Nuclear energy is America’s workhorse.
It’s been rolling up its sleeves for six decades now to provide constant, reliable, carbon-free power to millions of Americans.
Just how reliable has nuclear energy been?
It has roughly supplied a fifth of America’s power each year since 1990.
When you hear the words “clean energy,” what comes to mind?
Most people immediately think of solar panels or wind turbines, but how many of you thought of nuclear energy?
Nuclear is often left out of the “clean energy” conversation despite it being the second-largest source of low-carbon electricity in the world behind hydropower.
So, just how clean and sustainable is nuclear?
by Michael Shellenberger
Three weeks ago, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said, "The world is gonna end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change."
Then, yesterday, she proposed a “transition from” nuclear power, America’s largest source of emissions-free energy.
What gives? How does she avoid the cognitive dissonance created by holding two radically opposed views?