Agreeing with Forbes on this

    I rarely agree with the opinions on climate and energy that I see in Forbes magazine (remind me to h8 on Larry Bell later), but in this case I did.  Closing down nuclear plants is bad long-term strategy.  And it's a reason that I am really disgusted by climate change skeptics - because they are getting in the way of a necessary transition to a more diverse energy future.  There is a place for wind and solar, and better batteries, but when leading lights like James Hansen endorse nuclear energy as one of the best ways to avoid a dangerously uncertain climate future, then we should take notice.

Thus the article:

Obama's Climate Goals Jeopardized By Shutting Working Nuclear Plants

Without a robust nuclear energy program, and without getting as much energy as possible out of each reactor, America cannot reach its ambitious climate goals. Under the President’s Climate Action Plan unwrapped last June, America would cut present emissions almost 15 percent by 2020.

Since nuclear power provides the majority of low-carbon electricity, with hydroelectric providing most of the rest and wind bringing up the rear, it is impossible to meet these goals if nuclear takes a sucker punch from a concocted market.

    Now, climate change skeptics are trying to con the public into believing that we don't need to worry about low-carbon, alternative energy sources.  Their science is bad, contrived, or both, but they have plugged themselves into the mindset of the Republican conservative majority like a male anglerfish attached to the female, streaming their propagandistic misinformation directly into the Republican body. And as long as they can make Republicans believe that climate change is not a pressing issue, that will delay or derail new nuclear technology that can get us into the future.

The author's conclusion:

   Our energy future appears to be more and more dependent on intangibles like whether or not we as a nation care about the effects of climate change, whether we accept a lot more pipeline construction, or care about energy security and reliability. Having a robust nuclear fleet, along with every other modern generating technology, are tangibles we need for a cleaner future.

 Yes.  All of the above, with a big wedge slice of the pie for nuclear.