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Nuclear inclusion less likely as USA’s Climate Bill is postponed

Graham’s withdrawal of support for the climate bill actually removes pressure on Sen. John Kerry and California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who come from the two most anti-nuclear states in the country. They’ve had to swallow hard to support the climate bill and its support for nuclear energy

Climate bill postponed, Idaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com, Dan Yurman. 25 April 2010, A top priority for President Obama suffered a severe setback over the weekend as Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham withdrew his support for climate change legislation which was to be introduced in the Senate this week.

His action came as Democrats prepared to change the sequence in the legislative calendar taking up immigration reform ahead of the massive climate bill. The move by Graham throws a huge monkey wrench in plans by the Obama administration to support the nation’s international commitments to cut greenhouse gases.

The climate bill developed by Sen John Kerry was expected to have a strong section on nuclear energy. Republican support for the climate bill was to have relied heavily on leadership from Graham who’s home state of South Carolina uses nuclear energy for a substantial portion of its electricity. The state is also expected to be home to the construction of at least two new reactors.

Graham’s withdrawal of support for the climate bill actually removes pressure on Sen. John Kerry and California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who come from the two most anti-nuclear states in the country. They’ve had to swallow hard to support the climate bill and its support for nuclear energy…….. Climate bill postponed

April 26, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, climate change, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, renewable energy