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Senate committee hears witnesses denounce labeling nuclear energy 'green' as substitute HB 308 is reported out
Summary
Opponents told the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee that classifying nuclear power as 'green' would mislead the public, raise costs, and ignore radioactive-waste risks; after amendments, the committee favorably reported the substitute bill to Rules and Reference.
The Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee on an unspecified date held a third hearing on substitute House Bill 308, during which a string of opponents argued the bill would inappropriately classify nuclear power as “green” energy and saddle communities and ratepayers with costs and long-lived radioactive waste.
Lee Blackburn, a witness who opened public testimony, told the committee he was “shocked to see that members of our legislature would actually consider nuclear in any of its forms to be green energy,” calling the measure “greenwashing in its most elemental form.” David Green, presenting as a utility ratepayer, warned that nuclear is the most expensive energy source for customers and said the committee should protect…
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