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Originally Posted by mollyL
I supported John Edwards until he dropped out of the race, and he was opposed to any new nuclear power plants going online in the States. Now I've heard Obama say that he wants to "Look at the idea of new nuclear power plants." What have you guys heard about this?
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I haven't heard that but then I'm a Canadian so I'm not following the candidates too closely. I do know that any one of them will say whatever is necessary to get elected.
I think nuclear energy could be
one of the solutions to reducing our carbon emissions and providing more energy. In my opinion, it's far from the best solution. I would prefer using renewable energy to satisfy our energy needs, but nuclear is cleaner than coal plants.
The biggest reason why we aren't using renewable energy in North America is because the very powerful coal lobby has a stranglehold on our various politicians. The coal industry contributes a lot of money to political campaigns so the politicians can vie for your vote.