Monday, March 18, 2013

Nuclear Power: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't?

Huffington Post: To some critics, there is no riskier source of electricity than nuclear power. For others, nuclear power's minimal greenhouse gas footprint makes it a vital alternative to carbon-belching coal and natural gas in the pitched battle to curb climate change -- and a far more reliable energy source, at least for now, than wind and solar power. To still others, nuclear power's advantages in the carbon war are eclipsed by the crippling economics of getting a nuclear power plant built, making it a prohibitive...

URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-zeller-jr/nuclear-power_b_2897674.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change

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