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Ed Markey: It used to be that people thought nuclear energy would be too cheap to matter but now with cheap gas and wind, nuclear…

On the recordMay 13, 2014
It used to be that people thought nuclear energy would be too cheap to matter but now with cheap gas and wind, nuclear energy is actually too expensive to matter.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the declining relevance of nuclear energy due to cheaper alternatives.

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