by Meredith Angwin | Jun 21, 2022 | Featured 2, Uncategorized
Nuclear Renaissance? Whenever the price of natural gas rises, nuclear begins to look more attractive. The most recent Nuclear Renaissance was in 2008, just before fracking lowered the price of natural gas. Once again, we have another edition of “gas prices are high...
by Meredith Angwin | May 30, 2022 | Featured 1
In Vain? When we talk about American’s wars, there is a phrase that we often use. The phrase was used in the Gettysburg Address, though I doubt that was the first use. “That these dead shall not have died in vain.“ We don’t want the bravery and the suffering to be...
by Meredith Angwin | Mar 12, 2022 | Featured 2
Helpless As I write this, the city of Kyiv is being encircled by Russian forces. As Mike Lillis wrote in The Hill yesterday, the Ukraine siege leaves (U.S.) lawmakers horrified, unified—-and feeling helpless. Why are they feeling helpless? Lillis quotes Biden,...
by Meredith Angwin | Feb 26, 2022 | Featured 1
Connecticut Legislature Holds A Hearing On February 1, the Connecticut General Assembly sponsored the hearing “Staring into the Storm” through their Energy Committees. The legislators wanted to know whether the New England electric grid was ready for a...
by Meredith Angwin | Sep 4, 2021 | Featured 1
What Surprised You? Eric Meyer of Generation Atomic has started a new on-line book club. Eric starts the conversation with a very important question: “In this book, what surprised you?” Great question! The club meetings started with my book, Shorting the Grid. I...