Nuclear Power Doesn’t Belong in the Green New Deal (TruthOut.org)

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21: Actvists for People’s Action march with the Green New Deal Network to urge Congress to invest in care and clean energy jobs on September 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images for People’s Action)

“Amid rising public outcry over government inaction toward the climate crisis, the nuclear power industry has attempted to advertise itself as “zero emissions,” “carbon-free” and even “renewable” in order to convince politicians and the public that it is essential to solving this world-historical disaster.

However, nuclear power is none of these things, and it in fact stands in the way of achieving an ecologically just society.”

more at: https://truthout.org/articles/nuclear-power-doesnt-belong-in-the-green-new-deal