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Tom Carper: “One of the virtues of nuclear power is that it doesn't emit sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, CO2, we don't have…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2012
One of the virtues of nuclear power is that it doesn't emit sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, CO2, we don't have to worry about contributing to climate change or global warming.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper highlights the environmental benefits of nuclear energy.

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