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Oil Spill Muddies the Water for Passing Climate Legislation

Submitted by Todd Wynn on May 25, 2010 - 2:35am

With any disaster comes opportunity. And while it is difficult to see any silver lining right now through the oil-slicked, devastated waters of the Gulf of Mexico, something good may come of the spill. It may help stop a highly problematic piece of legislation--the American Power Act, better known as the cap-and-trade bill. 
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On Nuclear Energy: Lessons in Promoting

Submitted by Todd Wynn on February 24, 2010 - 8:10am

For more than thirty years, there hasn’t been a new nuclear plant built in the United States. This is due to a number of reasons, including cost overruns, environmental lawsuits, political palatability and an unjustified fear of nuclear technology. That may all change with President Obama recently announcing support for nuclear power by giving his blessing and taxpayer dollars for two new nuclear plants in Georgia.
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