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Archive for February 25th, 2010

economy,environment,technology

A Nuclear Power Renaissance?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Hour 1
President Obama called for a "new generation of clean, nuclear plants" in his state of the Union address. He has also promised $8.3 million in loan guarantees to build two new reactors in Georgia. While nuclear energy proponents cheer the possibility of a nuclear renaissance, others raise concerns with nuclear waste, safety, and high-costs. This hour, a debate about the future of nuclear power in the United States with ALAN HANSON, Executive Vice-President for technologies and used fuel management for AREVA Inc. and SHARON SQUASSONI, Senior Fellow and Director of the Proliferation Prevention Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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author,education,family issues,politics,social issues

Reclaiming Public Education

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Hour 2
Education Professor MIKE ROSE is tired of hearing only negative rhetoric about public schools. He's also tired of hearing about the magic bullets to fix them. In his new book "Why School: Reclaiming Education for All of Us," Rose gets back to the basics exploring why education matters and celebrating what works. This hour, a conversation on the importance and the possibilities of public education with MIKE ROSE, professor in UCLA’s graduate School for Education and Information Studies.

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