Guest Blogger: Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA)on Nuclear Energy’s Role in America’s Future

Congressman Jason Altmire / August 04, 2009

When skyrocketing energy prices took hold of America last summer, it became clear that developing alternative sources of energy was important to our nation’s economic and national security. Although talk of solar, wind, and biofuels have often dominated alternative energy discussions in the past, today more and more people are recognizing that clean coal and nuclear energy are both key to our nation’s energy future.

As the representative of Pennsylvania’s Fourth Congressional District, I represent an area that has long been a national leader in America’s nuclear industry. Westinghouse Electric Corporation has its world headquarters in my district. This has given me a unique understanding of both the importance and the needs of the nuclear industry. (more…)