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  • Aging Nuclear Power Plants May Affect Emissions Pact

    09/15/2005 4:07:12 AM PDT · by raybbr · 4 replies · 419+ views
    The New York Times ^ | September 14, 2005 | MATTHEW L. WALD
    .... Shutting down the two reactors would mean immediate, substantial increases in the emissions, because it would increase reliance on fossil fuel plants, probably tripling emissions in Vermont and doubling them in New Jersey.....Some environmentalists say the goals can be met even without the two nuclear plants, Vermont Yankee and Oyster Creek, and without other nuclear plants whose licenses will expire in the next few years....."We just have to bust the myth that we need to be using more energy," said Rob Sargent, senior energy policy analyst for the State Public Interest Research Groups, a nonprofit consumer organization.....The debate has...