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New technologies can replace nuclear

New technologies can replace nuclear APP.com Matt Elliot February 22, 2009 “……….It’s a technology riddled with serious issues — cost, security and waste — that the industry is unable to solve. It’s time to leave nuclear behind and move our energy grid into the 21st century.

Congress got it right when it stripped nuclear subsidies from the federal stimulus bill, investing instead in renewable energy and energy efficiency. And in New Jersey, Gov. Jon Corzine has committed to reducing energy demand by retrofitting homes and businesses, and to bringing more clean, renewable electricity to the grid.

New Jersey’s offshore wind farm alone will power the equivalent of 300,000 homes by 2012 and 1 million by 2020. With less demand and so much more electricity, we can begin to make smarter energy choices and retire the state’s oldest and dirtiest power plants. Oyster Creek should be at the top of the list.

New technologies can replace nuclear | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

February 23, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY, NORTH AMERICA