We are all immersed in the daunting tasks of getting ready for and then settling back into school after a long (or in this case, not so long) summer. Be it kindergarten or college, this is the busiest and most focused time of the year for any family. We are signing up not only for new leases and "lunch bucks," but also for what sets our children on a course of learning for an entire year. With all the tasks and transitions ahead, we may forget what that learning should be all about.
Green energy enthusiasts are fond of lecturing Americans about the need to turn to cleaner sources of power. But recent calls to close the aging Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station expose the incongruous and irrational energy policy advocated by those who condemn oil and coal, and yet loathe the largest, most affordable alternative sources of power in Massachusetts.
On September 2, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited Pilgrim, commissioned in 1972, for poor operating performance and ordered increased oversight in addition to multi-million dollar safety improvements. Pilgrim could potentially be forced to shut down.
