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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Maybe if all the American leftists, progressives and environmentalists got onboard with nuclear power we could diminish our own carbon footprint, too?

But nope.  They won’t.

Which illustrates clearly that the environmental movement in America isn’t about the environment at all. It’s about consolidating political power. [/quote]

I don't think opposition to nuclear power is about "consolidating political power". Opposition is rooted in fear of a nuclear accident and challenges with safely storing the radioactive waste. However, the analyses that I've read indicate that deaths and injuries per kilowatt hour of energy produced are far lower with nuclear power than with fossil fuels. In addition, new reactor designs help to reduce the risk of accidents and reduce the nuclear waste. Hopefully the opposition will begin to rethink its position in light of these improvements, and in light of the fact that nuclear power provides 24/7 reliability, while solar and wind do not.

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