Key GOP Senators Lament 'Irony' Of Advocates' Nuclear Stance In GHG Plan

Republican lawmakers open to efforts to curb climate change are criticizing some environmentalists for failing to support nuclear power, which has no greenhouse gas emissions, while also promoting the sector as an avenue for bipartisan climate policy given that the Obama administration also supports nuclear energy to achieve “deep” GHG cuts. “Why aren't the clean air benefits of nuclear power more widely promoted by those who are sincerely and fervently committed to efforts to reduce carbon emissions?” asked Sen. Susan...