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Monday, September 27, 2010

Energy roulette

Opinion: Government must consider nuclear power in RES
Though the Senate is making a commendable effort with its renewable-energy standard, the proposal leaves behind nuclear power and natural gas because of an "uncertainty about market demand," the Washington Post editorial board writes. If the government wants to truly counter climate change, the newspaper argues, it must look toward what technologies cut carbon usage the most -- such as nuclear power -- rather than what could be the most stable market investment. The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/26/AR2010092603020.html?sub=AR
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