Congressional Actions Archives · NIRS

July 27, 2016
In only five days (including Christmas!), 100+ renewable and safe energy organizations sign letter urging new Congress to shift energy funding from nuclear/fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency

Energy Shift Release Letter pdf
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December 27, 2006

In only five days (including Christmas!), 100+ renewable and safe energy organizations sign letter urging new Congress to shift energy funding from nuclear/fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency.

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August 1, 2005

Congress passes energy bill. NIRS Alert.

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July 28, 2005

Final Energy Bill Vote Could Occur Friday! NIRS Alert.

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July 20, 2005

Letter from environmental groups to Congressional energy bill conferees urging no nuclear subsidies in energy bill.

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April 22, 2005

House Passes Energy Bill! Time to take action in Senate! NIRS alert.

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April 15, 2005

The Energy Bill is Back! Contact Your Representative and Tell Him/Her You Oppose it! NIRS alert.

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February 9, 2004

NIRS fact sheet on budget-busting nuclear provisions in energy bill,

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November 24, 2003

"Thank and Spank" your Senators for their energy bill vote. NIRS Alert,

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November 17, 2003

Press Release, : Energy Bill includes $7.5 Billion in tax incentives for new reactors

Press Release

May 08, 2023
On April 15, 2023 utilities in Germany shut down the country’s three last remaining nuclear power plants. These closures mark the successful planned phase-out of German nuclear energy from the nation’s grid. What does this mean for Germany? What lessons should the U.S. take away from the German energy transition? Germany’s Energiewende (“energy transition”) is an overarching…

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December 13, 2022
NIRS Statement on 12/13/22 DOE Nuclear Fusion Announcement Today, the US Department of Energy announced what scientists consider a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion research. In the DOE’s press release, they celebrate “a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean…

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June 10, 2022
News from Beyond Nuclear, For Immediate Release Contacts: Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, kevin@beyondnuclear.org, (240) 462-3216;Michael Keegan, Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Great Lakes and Don’t Waste Michigan, mkeeganj@comcast.net, (734) 770-1441;Diane D’Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, dianed@nirs.org, (301) 270-6477 ext. 3,;Terry Lodge, environmental coalition legal counsel, tjlodge50@yahoo.com, (419) 205-7084Iris Potter, Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter, b.irispotter@gmail.com,…

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March 30, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 GROUPS DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN URANIUM Activists gathered near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to demand President Biden and Congress Ban Imports of Russian Uranium into the United States U.S. CORPORATIONS BUYING RUSSIAN URANIUM ARE FUNDING PUTIN’S WAR ON UKRAINE Washington D.C. – Activists affiliated…

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March 29, 2022
NIRS has joined our counterparts in Ukraine, calling for sanctions on Russia’s nuclear industry, including a ban on imports of uranium from Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear conglomerate. Doing so should not depend on there being no impact on the U.S. economy–we should have the courage of our convictions, and bringing an end to the wanton…

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March 29, 2022
It is increasingly urgent to do all we can to end Russia’s war on Ukraine and achieve a peaceful withdrawal of Russian forces from the country. Untold thousands of civilians have now been killed. Over one-fourth of Ukraine’s population–more than 10 million people–have been displaced from their homes and cities, many of which have been…

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