Global warming giving nuclear new claim to clean
Associated PressBy Marc Levy
March 25, 2009
Nuclear reactors generate one-fifth of the nation’s power. Some see nuclear as a stable, homegrown energy source in light of last year’s oil price spikes. Others see it as a way to meet carbon-reduction goals.
Public interest is emerging, too: A Gallup Poll released in recent days shows 59 percent favor the use of nuclear power, the highest percentage since Gallup first asked the question in 1994.
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In red states and blue states, public officials are paving the way for new reactors to call their states home. Even lawmakers in two fossil fuel-rich states, Kentucky and Oklahoma, are advancing bills that would effectively lift a moratorium on nuclear power.
