Former Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said goodbye to Washington today at a luncheon sponsored by USEA, but before he left he gave his first major policy address since leaving office -- one that included a call for the nation to double its nuclear capacity by 2030.
I'll excerpt more of the speech tomorrow, but this paragraph jumped out at me right away:
And it appears there are a number of environmentalists who are willing to listen too. And click here for an NEI fact sheet on nuclear energy and how it helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
I'll excerpt more of the speech tomorrow, but this paragraph jumped out at me right away:
[I]t is imperative that we also revive and refocus the public debate over nuclear power. The time has come for nuclear power’s supporters to actively engage its political opponents -- especially those who also advocate controlling greenhouse gas emissions -- in a constructive dialogue about nuclear energy’s environmental and economic advantages.
And it appears there are a number of environmentalists who are willing to listen too. And click here for an NEI fact sheet on nuclear energy and how it helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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