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Now, in light of the ongoing events in Japan, I want to just take a minute to talk about nuclear power. Right now, America gets about one-fifth of our electricity from nuclear energy. And it’s important to recognize that nuclear energy doesn’t emit carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. So those of us who are concerned about climate change, we’ve got to recognize that nuclear power, if it’s safe, can make a significant contribution to the climate change question.

And I’m determined to ensure that it’s safe. So in light of what’s happened in Japan, I’ve requested a comprehensive safety review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to make sure that all of our existing nuclear energy facilities are safe. And we’re going incorporate those conclusions and lessons from Japan in design and the building of the next generation of plants. But we can’t simply take it off the table.

My administration is leading global discussions towards a new international framework in which all countries who are operating nuclear plants are making sure that they’re not spreading dangerous nuclear materials and technology.

Here again the President shows his detractors are just professional whiners. I’ve defended the President (for whom I did not vote) over this issue since the beginning, when here at LGF the usual voices would chime in against Obama on how he (supposedly like all leftists) is anti-nuke, when anyone who actually looked at his history would have known differently.

I think the President’s speech is a bit too optimistic, but I also realize that’s part of his job.

Energy will remain a top topic, though the complexity of the actual matter will make for plenty of fertile ground for the demagogues of the DRILL BABY DRILL crowd.