Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

"The EPA's coal mandate: An opportunity for nuclear, a giveaway for natural gas"

from The Neutron Economy:

"The EPA's coal mandate: An opportunity for nuclear, a giveaway for natural gas"


This week, the EPA announced a carbon cap of 1000 lbs CO2 per MWh electricity generated from all new power plants. While such a mandate provides an obvious opportunity for nuclear, upon inspection it looks suspiciously like a giveaway to the natural gas industry.

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