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Group Pushes More Renewable Energy, Less Nuclear
The group Environment Illinois is touting its new report as proof that the state, and the nation, should be focused on renewable energy rather than nuclear power.

The study, entitled, "Generating Failure: How Building Nuclear Power Plants Would Set America Back in the Race Against Global Warming," states that renewable energy solutions would reduce carbon emissions twice as fast as new nuclear power plants.

Brian Granahan, staff attorney and clean energy advocate at Environment Illinois, says nuclear power plants take too long to build, cost more than renewable energy, and don’t provide as much benefit. He says his group embarked on the study because of all the talk generated on the federal level about using new nuclear reactors to provide cleaner energy in light of the cap-and-trade bill. He also points out that a few state lawmakers have proposed bills that would allow the building of nuclear power plants.

The report can be found at www.environmentillinois.org.

(Illinois Radio Network)
11 19 09 by Newsroom
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