Ryan Grim, Embattled NRC Chair Pushed Out by Industry

May 22, 2012

Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) on the relentless industry backed assault that forced the resignation of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko.  A year after the Fukashima nuclear disaster and the suspension of federal funding for the storage of nuclear waste in the Yucca mountains in Nevada, the nuclear power industry intensifies lobbying effort to achieve its goals.  Click thru for links and updates.  Use this post as today’s thread.

UPDATE: Also on today’s show, Rush Limbaugh to Organic Food eaters, “You’re Jerks!” and gets a little creepy with a 14 year old.  Also, Corey Booker on Maddow, a proposal to get rid of the Census and a push to allow domestic propaganda.

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