In a recent speech given at a jobs training center for energy hardware and software in Lanham, Maryland, President Obama announced controversial decision to break ground on the first nuclear power plant in 30 years. Obama addresses both sides of the environmental and economic debate surrounding clean energy. A major point he makes is that nuclear power is cleaner for the air: it will prevent 16 million tons of carbon dioxide emission each year, the amount that a coal plant of similar scale would produce. This is the equivalent of taking 3.5 million cars of the road. Using more dubious logic, Obama states that our “competitors”, referring to other nations such a France and China, are building nuclear plants, and creating jobs for their citizens, and we need to keep up with them to keep the economy strong.
What’s your opinion of Obama’s energy strategies?
