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Nuclear reactors, a solar panel and a wind turbine sit beneath the words “Look Both Ways” and above the topic of the week. Is nuclear or renewable energy more beneficial and realistic? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)

Look Both Ways: Nuclear and renewable energies

By Ethan Ernst and Santiago Montañez Bertoletti | November 13, 2024

RENEWABLE ENERGY By: Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist The output of a nuclear power plant compared to its environmental impact is far superior to renewable energy. Even still, nuclear energy is too expensive and time consuming to adopt widely. Small...

Environmental Action discussed at Egyptian Theatre

By Sasha Dobek | September 27, 2019

Filmmaker Jamie Redford's documentary "Happening — A Clean Energy Revolution" spotlights issues and innovations occurring in the fight for the planet.

Nuclear energy to be topic of speaker

By Northern Star Staff | September 25, 2014

David Kraft, Nuclear Energy Information Service director, will provide a presentation about the hazards of nuclear energy at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room.The presentation, called Exelon’s Nuclear War Against Renewable...

Thorium is a great alternative energy source

Thorium is a great alternative energy source

By Chris Dertz | April 4, 2011

Crisis begets change. At least, that's the way it should be. With last month's horrible tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis in Japan, it should be evident, now more than ever, that there needs to be a shift in the status quo of global energy policy....