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Should we close existing nuclear plants?
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Greta ThunbergEnvironmental Activistdisagrees and says:If you have them already running, I feel it's a mistake to close them and focus on coal. source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Green Party of CaliforniaCalifornia state political partystrongly agrees and says:Rapidly phase out the production of electric power from nuclear sources, decommission all existing nuclear power plants [...]. (2023) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Greenpeace USAEnvironmental nonprofit organizationstrongly agrees and says:It’s time to stop building new nuclear facilities, phase out the ones that exist, and focus on clean energy for the future. (2025) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Emmanuel MacronPresident of Francestrongly disagrees and says:If it is necessary to be cautious about the ability to extend our reactors, I hope that no nuclear reactor in a state of production will be closed in the future [...] except, of course, if safety reasons were necessary. (2022) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Jennifer M. GranholmU.S. Secretary of Energy; ex-governorstrongly disagrees and says:But we have to also do no harm, which means to keep the existing nuclear fleet online, [...] So let's not pull that down [...]. (2021) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Zeke HausfatherClimate scientist; Berkeley Earth researcherdisagrees and says:But preventing existing nuclear power plants from shutting down (and largely being replaced by cheap gas) is a very cost-effective mitigation strategy. source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Friends of the Earth (US)Environmental advocacy organization, United Statesstrongly agrees and says:Friends of the Earth’s nuclear campaign works to reduce risks for people and the environment by supporting efforts to close existing nuclear reactors. source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Bill GatesPhilanthropist. Founder and former CEO of Microsoft.strongly disagrees and says:If we’re serious about solving climate change, [...] the first thing we should do is keep safe reactors operating. (2021) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Dr. Kathryn HuffFormer U.S. nuclear energy officialstrongly disagrees and says:We simply can’t afford to lose our existing clean energy infrastructure, especially our U.S. reactors. (2021) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Ralph NaderConsumer advocate, author and former presidential candidatestrongly agrees and says:The choice is clear: either atomic energy is stopped promptly, or it will be stopped later after a nuclear plant meltdown. (1979) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Joe ManchinU.S. senator from West Virginiastrongly disagrees and says:I urge you to take action to preserve our existing nuclear fleet and prevent further closures. (2021) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Steven ChuFormer U.S. energy secretarystrongly disagrees and says:It would be imprudent to say we have 20 percent of our energy [from nuclear] so shut them all down. (2011) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Elon MuskFounder of SpaceX, cofounder of Tesla, SolarCity & PayPalstrongly disagrees and says:Countries should be increasing nuclear power generation! It is insane from a national security standpoint & bad for the environment to shut them down. (2022) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Naoto KanFormer Japanese prime ministerstrongly agrees and says:the only way to do this was to totally get rid of the nuclear power plants. (2014) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Fatih BirolIEA executive directorstrongly disagrees and says:The premature closure or the decision not to extend the operating lives of nuclear plants in some countries may well be a major mistake[...]. (2020) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Nicole GhioFriends of the Earth campaignerstrongly agrees and says:Friends of the Earth strongly supports such a nuclear phase-out and believes that all nuclear power can and should be replaced[...]. (2019) source UnverifiedDelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.