Chuck DeVore Goes Nuclear!

OK, it's not what it sounds like.

What I mean is: in a world of rising energy prices, most politicians are busy trying to score cheap political points on energy and few are offering any practical, long-term solutions.  Assemblyman Chuck DeVore and his effort to lift California's 31-year old ban on the building of any new nuclear power generating facilities stands as a shining exception.

Still think of Chernobyl or Three Mile Island when you hear the words, "nuclear power?"  Now you understand the most challenging aspect of the Assemblyman's effort: educating a public which still conjures up these images when it hears the words.

Learn more about this most efficient and abundant energy source and hear where the Mr. DeVore's legislative efforts stand at the moment: click here to listen to an interview I just conducted with him in my new weekly podcast, which posted earlier today.

DeVore is offering a common sense, long-term solution. Learn the facts and look to support his worthy effort.

Comments

[The Real Sporer]

The fear of nuclear power is, of course, as irrational as the liberal fears of well, almost everything else.

[Meddlesome Nobody]

On this matter, the liberals are all wet.

First, to toe the environmentalists' line, we can't build any new nuclear power plants.

Secondly, in the name of global warming, the state passes laws prohibiting the purchase of electricity produced using coal.

OK, we're left with natural gas-driven power stations, solar, and wind power.

Lastly, they block the construction of LNG terminals that we need to import the natural gas used to produce electricity and heat our homes. That move virtually guarantees a future shortage of natural gas and high winter heating bills.

Essentially, the left has engaged in social engineering to stall residential and industrial development by constraining the amount of electricity we can produce and reducing supply.

When will we wake up?

We live near the largest nuclear plant in the US...the Palo Verde Plant in Arizona. I have never even given the slightest thought as to whether or not it was safe or not. I do know that it provides power to not only Arizona but to California as well. Here in Arizona, we do not know what "blackouts" are because we are blessed with not only nuclear power, but many coal fired plants that are also CLEAN burning plants. We are also in the process of building MORE plants in order to sell power to California...so, thanks California for helping our economy.

Signed, Happy in Arizona with abundent power