Obama’s Phony Support of Nuclear Plants
When I heard Obama’s State of the Union speech I had a moment of shock when he announced support for building more nuclear plants and drilling off shore. Skepticism set in immediately. I said under my breath, if he is serious about this I will be behind him. He has now announced a nuke plant loan.
President Barack Obama next week will announce a loan guarantee to build the first nuclear power plant in the United States in almost three decades, an administration official said Friday.
The two new Southern Co. reactors to be built in Burke, Ga., are part of a White House energy plan administration officials hope will draw Republican support. Obama’s direct involvement in announcing the award underscores the political weight the White House is putting behind its effort to use nuclear power and alternative energy sources to lessen American dependence on foreign oil and reduce the use of other fossil fuels blamed for global warming.
Loan guarantees for other sites are expected to be announced in the coming months, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been made public. The federal guarantees are seen as essential for construction of any new reactor because of the huge expense involved. Critics call the guarantees a form of subsidy and say taxpayers will assume a huge risk, given the industry’s record of cost overruns and loan defaults.
I support this, even though it is most likely pure rhetoric. Gregory of Yardale points out:
Basically, this “push” for nuclear power is just a ruse to try and get cap and trade passed. Democrats are far too beholden to the Luddite environmental left to seriously support nuclear power. The only place Obama really supports nuclear power is Iran.
and Duane Lester:
In reality, this is very easy for him to promote. He knows that any new proposed nuclear power plants would be smothered in red tape, eco-Marxist protests and the usual NIMBY push back.
He loses nothing by pushing it. He knows it will never happen but can position himself as being for it.
Indeed, indeed. It is rhetoric, but I’ll support it rhetorically too. I hope it works out, cuz that would be a route towards energy independence we greatly need.
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Posted by Jay on February 12, 2010 9:18 pm
» Filed Under Agenda based science, Barack Obama, Energy, Global Warming, News, environmental activists/terrorists, man-made science, political opportunism
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It’s weird that the country with the largest fossil fuel resources of any country on earth needs to strive for energy independence. That lie has been promoted for sop long, it even smells now.
Ever heard of coal to liquids technology? The Germans ran their entire WWII army on what is called the Fischer-Tropsche process a way of refining coal into liquid fuel.
Another of these Democrat lies.
It’s a ruse. Unless Obama can control the nuke industry along with his union buddies and his thin strata of elites. Study the European statist government. (Administrative government)
Understand he has no desire to allow any growth or new growth that his people do not control. Chicago style political mafia on a national and maybe a global style. As I have said many times before, this is about control, power and money. Obama’s supporters are in it for the cash.