NEI Nuclear Notes

From an Edmonton Journal story on environmentalists who are now supporting nuclear energy : [D]uring a recent visit to Edmonton, world famous Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey also said he'd welcome nuclear power to Africa. People there are energy starved, burning the forest cover to cook meals, he said. If the developed world would help them by building nuclear reactors, they would prevent the release of greenhouse gases and provide many people with a stable energy source to build their lives around, he said. I'm sure the folks in South Africa who are working on the PBMR heard that request loud and clear. For more details, check out the essential We Support Lee .

Our old friend Norris McDonald of the African-American Environmentalist Association is responsible for putting together The State of Environmental Justice in America 2007 . The conference runs from March 29-31 at Howard University Law School here in Washington, D.C. Norris has also set up a blog to promote the conference. Be sure to check it out.