Yes, In My Backyard!
A new study shows that those who live closest to nuclear power plants are amongst the most supportive of nuclear power, and more supportive than the general public in adding reactors at nuclear power plant sites across America…
As David Frum points out in How We Got Here: The 70s, the anti-nuclear sentiment of today is rooted in “the conviction that nature is benign and science is dangerous.” That this conviction is not held by those who are most invested in the risks of nuclear energy is insightful. This new survey data shows that those who live closest to nuclear power plants are also those who best understand that the results of nuclear power are overwhelmingly positive: American energy independence, jobs and clean air.”
Read more at:
http://www.newmajority.com/yes-in-my-backyard
