Why don't you try educating your cohorts, Art.
The VAST maority of the comments on that page either didn't mention nuclear at all, or weren't in favor of nuclear power. As one of the few libs I know who does support nuclear power, why don't you try educating those people about how safe and effective it is?
This article would be a great start.
A typical coal fired power plant burns several million tons of coal per year. A typical nuclear power plants uses a couple of tons of uranium per year. More uranium is released into the air every year by a typical coal fired plant than it takes to power a nuclear plant.