But that’s where American technology comes in. “Until we figure out what we’re going to do with the waste and the cost, it’s very hard to see nuclear as a part of our future. “I’m agnostic about nuclear power,” Clinton said in July 2007 during a YouTube Democratic primary debate. “Other countries like France get much much more, so we have to look at it because it doesn’t put greenhouse gas emissions into the air.”Ĭlinton transitioned from this initial pro-nuclear stance during the early race to a neutral stance later on, as her primary race with then-candidate Sen. “We get about 20% of our energy from nuclear power in our country,” Clinton continued. The flip-flops began when Clinton was running for the Democratic nomination in 2008, however, she started off from a pro-nuclear power position, saying, “I think nuclear power has to be part of our energy solution,” in February 2007. She changed positions on nuclear energy eight times, according to an analysis of her public statements and policy positions by The Daily Caller News Foundation.Ĭlinton’s campaign did not return requests for comment to TheDCNF in time for publication. We really appreciate the new statement.”Ĭlinton previously opposed nuclear power in her Senate campaigns, but supported it once she actually got into office. She was never really overly critical of it which was a big plus.

“When she was Senator, she had a very controversial plant at Indian Point in her state of New York. “We absolutely appreciate that from the Hillary camp,” Baker Elmore, director of federal programs at the Nuclear Energy Institute, told The Daily Caller News Foundation. The nuclear industry, on the other hand, was happy about Clinton’s embrace of nuclear power. Environmentalists have backed Clinton because of green energy and climate policies. Clinton’s newfound position on nuclear power puts her at odds with the anti-nuclear environmental movement, including The Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, 350.org, and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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