Nuclear renaissance. The U.S. nuclear energy industry is making a big push to expand with new reactors in the Southeast, despite concerns of cost and what to do with all that radioactive waste. [News Source]

Biomass power plant in offing. One day, forest overgrowth and residential waste, instead of natural gas or coal, could power Tallahassee's energy plants in Florida. [News Source]

21st-century energy: Fossil thinking. The old fossil-fuel energy arguments are no longer logical. Increased production vs. enhanced conservation. Environmental protection vs. energy consumption. Cars vs. transit. [News Source]

For a sane energy policy. There is no piecemeal solution to the gas price crisis. It's a systemic sickness that goes to the root of the American way of life: big cars, big oil, big business and sprawl. [News Source]

The greening of nuclear power. Not so many years ago, nuclear energy was a hobgoblin to environmentalists, who feared the potential for catastrophic accidents and long-term radiation contamination. [News Source]

New Jersey’s offshore windmills. New Jersey's coast could soon host up to 80 offshore windmills generating electricity for a power-hungry population. [News Source]

Why global warming is to blame for Britain’s hay fever epidemic (Independent) Global warming is to blame for the rising numbers of Britons suffering from hay fever, in the first direct impact of climate change on human health in this country. [News Source]

Debate focuses on global warming (BBC News) How cities can combat climate change is discussed at the annual State of London Debate. [News Source]

Select an Edition: (AlertNet) FACTBOX-What is the Kyoto Protocol? May 12 (Reuters) - About 190 governments will meet in Germany next week to discuss efforts to combat climate change and review the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, meant to cut emissions of gases blamed for global warming. [News Source]

Climate change is man-made, and difficult to slow (Nunatsiaq News) Man-made pollution is driving global warming, and the scale of the warming is now more intense than at any time over the past 20,000 years, according to a draft report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [News Source]

Gore hopes global-warming documentary turns heads (Rocky Mountain News) If you're looking for a conversation about global warming, there's probably no better person to seek out than former Vice President Al Gore. These days, Gore is traveling the country to promote a documentary that he hopes will draw a lot more people into the conversation. [News Source]