Nuclear
Wyoming emerges as early industry leader in advanced nuclear
In the four months since TerraPower and Rocky Mountain Power announced plans to build an advanced nuclear facility at a retiring Wyoming coal plant, the state has emerged as an early industry leader.
Read the entire article by Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune, Oct 8, 2021
Nuclear Energy and Global Warming
Nuclear energy provides more than 55 percent of America’s carbon-free electricity.
Pennsylvania’s 5 nuclear power plants produce 93% of the state’s carbon-free electricity. And that’s not all. http://bit.ly/2z2APnE
Green New Deal Excludes Nuclear And Would Thus Increase Emissions -- Just Like It Did In Vermont
by Michael Shellenberger
The Green New Deal proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) today excludes nuclear energy from the proposed mix. If it were ever actually attempted nationally, it would increase greenhouse gas emissions — just as a similar effort did in Vermont.