Michigan Needs More Nuclear, Mayor and Labor Leader Says

I just came across this very positive op-ed in Crain's Detroit Business from Monday. Gibraltar, Mich., Mayor James Beaubien is also the president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 17. Oh, and he's also an avid outdoorsman.

Americans owe it to future generations to balance our need for more energy with respect for the environment. As an avid boater and fisherman I have seen all the power plants along the Detroit River and western Lake Erie from the water. It does my heart good to see the water vapor emitted by cooling towers at nuclear power plants when you compare it to the emissions from other generating sources.

He has a lot more to say about the benefits new nuclear plant construction would provide to the local work force. Read the whole thing here.

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