point person on South and …
‘Snap-Back’ Sanctions on Iran / Trump’s Next Ukraine Move – YouTube
YouTube
The pressure on Iran is rising again, as U.S. allies in Europe trigger “snap-back” sanctions, citing Tehran’s uranium stockpiles and nuclear …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
The White House wants government stakes in more companies. The nuclear energy industry …
Yahoo Finance
Nuclear energy could be the next industry the Trump administration targets for equity stakes.
Trump wants to stop nuclear proliferation. STRATCOM could play a major role.
Breaking Defense
Two days later, Secretary of State Rubio met with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and recommitted the …
Energy Department Announces Over $35 Million to Advance Emerging Energy Technologies
Department of Energy
… energy technologies related to grid security, artificial intelligence, nuclear energy, and advanced manufacturing from DOE National Laboratories …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
The incoherence of Trump’s ‘energy emergency‘ | Canary Media
Canary Media
The administration and nuclear advocates say the power source can help meet growing electricity demand, though the U.S.’s most recent attempt to …
The incoherence of Trump’s ‘energy emergency‘ – Yahoo
Yahoo
The designation just means it can start receiving fuel again — it’s not yet generating electricity. The Trump administration is pushing for a “nuclear …
City of Charlotte
This will help you get ready for any emergency. Tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, nuclear power plant emergencies, cyber threats, and acts of …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Russia ‘ATTACKS’ U.S. For Threatening Maduro With Nuclear Warships – Times of India
Times of India
Russia has denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats against … War · War Brewing In U.S. Backyard? Maduro Deploys Warships, Drones …
Tehran threatens snapback retaliation, raises fears of war with Israel – Long War Journal
Long War Journal
… threats of retaliation. While some voices have acknowledged that snapback could pave the way for war, others are downplaying its impact in an …
Israeli Report: Iran is No Longer a Threshold Nuclear State – Sada News Agency
وكالة صدى نيوز
… war would be very problematic, claiming that “it is expected that the threat posed by Iran to Israel will intensify,” and that the timing of the …
Nuclear War
NEWS
US Sends Nuclear Submarine USS Newport News Toward Venezuela | Pulse – YouTube
YouTube
4:13 · Go to channel · ‘Nuclear War‘ In US Backyard: Maduro Unleashes These Heroes On Trump’s 4,000+ Troops & Warships… Times Of India New 15K views.
Iran Speaks Out on Nuclear Sanctions and Trump – Newsweek
Newsweek
Since President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. in 2018, the deal has unraveled amid Iranian challenges. Tensions surged in June during the 12-day war …
Iran ready to resume ‘fair’ nuclear talks if West shows goodwill, foreign minister says | Reuters
Reuters
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran does not seek war but if Israel and the United States attacked, Iran will stand against …