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Search results for "People would rather have nuclear power plants in their area than AI data centers"

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Lamar Alexander stated on March 09, 2010 in an op-ed article:
"No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels."
By Hadas Gold• April 22, 2010
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on March 22, 2011 in MSNBC's "Last Word":
"Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
By Robert Farley• March 24, 2011
Charlie Crist stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie:
Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.
By Joshua Gillin• October 16, 2014
Johnny Isakson stated on March 15, 2011 in a YouTube.com video:
"There has never been a death caused by a [commercial nuclear] reactor in the United States, even when Three Mile Island failed in the 1970s."
By Willoughby Mariano• April 1, 2011
Tom Kean stated on August 01, 2011 in a question-and-answer column in The Star-Ledger:
"I built the last nuclear plant — not only in the state, but in the country."
By Erin O'Neill• August 9, 2011
Mike Fasano stated on October 11, 2011 in a news article:
"Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage."
By Becky Bowers• October 18, 2011
Barack Obama stated on August 09, 2008 in a television ad:
John McCain worries about nuclear waste in Arizona, but not in Nevada.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 13, 2008
Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami:
"We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 2, 2012
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 08, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.
By PolitiFact Staff • August 13, 2014
Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money."
By Joshua Gillin• August 15, 2014
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks:
In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.”
By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026
Dan Crenshaw stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet:
“Subsidizing investment in wind has pushed gas and nuclear out. Now we live with the consequences.”
By Brandon Mulder• February 26, 2021
Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 01, 2022 in a statement:
"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."
By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2022
John McCain stated on September 04, 2008 in :
"Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power."
By Robert Farley• September 4, 2008
Bill Kristol stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:
"Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California."
By Louis Jacobson• March 16, 2011
James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:
Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”
By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026
Harry Reid stated on February 19, 2010 in a television interview with Las Vegas political analyst Jon Ralston:
"We have solved the problem. ... Scientists are now saying leave the nuclear waste where it is."
By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2010
James O'Neil stated on September 01, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference.":
"Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 8, 2013
John McCain stated on June 02, 2008 in a speech in Nashville, Tenn.:
"The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."
By Robert Farley• June 9, 2008
Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing:
France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 30, 2017

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