LA Times Doesn’t Explain Conservaitve Oppostion to Nuclear Subsidies
Writing in the February 17th Los Angeles Times, Jim Tankersley and Michael Muskal report:
Seeking common ground with Republicans on energy and climate issues, President Obama on Tuesday pledged $8 billion in loan guarantees needed to build the first U.S. nuclear reactors in nearly three decades.
Industry groups and Republican leaders praised the announcement, which has been expected for months, but some environmentalists and free-market think tanks protested.
It is welcome that Tankersley and Muskal note that free-market think tanks have reservations about the loan guarantees, but when detailing those objections this is all LAT readers get:
Free-market groups complained that the
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