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On the recordJuly 15, 2009
If nuclear energy produces 70 percent of our carbon-free electricity, and our goal is to reduce carbon, why is it not at the top of your list?
Said by
Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Senator Alexander questions the prioritization of nuclear energy in carbon reduction strategies.

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