Posted on 03/01/2024 2:48:38 AM PST by Libloather
Three dozen progressive House Democrats, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., voted against a bipartisan bill that would streamline the federal permitting process for nuclear energy development.
The House passed the so-called Atomic Energy Advancement Act — which was authored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., and Diana DeGette, D-Colo. — in a 365-36 vote Wednesday evening, with 199 Republicans and 166 Democrats voting in favor. However, all 36 nay votes were cast by progressive Democrats who have pushed green energy and, in the case of Ocasio-Cortez, pushed the Green New Deal.
"Nuclear power delivers reliable, affordable, and clean energy to all Americans," Duncan said in a statement after the vote. "With America’s electrical grid powering hospitals, military bases, homes, and businesses, we must build up reliable, dispatchable energy resources that bolster American nuclear independence to keep the power on for Americans and safeguard national security through energy security."
"Tackling the climate crisis means we must modernize our approach to all clean energy sources, including nuclear," DeGette added. "From enhancing our energy supply chain to recruiting a highly trained and skilled workforce, this bill makes critical updates to improve safety and ensure our nuclear regulations are up-to-date, pushing us closer to a carbon-free energy future."
DeGette further stated that nuclear energy must be a "part of the mix" if the U.S. is to achieve goals of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
However, despite nuclear's low carbon footprint, Ocasio-Cortez and other prominent Democrats, like Reps. Cori Bush, Jared Huffman, Pramila Jayapal, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Jamie Raskin and Rashida Tlaib, who have argued for a rapid transition from fossil fuels to green energy, voted against it.
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Cornering the market on drywall (”sheetrock” in Rio Linda), because
Electricity Comes from Walls
Bill did not include the necessary bribes.
These traitors don't want energy development for Americans; they want energy shortages, chaos, and American defeat.
It takes 10 years to build and operate a nuclear plant. The earth ends in what, 7 years? Why bother?
AOC is right.
EC
What scum bags.
365 voted yes. That’s pretty good. The 36 are irrelevant.
What most hardcore leftist GND folks cannot seem to grasp is that even if everyone in the USA approved of the GNDs concepts (wind, solar, wave, geothermal, etc), those sources cannot produce the electricity needed to power this country.
Face it commies, it ain’t gonna happen without oil and nukes.
I think thsy are anti civilization and they view that humanity is a pox on the planet.
Clean energy falleth from the sky like manna from heaven
“The House passed the so-called Atomic Energy Advancement Act “ Why did the author use so-called?
These 36 are just stupid. There isn’t any source of energy cleaner then nuclear.
I’d consider the 36 nuclear waste.
Westinghouse has developed a solid state cooled portable micro reactor. Can be shipped and set up to power thousands of homes in less than a year. When fuel is spent, you remove the whole unit and replace it.
Think the first install will be 2028
...and contained the evil word ‘nuclear’.
These 36 are just stupid. There isn’t any source of energy cleaner then nuclear.
Stupid as well as crazy.
Yes, the outcome is the story. This wouldn’t have happened ten years ago.
It doesn’t punish the white middle class.
The headline should be something like: Streamlined Nuclear Plant Permitting Bill Approved by 365 Congressmen
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