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nuclear weapons, environment, nuclear waste disposal

Nuclear Energy and Environmental speaker and author Dr. James Conca is Senior Scientist for UFA Ventures, Inc. in the Tri-Cities, Washington and a Science Contributor to Forbes on energy and nuclear issues. Conca combines the passion of activism with a 30-year career as a research scientist to create a new dynamic for discussing complex topics like energy and its effects on society and the planet.
Over the last 30 years, Conca has been Director of the Center for Laboratory Sciences at Columbia Basin College, Director of the New Mexico State University Environmental Monitoring and Research Center, Team Leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory, faculty at Washington State University, a scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Coordinator of Shuttle Activities over the Poles at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Conca obtained a Ph.D. in Geochemistry from the California Institute of Technology (1985), MS in Planetary Science (1981), and BS in Geology/Biology from Brown University (1979).

Recent Posts by James Conca

• Our Urgent Need for Energy Infrastructure
• Can Nuclear Power Rise From The Chaos In Washington?
• Do We Have The Raw Materials For The World To Become 80% Renewable By 2050?
• Could Hydropower Flood America With New Power?
• Demand Response Can Save Billions

Recent Comments by James Conca

• "Whether or not we are exaggerating, not much is being done. The rate at which the world is changing to low-carbon strategies will make almost no diffe"
  Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy
• "PS - In America, this New Low-Carbon Plan will require: - 500,000 MW of new wind (1.75 trillion kWhs/year) - 200,000 MW of new nuclear reactors, usi"
  Climate RFI: Decarbonizing Electricity with Standards,Taxes, and Transmission Lines
• "1) Because U.S. and global emission continue to increase, the urgency to decarbonize over the next 20 years requires some dramatic changes. Some form "
  Climate RFI: Decarbonizing Electricity with Standards,Taxes, and Transmission Lines
• "Excellent plan. I agree that it must be all-sector. The electricity sector does address not only itself, but the transportation sector and the buildin"
  A Framework for The Green Real Deal
• "Indeed, the history is key, especially the formation of BPA. Yes, cost and emissions are key. Yes, run by the government as a non-profit is best, it's"
  Our Urgent Need for Energy Infrastructure
• "That sounds great, but what is the rate at which these are going in? Degradation of the existing grid is going faster than installation of mini grads "
  Our Urgent Need for Energy Infrastructure
• "There is no way batteries will be anywhere near competing with gas as peaking by 2022, or even 2030. We just don't have the heavy metals needed, and t"
  Our Urgent Need for Energy Infrastructure
• "I'm afraid you're right. The last time I talked with the AGA, they are planning on the U.S. becoming 80% natural gas by about 2060. It doesn't make an"
  Our Urgent Need for Energy Infrastructure
• "Indeed!"
  Our Urgent Need for Energy Infrastructure
• "Another good point! It certainly is better than petroleum. But still is a fossil fuel."
  Our Urgent Need for Energy Infrastructure