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"Energy Options: Nuclear" - A Primer

It's hard to believe, but it has been 28 years since the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania. For those of us over the age of 40, it's hard to think about nuclear energy without thinking about the accident which resulted from a partial reactor meltdown. But, as I explain in my series ... + More

Reaching America's Next Oil Source

Next to baseball, grousing about high gasoline prices has become the national pastime . But, I learned in a recent trip to the Gulf of Mexico there is an upside to oil companies making bigger profits. They now have money to ... + More

Waiting for Broader Fuel Efficiency

It's been 22 years since the U.S. toughened its fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. Many of us paying above $3.00 a gallon for gasoline think the time is right to increase those standards. Unfortunately, that might not ... + More

As oil prices rise, the U.S. isn't just looking for new energy sources. It's also turning to older and, sometimes controversial, energy options. In this series, Chicago bureau chief Diane Eastabrook examines one of these options -- nuclear power.