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Two years after Fukushima, there are dozens of nuclear plants just like it operating in the U.S. But President Obama and too many members of Congress are still touting nuclear as 'safe' and 'clean'. It's not - it's a disaster waiting to happen that could impact up to 50 Million Americans. 

Check out the map to see if you live in a nuclear danger zone,  and then tell Congress and President Obama to both shut down existing nuke plants and to stop approving new ones.

President Obama sent mixed signals on his commitment to environmental protection when he announced his nominations to lead the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. 

His EPA nominee, Gina McCarthy, is a tried and true environmental advocate with a proven track record on regulating pollution that causes global warming. But Obama's nominee to run the energy department, Ernest Moniz, is an apologist for fracking and nuclear power who said that renewable energy isn't ready to power our economy (obviously we know it is).

If this administration is going to seriously tackle global warming, it needs leaders like McCarthy, not Moniz. And we're going to need McCarthy to step up, and if necessary step OVER Moniz and other less-bold climate warriors in Obama's cabinet. Here's what we think should be on her to-do list as soon as the Senate confirms her appointment:

Earlier this month, we launched an action calling on the President to drop his support for his so-called "all of the above" energy policy and to instead use the first State of the Union address of his second term to lay out a clear plan to stop global warming.

Since then, President Obama said some pretty momentous things about climate change in his inaugural address. And policy advisors from the Vice President on down have been backing up the sentiment by promising more real action on global warming. And that's all good news. 

In fact, it’s so good that a bunch of people have asked, "Should we really be picking on the President? Why not go after Congress and demand action? Or the oil and coal companies?"

Of course — the answer is that we should do all those things — and a bunch more. But there's a really good reason to KEEP our attention focused on the President. Only President Obama can say "NO" to five of the 14 biggest climate-killing projects in the world:

For the sake of the Arctic, I wish I were making this up, but it's true: last week Shell oil's drilling platform ran aground in Alaska -- AGAIN.

This latest blunder underscores the fact that Shell and the other Big Oil companies are utterly unprepared to drill in the dangerous climate of the Arctic, and that drilling is likely to cause massive environmental damage to this pristine and wonderful part of the world

Let's go green with Grover! No, not that Grover. We mean Grover Norquist, the country's most powerful anti-tax activist.

UPDATED - The last debate is tonight! Share this graphic to help get Bob Schieffer's attention before 9 p.m. and spread the word.

Your weekly news roundup on everything environment

In this week's issue:

Feeling Hot Hot Hot!

What a Waste!

Iceberg Twice the Size of Manhattan Breaks off Greenland

Mass Demonstrations Against Nuclear Power in Japan

Shell: You’ve been Punk’d

According to Scientific American: "Less than two weeks after the state's senate passed a bill banning state agencies from reporting that sea-level rise is accelerating, research has shown that the coast between North Carolina and Massachusetts is experiencing the fastest sea-level rise in the world."

Your weekly news roundup on everything environment

In this weeks issue:

Environmental Action Connects the Dots in Miami

Heartland Institute Compares Climate Science Believers to Mass Murderers, Loses Sponsors

All 50 Nuclear Reactors in Japan Closed for Maintenance

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Increased 100-fold Since the 1970s

Beijing to Get Rid of 1,200 Polluting Enterprises

TransCanada reapplies for Keystone Pipeline Permit

When we started a campaign asking GM to stop funding the Heartland institute with friends at the Heartland Institute, we expected it would take a while to get the attention of the multi-billion dollar auto maker.

But just last week, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson has publicly responded that he is going to review the company’s funding of the Heartland Institute.

This is a huge deal. But it's not a victory, yet. Which is why it's critical that we keep the pressure on.