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Now a US Democrat senator is calling nuclear “clean”!

Key senator backs nuclear in clean [?] energy proposal – Nation – Macon.com, Jan. 31, 2011   By FREDERIC J. FROMMER – Associated Press WASHINGTON — A clean energy standard that includes nuclear power has the support of the Senate energy committee chairman,……..Democratic Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico made his position known Monday, following President Barack Obama’s call in last week’s state of the union for 80 percent of the nation’s electricity to come from clean sources by 2035. Obama expanded on previous efforts that would have focused exclusively on renewable sources like wind and solar by adding nonrenewable sources like nuclear, natural gas and “clean coal.” Key senator backs nuclear in clean energy proposal – Nation – Macon.com

February 2, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | spinbuster, USA