The Breakthrough Blog
Your destination for short, pragmatic commentary on the news of the day as well as our thoughts on wicked problems of all stripes.
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Yet Again, Electricity Prices Soar in Puerto Rico
Soaring electricity prices in Puerto Rico highlight the value of nuclear energy. Read more →
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What Skeptics of the Inflation Reduction Act Get Wrong
At $369 billion, the law is a good deal for the climate. Read more →
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Effective Climate Communication on Extremes Should Not Sacrifice Clarity in the Name of Persuasion
It is not necessarily true that a small change in the average means a large change in extremes Read more →
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Joe Manchin: Climate Hawk
We should remember both the vision and organizing of the climate movement and the popularity and pragmatism of Joe Manchin. Read more →
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The Inflation Reduction Act — How Does It Impact the Nuclear Energy Industry?
Adam Stein breaks down the IRA's provisions for nuclear energy Read more →
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What It Means for Climate Change to Make Heatwaves Worse
Heatwaves are the most straightforward weather event to connect to climate change, but the way this is quantified and communicated can be confusing. Read more →
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What Are the Land-Use Intensities of Different Energy Sources?
A new PLoS ONE paper models the land footprint of different energy system scenarios Read more →
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Climate Change Need Not Be the Harbinger of Global Famine
What appears today as a food supply shock is, in reality, a price shock Read more →
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Global Climate Change Mitigation and the Critical Role of Nuclear Energy
by Danielle Emche & moreAssessing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, AR6-WG3 Report Read more →
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Saving Palisades Nuclear Power Plant To Secure Michigan’s Clean Energy Future
by Rani Franovich & moreShutting down the clean energy source will be the equivalent of tearing down almost every wind turbine in the State. Read more →
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One Thing the WaPo's Op-ed on Nuclear Safety Wasn't Built to Survive: Scrutiny
A rebuttal to Washington Post op-ed on wartime nuclear power plant safety Read more →
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Take a Deep Breath
Rani Franovich rebuts NPR coverage of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant firefight Read more →
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The Media’s Hysterical Coverage of Attacks on Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plant
Last night, a firefight between Russian and Ukrainian forces at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant raised alarms for officials and the media around the world. Proclamations of imminent… Read more →
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Blog: NRC revises previously issued subsequent license renewal for existing nuclear power plants
by Adam Stein & moreIn a surprising move, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reversed license renewal approvals for two operating nuclear power plants issued in 2019 and 2020, while the license… Read more →
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Sign On: Urge the IEA to Make its Data Free and Accessible
Access to energy-related data is essential to an efficient and equitable transition to clean energy. However, the International Energy Agency, one of the world’s largest repositories of… Read more →
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Blog: The Need for NEM Reforms and the False Argument About the Cost of Diablo Canyon
by Zeke Hausfather & moreRooftop solar has in many ways been a clean energy success story in California. Generous tax credits and net metering — the ability to use excess generation to offset home energy costs —… Read more →
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Blog: Takeaways from the Save Diablo Canyon Rally
by Seaver Wang & moreLast weekend, a crowd of more than one hundred people filled the courtyard in front of the San Luis Obispo Superior Court in vocal support of keeping the neighboring Diablo Canyon nuclear… Read more →
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Closure of San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Increased Emissions in California by 37 Million Metric Tons of CO2e
by Adam Stein & moreClosing nuclear power plants consistently increase emissions. As momentum is building for California to reconsider the planned closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, it’s instructive… Read more →
