Obama's Nuclear Surprise (Video News)

Welcome to the Planet 100 for February 3, 2010. Here's what we're covering today:

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Nuclear Surprise

There were a few surprises in President Obama's 2011 budget on the issues of energy and the environment.

A new federal loan guarantee program will doll out $20 billion dollars to fund new nuclear power projects, bringing the total investment in nuclear to a whopping $54 billion. Some experts argue that this is a political move to get the GOP to more engaged in the renewable energy debate.

And while the DOE is scrapping subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, it will be awarding a record $545 million to back research into "clean coal".

Via: NPR

Lost and Found
The sixth season of ABC's hit series Lost premiered last night, and TreeHugger.com dissects it's secret lessons about sustainable living.

Fans of the show have found in the subtext of Lost, handy how-to's on coping with everything from peak oil and food scarcity to hungry polar bears and natural forces out to get resource-hogging survivors.

But the show is eco-friendly in another way, dispensing with DVD packaging, Lost demonstrated a new form of digital distribution. It was the first to be sold on iTunes and the first available for free streaming online.

Source: Treehugger

Green Police
Carmaker Audi will be giving football fans some eco-friendly tips as well as a few laughs. Their fake PSAs, due to air during this weekend's Superbowl, features the Green Police advising us how to use our paper products sparingly.

Via: Ecorazzi

Photo Credits:

Obama ©AP Photo

Nuclear Power Plant ©Larry Dale Gordon/Getty Images

Senate Floor ©Getty Images

LOST ©AP Photo

LOST still: Courtesy of ABC

Oil Wells ©Ping Han/Thinkstock

Banana ©Klaus Meindl/Thinkstock

Polar Bear ©Anna Yu/Thinkstock

Police Badge: Courtesy of Audi

Video: Courtesy of Audi