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Graham and Reilly – two nuclear promoters heading oil spill commission

The EPA under Reilly specifically called for “the construction of 600 more 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plants around the world.”

Nuclear Energy Has a Friend in Heads of Obama’s BP Oil Disaster Commission,  by kgosztola May 25, 2010 “…….The single largest nuclear industry contributor to Graham’s campaign was Exelon, which has provided him with $19,000 since 1998. Exelon, in fact, is a particularly generous donor, giving a total of $588,044 to members of Congress in 2002 alone. That makes it the kindest nuclear company to politicians, according to a Public Citizen report issued this past May 20 titled “Hot Waste, Cold Cash.” ….

Former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly: A Chum for Nuclear Energy
In Reilly’s career, he has demonstrated significant support for nuclear energy while also talking tough on environmental issues. Reilly’s experience writing up a report on the Exxon Valdez oil spill certainly makes him seem like the right person to ask questions of BP and offer recommendations on how to move forward and best address the disaster in the Gulf. But, Reilly is currently the co-chair for theNational Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), a project of the Bipartisan Policy Center…..One of the technologies the Commission recommended be expanded was nuclear power….he report called for “government intervention” that would address key issues and “improve prospects for an expanded, rather than diminished, role for nuclear energy.”……..
He became the leader of the Sustainable Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) in 2008. The board was formed by Energy Future Holdings (EFH) ……EFH definitely intends to shape the political agenda so that nuclear power is included….Reilly was at the center of this dea………The EPA under Reilly specifically called for “the construction of 600 more 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plants around the world.”Nuclear Energy Has a Friend in Heads of Obama’s BP Oil Disaster Commission « Moving Train Media

May 26, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, climate change, global warming, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, reactors