Nuclear Power Is Becoming Unprofitable. Should Taxpayers Bail Out The Industry?

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First published on ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, which was recently named one of Time magazine’s Top 25 blogs of 2010.

Half of existing nuclear power plants are no longer profitable. Should we bail out this heavily subsidized industry because it helps reduce carbon pollution? And is New York’s recent bailout way too high?

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