By Hunter Walker 3/08/12 10:09am

Nuclear Options

Rudy Giuliani (Photo: Getty)

Rudy Giuliani Says Closing The Indian Point Nuclear Plant Would ‘Be A Catastrophe For New York City’

Rudy Giuliani spoke out against potential plans to close the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant at the Bronx Chamber of Commerce Irish Heritage Luncheon yesterday. Mr. Giuliani and his lobbying firm, Bracewell & Giuliani, have been hired to promote the plantby its owners, Entergy Nuclear, who are pushing for a new 20-year license to continue running the plant.

“I’m going to talk about Indian Point and the need for Indian Point. It supplies 25 percent of the energy for New York City. Mayor Bloomberg has said that, if Indian Point is closed down, New York City, will have brownouts, maybe even blackouts,” Mr. Giuliani said in a conversation with reporters prior to his speech. “I really want to talk some common sense about nuclear power.” Read More

By Hunter Walker 1/23/12 11:21pm

Campaign 2012

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich at the debate in Tampa. (Photo: Getty)

Newt Gingrich: ‘I Have Never, Ever Gone and Done Any Lobbying’

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich went on the attack early in tonight’s NBC News National Journal Republican presidential debate in Tampa leading to a heated exchange where they argued over whether Mr. Gingrich is a former lobbyist.

“There’s a point in this process where it gets unnecessarily personal and nasty and that’s sad. The fact is, I’ve had a very long career of trying to represent the people of Georgia and, as speaker, the people of the United States. I think it’s pretty clear to say that I have never ever gone and done any lobbying,” Mr. Gingrich said. Read More

By Hunter Walker 12/30/11 5:48pm

Frack and Forth

Hydrofracking at an oil well site near Tioga, North Dakota. (Photo: Getty)

Industry Friendly Group Calls Hydrofracking One of 'The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2011'

According to the American Council on Science and Health, the fuss over hydrofracking is unfounded. ACSH named the controversial natural gas drilling technique one of “the top ten unfounded health scares of 2011″ in a list published this week. “To deny Americans the possibility of plentiful, cheap, and safe natural gas because of hyper-precautionary fears about ‘toxic and carcinogenic’ chemicals from hydrofracking fluid seems terribly irresponsible,” read the ACSH report.

ACSH is a group of “physicians, scientists and policy advisors“who often take controversial positions supporting perceived environmental and health risks including fatty foods, pesticides and tobacco. Critics have called ACSH “a front” for industry because it has accepted contributions from corporarations including oil and gas companies. ACSH’s report on hydrofracking blamed opposition to the drilling technique on “alarmist” media coverage in the pages of the New York Times and the documentary “Gasland.” Read More