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Elizabeth Warren caves in to the nuclear lobby. Bernie Sanders stands firmly anti nuclear

‘We need to keep some’: Warren backtracks on nuclear power plants, Washington Examiner, by Josh Siegel, December 19, 2019   Elizabeth Warren would keep existing nuclear plants online to combat climate change, she said at Thursday night’s presidential primary debate, marking a shift in her position on an issue that has divided the Democratic field……..

The Democratic field has split on how to handle nuclear power, ….

Warren’s liberal rival Bernie Sanders is perhaps the most skeptical of nuclear, citing concerns about storing nuclear waste, and the high cost of building new plants, in opposing it.

Sanders wants to impose a moratorium on license renewals for existing power plants, along with stopping the building of new plants.

Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmentalist, seemed to echo that position at Thursday night’s debate, saying nuclear costs too much and presents too many risks.

“We have the technology we need: It’s called wind and solar and batteries,” Steyer said…..  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/warren-clarifies-that-she-would-keep-some-nuclear-plants-alive

December 21, 2019 - Posted by | election USA 2020

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