In case anyone was unclear (I wasn't), increased implementation of safe and reliable nuclear power could/will have a substantial impact on reducing global CO2 emissions. It behooves both the environmental wing and the economic wing of the politcal left (considering the right is composed of doofuses, dolts, and do-nothings on this vital issue) toget together and realize that nuke power is one of the only realistic ways out of our current road-off-the-climate-cliff.
The BP oil spill is a tragic lesson that virtually any aspect of the carbon-based economy is dirty, environmentally speaking. It is also a lesson that costs should not be cut when risks are inherent. This is a lesson for the nuclear power industry as the world, and likely eventually the US, ramps up the investment in nuclear power that can get us into the latter half of this century with still a chance to stabilize Earth's climate.
The Wall Street Journal likes this (but you have to subscribe to read it):
Nuclear Power Could Generate 25% Of Electricity By 2050 -IEA (IEA = International Energy Agency)
RedOrbit says the same things for free:
Nuclear power important for reducing CO2 emissions
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