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Public Citizen's energy program advocates for clean and sustainable energy.  We safeguard consumers from the impacts of electricity deregulation,  educate the public on the dangers of nuclear power while encouraging responsible nuclear waste management, and fight against environmental degradation by promoting clean energy alternative.

The Energy Program strives to provide energy activists and policy makers with the tools they need to advocate for and attain a reliable and sustainable energy future. 

Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy, by Dr. Arjun Makhijani of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, serves as a viable proposal to move our energy sector away from the polluting and hazardous energy sources of the past by demonstrating the feasibility of eliminating our dependency on finite resources.  

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Despite efforts to portray nuclear power as clean, safe, and renewable, its not. Read about where new reactors have been proposed, what you can do to stop them, and how renewable energy is a better alternative to meet our energy needs.
Learn more about how the proposed nuclear waste dump in Nevada is riddled with environmental, security, and financial concerns.
The Bush Administration has recently proposed a "Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)" based on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. Learn about the environmental contamination and proliferation risks of reprocessing, its high cost, and why this technology will not solve the waste problem.
Following years of deregulation and the recent repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUCHA), a wave of mergers is occuring. Learn how consumers and communities are threatened by this trend.

Hot Issues

Apr. 29 - Public Service Commission Decides Higher Electricity Prices, More Radioactive Waste, Greater Danger are In Best Interests of Marylanders

Mar. 31- Climate Legislation Good First Step; Opportunities to Strengthen Environmental and Consumer Protections Will Come During Committee Debate

Mar. 25- Federal Government Orders Hearing on Proposed New Reactor in Maryland

Feb. 3- Congress Must Reregulate Energy Markets To Stop Wild Swings in Oil Prices

Jan. 7 -Top Energy Regulator’s Exit Is Chance for Obama to Reverse Deregulation Fiasco, Put Families Over Power Company Profits

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