Fewer US nuclear plants could curb climate change fight

Fewer US nuclear plants could curb climate change fight

Fewer US nuclear plants could curb climate change fight by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) May 07, 2014 Nuclear power plants in the United States increasingly risk closure amid growing competition from cheap natural gas, which experts said could hamper President Barack Obama's efforts to combat climate change.
The White House on Tuesday urged action to fight the repercussions of greenhouse gas emissions, warning that human-caused warming was already having a serious impact.
But an increase in the exploitation of abundantly available shale gas could mean that nuclear power plants -- which do not emit greenhouse gases and accounted for 19 percent of US electricity production in 2013 -- could see cuts.

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