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Energy

Nuclear is back. Dealing with radioactive waste is tomorrow’s problem.

by Thomas Keating and Anna Storm

OPINION | Proponents portray nuclear as a ‘limitless’ source of carbon-free electricity, but few countries have a long-term strategy for dealing with

Finance/Spring 2024

The nuclear option

by Eugene Ellmen

Should climate-conscious investors consider ‘green’ nuclear energy bonds or rule them out because of long delays, cost overruns, and safety and waste

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Waste

The toxic nuclear legacy that Oppenheimer left behind

by William J. Kinsella

From radioactive waste to government secrecy: we're still living with the consequences of the nuclear arms race triggered by the Manhattan Project

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Energy

Here we go again: Ontario’s reckless nuclear gamble

by Ralph Torrie

I’ve watched Ontario botch electricity planning for decades. We can’t afford more ill-conceived megaprojects that will be overtaken by a smarter, cheaper

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Energy

Are small modular reactors a dangerous distraction from climate action?

by Christopher Bonasia

MPs and activists warn of risks of nuclear as climate solution as Canadian government plans to invest in SMRs

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Will small modular reactors seed a nuclear renaissance?

by Shawn McCarthy

Four Canadian provinces are banking on SMRs to help decarbonize their electricity grids, but critics argue the technology is unproven

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Energy

Ontario Power Generation includes nuclear energy in green bonds

by Shawn McCarthy

OPG issues controversial green bond that includes nuclear energy following the EU classifying nuclear investments as green

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Responsible Investing

EU 'green' label for gas and nuclear sparks sustainable investing crisis

by Eugene Ellmen

A two-decade-old fear that a responsible investment label could enable greenwashing is now playing out in Europe

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Energy

Feds’ Small Modular Reactor Action Plan is a dangerous distraction from climate change mitigation

by Rick Cheeseman

Attractive rhetoric around SMRs does not equate to viability upon close examination

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