Jim Doyle Rethinking Nuclear Energy

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (D) is reconsidering his longtime opposition to the expansion of nuclear energy.

Gov. Jim Doyle on Wednesday agreed with a study panel's call to change Wisconsin's 1983 moratorium on nuclear power plants to prepare for the coming national debate over that type of energy.

At a news conference, Doyle told reporters that his Task Force on Global Warming took a responsible step by recommending changes in the law.

The task force asked that Wisconsin “begin to consider (nuclear power) without the hurdles that the current law puts up — where it can’t even be really thought about,” Doyle said. “I don’t think we should be sitting with our heads in the sand.”

The 1983 law “basically keeps you from even thinking about” the process of approving a new nuclear plant in Wisconsin, he added.

“Let’s at least allow the Public Service Commission to look at” that option, the governor said, referring to the state agency that regulates utilities.

Comments

Joffan said…

Well, it would be a move in the right direction, like it would be if I stopped kicking you, even I didn't actually help you get up from the ground where I knocked you down.

What happens next, I wonder... two years of wrangling in legislative committees?

August 7, 2008 at 1:56 PM

Brian Mays said…

Well, I don't know about you, but I prefer it when people stop kicking me.

August 7, 2008 at 2:41 PM

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