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Kirk Sorensen: An Update On The Thorium Story

China sprints while the West slumbers
by Adam Taggart
Sunday, August 31, 2014, 11:54 AM

Two years ago, we interviewed Kirk Sorensen about the potential for thorium to offer humanity a safe, cheap and abundant source of energy.

Kirk returns this week to relay what has happened in the thorium space since our last conversation. The East, most notably China, is now fully-mobilized around getting its first reactor operational by as soon as 2020. If indeed thorium reactors are as successful as hoped, the US will find itself playing catch up against countries who suddenly hold a tremendous technology advantage: » Read more

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The Dawn of the Great California Energy Crash

Like CA, more states will soon ask, "Where will our energy c
by Gregor Macdonald
Sunday, July 22, 2012, 8:46 PM

California, which imports over 25% of its electricity from out of state, is in no position to lose half (!) of its entire nuclear power capacity. But that’s exactly what happened earlier this year, when the San Onofre plant in north San Diego County unexpectedly went offline. The loss only worsens the broad energy deficit that has made California the most dependent state in the country on expensive, out-of-state power. » Read more