New Mexico’s Nuclear Rush: Massive Nuclear Waste Site on Fast Track

Sammy Feldblum and Tovah Strong Searchlight New Mexico
Holtec International wants to transform New Mexico into America’s radioactive waste “destination.”
Holtec International’s nuclear waste storage facility in southeastern New Mexico was rushed through the approval process during the pandemic, and critics fear the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could grant Holtec its license as soon as this summer.

Why the Oil Giants Are Trading Their Oil Rigs for Offshore Windfarms

Jillian Ambrose The Guardian
Wind turbines of the Duddon Sands offshore windfarm in the Irish Sea.
The fossil fuel giants need to reduce emissions and maintain their share price so they’re investing in wind. For a “relative small outlay” they are greening their portfolio and extending their monopoly control over a major alternative energy source.

NYT’s China Syndrome

Jim Naureckas FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Why make a relatively tiny outbreak of the coronavirus on the other side of the world front-page news at the New York Times? Like Donald Trump, the paper is certainly aware of the propaganda value of pointing to China as a scary danger.