If Edwards is elected and takes away the nuclear option?

Question

How fast will America reach 90% fossil fuel electricity production?

Nuclear is the compromise - by removing red tape and allowing a closed fuel cycle - as the french, japanese, chinese, and others have done- the price will decline dramatically while producing only small amounts of waste - this clean coal nonsense still produces large amounts of toxic coal ash - and carbon storage technology is still in its infancy and costs a fortune.

to provide power to the entire US it would take:

300 nuclear plants
or
1200 coal plants
or
1.2 million average sized wind turbines

42,000 average sized solar generating stations

renewables are a joke and do not compete with fossil fuels or nuclear.

by removing nuclear you simply encourage energy companies to build more highly polluting coal plants - of which 100+ are scheduled to be built in the US.

Answer 1

Edwards stands a snowballs chance in hell. He will never get the nomination. This is a non issue.

Answer 2

John Edwards' plan is to reduce US GHG emissions by 80% by the year 2050, which meets the recommendations made by scientists.

The League of Conservation Voters, which has not yet endorsed a candidate for president, described Edwards' plan as the "most comprehensive global warming plan of any presidential candidate to date."

Details on his plan are available at the link below.

Answer 3

Taking away the nuclear option is a good thing. There are plenty of alternatives. It could possibly pave the way for actual research and developement of alternatives.