A similar decision earlier this month by a federal judge
concerning nuclear subsidies in Illinois was appealed by the non-nuclear generating companies that filed the lawsuit.
Not exact matches
NUKE BILL OUTCRY — POLITICO's Danielle Muoio: The latest draft of a controversial
nuclear subsidy bill is drawing widespread
concern from wind and solar leaders who say the newest language would hurt programs designed to expand renewables in New Jersey.
To date, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has shown little
concern for preventing the closure of his state's
nuclear plants even as he supports
subsidies for solar and wind.
The developments are likely to fuel
concerns among the many environmental campaigners who oppose
nuclear power that the industry has unfair access to the government, as well as benefiting from hidden
subsidies.
I am aware of people making the argument that the big push by the
nuclear industry for enormous government
subsidies to find a massive expansion of
nuclear power on the basis that
nuclear power is «THE ANSWER» to global warming is a fraud that dishonestly and cynically takes advantage of growing
concern about the very real problem of global warming, and I make that argument myself (because even a quite large expansion of
nuclear electricity generation would have little effect on overall GHG emissions, at great cost, taking too long to achieve even that little effect, while misdirecting resources that could more effectively be applied elsewhere).