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Sanders, Leahy push pollution reduction bill
BRATTLEBORO -- There is no place for the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Sen. Bernard Sanders' plan to combat greenhouse gas emissions.
Monday, Sanders announced he was reintroducing an ambitious bill to reduce pollution associated with global warming. The bill was first introduced by his predecessor, Jim Jeffords.
Sanders is co-sponsoring the bill with fellow Vermonter, Sen. Patrick Leahy.
When asked how nuclear power fits into the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act, Sanders replied, "it doesn't."
"Our bill focuses on energy efficiency and it focuses on sustainability. It doesn't deal with nuclear power," said Sanders, in a telephone interview Monday night.
Sanders said there was one major reason why nuclear power doesn't belong in the act.
"We are dealing with highly toxic radioactive substances and we don't know of a way to dispose of them safely," he said.
January 15, 2007
by Bob Audette, Reformer Staff
in Brattleboro Reformer
BRATTLEBORO -- There is no place for the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Sen. Bernard Sanders' plan to combat greenhouse gas emissions.
Monday, Sanders announced he was reintroducing an ambitious bill to reduce pollution associated with global warming. The bill was first introduced by his predecessor, Jim Jeffords.
Sanders is co-sponsoring the bill with fellow Vermonter, Sen. Patrick Leahy.
When asked how nuclear power fits into the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act, Sanders replied, "it doesn't."
"Our bill focuses on energy efficiency and it focuses on sustainability. It doesn't deal with nuclear power," said Sanders, in a telephone interview... [continue via Web link]
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