What Would The United States Look Like Without Nuclear Energy?

Image source: FarbenfroheWunderwelt/Flickr.Nuclear energy is being pressured across the United States. In recent years nearly one dozen nuclear reactors have been taken offline or scheduled for decommissioning, including the last nuclear power plant in California. Despite a heightening sense of urgency for responding to climate change and reducing carbon dioxide emissions, politicians and environmental groups continue to turn their backs on the nation's largest source of carbon-free power, which provided 20% of the country's total electricity in 2015. Continue reading

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