Nuclear power finds odd bedfellow in 2020 Dems as voters look for climate change solutions
Posted on AllSides April 30th, 2019
From The Left
Nuclear energy could be making a comeback thanks to ... Democrats?
Several candidates vying for the party's presidential nomination in 2020 are promoting or have shown openness to expanding "next-generation" nuclear power as part of the arsenal of options to aggressively address the effects of climate change.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. are backing expansion of modern nuclear energythat would have to meet tougher safety standards. Several other White House candidates, including former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and...
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