Progressive Senators On Climate: 'We Accept Nuclear Power As Part Of The Solution'
Obama's environmental proposals include the construction of new nuclear power plants for the first time in decades, which Obama and nuclear proponents say are the best short-term way to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuel-burning power generation.
Conservatives have long been in favor of new nuclear plants. Now it seems that the Senate's left wing -- once the home to the strongest critics of nuclear power -- is on board with Obama's plan.