Want to fight climate change? Build more nuclear power.

Aging plants and competition from cheaper alternatives threaten the future of US nuclear power, the country's largest source of carbon-free electricity. Even with renewable energy, it will be exceedingly difficult to meet US climate change targets if much of American nuclear goes offline, Cunningham writes.

By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com August 28, 2014

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0828/Want-to-fight-climate-change-Build-more-nuclear-power