Opinion: Nuclear energy could get us to the cleaner future that proponents of green energy want—and could do it without wrecking the global economy, write John Rie and Alan Emery
If Americans want a “Green New Deal,” they should try the nuclear option.
Nuclear power is clean, carbon-free, 24/7 power, 365 days a year. It’s scalable more quickly than other carbon-free sources and takes up far less space. From 1970-90 Sweden doubled its energy output by deploying nuclear plants while reducing carbon emissions 50%. Its economy expanded by 50% while fossil-fuel use dropped by 40%.The publicly ridiculed Green New Deal gets a vote in the Senate.
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