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Nuclear power promotion should not be included in USA’s Climate Bill

“The nuclear power industry stands to benefit tremendously,” said Slocum. “And this is probably the most undeserving industry in the entire American economy.”

5 Green Groups Declare Senate Climate Bill unacceptable, ,  SolveClimate.com, Stacy Feldman – Apr 28th, 2010 Five national environmental groups declared the stalled Senate climate and energy bill “unacceptable” on Tuesday, saying the nation would be better off in the long run without it.

The current form of the bill is “too high a price” and “the solution is a fake one,” said Bill Snape, senior counsel at the Center for Biological Diversity, a member of the coalition of groups opposed to the bill…..

Among the coalition’s biggest gripes is a provision that would jettison the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act….The groups also objected to the bill’s emissions reduction goals; the billions being thrown into cleaner coal and nuclear power;……

The groups also object to the bill’s expected breaks for nuclear power, citing concerns over skyrocketing costs and safety issues.

“The nuclear power industry stands to benefit tremendously,” said Slocum. “And this is probably the most undeserving industry in the entire American economy.”

In a preview of the bill last week, Kerry said it would deliver loan guarantees and risk insurance to build 12 new nuclear reactors. At a price tag of between $5 billion to $10 billion each, the total cost of that kind of nuclear ramp-up could be in excess of $100 billion, Slocum said.

5 Green Groups Declare Senate Climate Bill ‘Unacceptable’ | SolveClimate.com

April 29, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, USA | antinuclear, climate change, global warming, nuclear, nuclear spin