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We need some Andre the Giant to Go With our Dread Pirate Roberts

Nov 19, 2009

We need a little more Andre the Giant to go with our Dread Pirate Roberts in Utah’s clean air, energy, water, and land effort.

I guess I learned everything I needed to know about energy policy from watching The Princess Bride.

As Andre the Giant loses consciousness at Roberts’ hands he gasps an excuse: “I’ve been specializing in large groups.”

What You Missed Last Night at the Radiation Control Board Meeting

Nov 11, 2009

So last night the lawyers hired by EnergySolutions squared off against the Radiation Control Board and the public.

While it remains to be seen whether Utah will be protected from EnergySolutions' appetite for waste, the board's action is encouraging.

Want to catch up on how it went down?

First visit our twitter page to review the minute by minute updates posted live from the meeting (if you don't follow us on twitter now is a good time to fix that).

What do Harry Potter, Voldemort, and Utah have in common? Talking to snakes!

Nov 02, 2009

Harry Potter can talk to snakes.

Remember when one of those crazy wizards shoots a snake out of his wand and Harry talks to it and the snake almost bites someone, and everyone freaks out at Harry?

I learned my first lesson about talking to snakes when I was in high school attending early-morning seminary with all thirteen of the other Mormons my age. They showed us a movie about a boy and a talking snake.

The story went something like this:

Non-Partisan Exposure: Why we Should Ratify the CTBT and go back to fighting amongst ourselves

Oct 21, 2009

 Some issues are partisan, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is not.

This treaty will ban nuclear explosions – anywhere in the world. It will lock in United States nuclear superiority, assure that other countries do not develop nuclear weapons, create a framework for comprehensive arms control, and assure that the United States never exposes its citizens to fallout from THEIR OWN BOMBS!

A ThankYou note to the RCB and EnergySolutions

Oct 15, 2009

Tuesday night the RCB (Radiation Control Board) had a revelation.

They realized that the ‘C’ is for CONTROL and promptly took control of EnergySolutions.

This is new territory for the board.

The board decided in a 7-1 vote to require EnergySolutions to scientifically demonstrate that their site is suitable for depleted uranium disposal before they toss it in their west-desert dump.