POWER POLITICS: Is the proposed clean energy agency a dirty deal for taxpayers and the environment?
U.S. lawmakers are considering legislation that would create a new independent federal agency to promote government investment in clean energy.
But watchdogs are raising questions about whether the way the proposed agency is structured is unfair to taxpayers and bad for the environment. Among their concerns are its bias toward nuclear power -- a critical issue for the South, which is at the center of the nuclear industry's planned revival.
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Nuclear power is an environmental Pandora's box, and can only go forward if corporations can lie to you and privatize their profits while socializing the enormous financial risks. Nuclear's carbon footprint, water footprint, and human health footprint are often ignored.