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HoweStreet.com reports on the long term trend of nuclear energy and uranium.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), total world energy consumption is projected to increase 44% by 2030. Despite haunting memories of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, nuclear is increasingly being seen as the lesser of evils.
Even Patrick Moore, the co-founder of Greenpeace, […]
HoweStreet.com reports on the long term trend of nuclear energy and uranium.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), total world energy consumption is projected to increase 44% by 2030. Despite haunting memories of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, nuclear is increasingly being seen as the lesser of evils.
Even Patrick Moore, the co-founder of Greenpeace, is coming around. In a recent statement, he said, “Nuclear energy is a key technology for the future and [there] should be a resurgence of this technology happening now.” And guess what? There is.
In February, President Obama announced that the federal government will provide $8.33 billion in loan guarantees for a pair of nuclear reactors to be built in Georgia. The first in 30 years. It’s not enough but it’s a start.