U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa is calling for a significant increase in the number of nuclear power plants in the United States as a way of reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Those levels have risen to what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says are the highest in the past 420,000 years, an increase that many scientists say threatens the planet. | “The Sierra Club opposes increased use of nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels, saying that it produces dangerous radioactive wastes, is too expensive and could cause catastrophic accidents. The group also says that nuclear waste could be stolen by terrorists and used to make bombs.” |
But not everyone is enthusiastic about the idea of increasing the use of nuclear power in the United States. The Sierra Club, a national environmental advocacy group, opposes increased use of nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels, saying that it produces dangerous radioactive wastes, is too expensive and could cause catastrophic accidents. The group also says that nuclear waste could be stolen by terrorists and used to make bombs.