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Mainstream media comes out to bat for the nuclear lobby

U.N. Leaders Must Include Nuclear Energy In Action Plan On Climate Change http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/09/25/u-n-leaders-must-include-nuclear-energy-in-action-plan-on-climate-change/Ron Kirk

Mr. Kirk, a U.S. trade representative from 2009-13, co-chairs the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, funded by the nuclear energy industry.  “……….The U.N. Climate Summit will build global partnerships among representatives from business, science, advocacy and government sectors. These partnerships will take action on an essential plan to reduce carbon pollution and address global climate change.  This plan must include realistic actions that take us toward sustainable energy solutions, including building renewables and harnessing the strengths of nuclear energy, which provides 60 percent of clean carbon-free energy in the U.S. today……http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/09/25/u-n-leaders-must-include-nuclear-energy-in-action-plan-on-climate-change/

Japan Must Re-Embrace Nuclear Energy  Jay Hallen “…… One piece of good news is that Japan’s nuclear regulators have permitted the reopening of two nuclear plants later this year, on the basis of satisfying higher safety standards.  Two is not enough.  Japan must find a way to safely replicate, and surpass, all of its past  nuclear capacity in order to stand a chance of remaining one of the world’s advanced economies…..”. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jayhallen/2014/09/24/68/

September 27, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | spinbuster, USA