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THE FLENSBURGER FILES When the lights go out in Berlin: How the energy revolution is changing the way we think about energy consumption
December 2007: A few months after my grandma passed on, my aunt and uncle, who had inherited her house, went through all of her belongings to see what she had kept in the 60+ years she lived there. ...
Posted on 11/21/12 at 12:13 PM
THE NEW FORTY The state of the homeland's security...
Billions have been spent on securing the homeland in the past decade. Apparently, the government forgot about securing one important facility in the homeland, which in my mind calls into question the ...
Posted on 9/30/12 at 8:22 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Most serious Minnesota nuclear plant alert not all that serious
Minnesotas most serious nuclear power plant emergency apparently posed no threat to the public and, in the end, was not all that serious. The Thursday Prairie Island power plant incident amounted t...
Posted on 1/5/12 at 5:10 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Time Wasters: The Cost of Blood, the Phantom Barber and Homicidal Jellyfish
A few links on sports, nuclear waste, the Babysitters Club and other random ephemera, all designed to help you while away your time. A geoscientist discusses how, exactly, the U.S. government int...
Posted on 1/21/10 at 1:00 PM
10 Things to Know for Wednesday 
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday
By Associated Press , June 04, 2013
US, China pledge efforts for nuclear-free North Korea
The United States and China committed Saturday to a process aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons, with the Obama administration gaining at least the rhetorical support of the only government that can exert significant influence over the reclusive North.
By Bradley Klapper , April 13, 2013
No panic in North Korea despite talk of missile test
As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the center of the storm was strangely calm.
By Jean H. Lee , April 10, 2013
EU: Nuclear talks with Iran have failed
The EU's foreign policy chief says that nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers have failed to reach an agreement.
By Associated Press , April 06, 2013
US missile defense shield to counter North Korea threat
The Pentagon said Wednesday it was deploying a missile defense shield to Guam to protect the U.S. and its allies in the region in response to increasingly hostile rhetoric from North Korea. The North renewed its threat to launch a nuclear attack on the United States.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR , April 03, 2013
North Korea warns military cleared to wage nuke attack
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Ratcheting up the rhetoric, North Korea warned early Thursday that its military has been cleared to wage an attack on the U.S. using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear" weapons.
By JEAN H. LEE , April 03, 2013
Kerry warns of punishment for North Korea nuclear test
New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart have agreed to make sure North Korea is punished if it carries out its threat to conduct a nuclear test. Amid signs that such a test is coming, South Korea's president also speculated that Pyongyang may detonate multiple atomic devices simultaneously.
By Hyun-Jin Kim , February 04, 2013
Biden: US would hold direct talks if Iran serious
The United States is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran in the standoff over its nuclear ambitions, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday — but he insisted that Tehran must show it is serious and Washington won't engage in such talks merely "for the exercise."
By David Rising and Geir Moulson , February 02, 2013
NKorea warns that nuke test may be imminent
North Korea is warning that it is prepared to conduct a nuclear test and carry out more long-range rocket launches.
By Associated Press , January 23, 2013
Nuclear plants watch wind levels as storm advances
Federal regulators and safety officials at nuclear power plants along the Eastern Seaboard were keeping a watchful eye on wind and water levels, preparing to shut plants down should Hurricane Sandy send levels surging.
By Josh Lederman , October 29, 2012
Xcel shuts down 2 Minn. nuclear reactors
Xcel Energy Inc. has shut down two of Minnesota's three nuclear reactors.
The Monticello plant had been operating at 10-percent power since the weekend, and operators shut down Prairie Island's Unit 1 plant Tuesday.
By Associated Press , August 14, 2012
South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test
The excavation at North Korea's northeast Punggye-ri site, where nuclear tests were conducted in 2006 and 2009, is in its final stages, according to a report by intelligence officials that was shared Monday with The Associated Press.
By Hyung-Jin Kim , April 09, 2012
Obama: Oil supply enough to keep squeeze on Iran
President Barack Obama said Friday he was plowing ahead with potential sanctions against countries that keep buying oil from Iran, including allies of the United States, in a deepening campaign to starve Iran of money for its disputed nuclear program.
By Ben Feller and Julie Pace , March 30, 2012
South Korea summit seeks to deter nuclear-armed terrorism
Nearly 60 world leaders who gathered today in Seoul for a nuclear security summit agreed to work on securing and accounting for all nuclear material by 2014. But widespread fear lingers about the safety of nuclear material in countries including former Soviet states, Pakistan, North Korea, Iran and India.
By Christopher Bodeen and Foster Klug , March 27, 2012
AP exclusive: Iran may be cleaning up nuclear work
Six world powers found common ground today on how harshly to criticize Iran, but only after marathon negotiations reflecting the difficulties of presenting a united front at upcoming nuclear talks with Tehran.
By George Jahn , March 07, 2012
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