But do you support building 100 nuclear power plants in the next 20 years?

If we think that reducing that carbon is a good idea, what is the most sensible way to do it?

I think the marketplace should work through a cap-and-trade system.

It seems to me that since, in 1990-91, Senator Boxer went over this this morning, when the Government put on the cap-and-trade for acid rain, we had a clear way to deal with it.

Let's make energy from the sun, the wind and the earth.

Every time you add utility bills or costs to existing utility bills, prices go up.

Why wouldn't we instead build 100 new nuclear power plants over the next 20 years?

A 2 cent increase? You are one of the most experienced environmental persons in the city, and you're actually telling me that a 2 cent increase in a gallon of gasoline will change driving habits.

That is a pretty big gasoline tax increase.

be tight on electric power as soon as 2011

The problem with coal is that we haven't built a new nuclear plant in 30 years.

I would appreciate that.

I am one Senator who believes climate change is a problem and that humans are causing it, and that we need to deal with it.

You think that will change behavior in terms of lowering the amount that people will drive their cars?

It is a rare opportunity, Madam Chairman.

I think the House-passed bill, though is exactly wrong. It is a $100 billion job killing national energy tax that will add another utility bill to every American family.

I mean, I don't have a lot of time. Is it true or not true?

In plain English, it would not change behavior enough to cause people to drive less and reduce carbon.

On the issue of climate, picking up where we left off this morning in our discussion on climate change and energy, you know, we have a spectrum of opinions in the U.S. Senate.

I believe it has to be part of the solution.

I would like to urge you to examine that, because we have had testimony before this committee that cap-and-trade--by Oak Ridge scientists--that cap-and-trade was a very inefficient way to deal with fuel because it raises the price, that is…

So you believe that you have sufficient authority now to reinstate a regional CAIR rule by early 2011. Is that correct?

If we move ahead, Senator Carper has talked about moving ahead with legislation on three pollutants, and I am very much inclined to join him in that, as I have before.

But is it not true solar and wind and other renewables on which the Administration seems to be absolutely fixated, and which I think are fine and useful, only produce 6 percent of our carbon-free electricity? Nuclear produces 70 percent…

I think you left out an adjective. I put the word cheap in there.