Over on Planet Gore, Terrestrial Energy author William Tucker notes the Times’s telling omission of nuclear power from its story today on energy-industry wrangling over cap-and-trade.

John Kerry and Lindsey Graham wrote a joint op-ed in last week’s Times in which they dedicated a whole paragraph — a whole paragraph! — to nuclear, arguing that: “Nuclear power needs to be a core component of electricity generation if we are to meet our emission reduction targets.”
But according to the Times today, nuclear is nowhere in sight. Coal states are frantically pressuring Congress to give them ten-year exemptions from cap-and-trade. Oil and gas have split because gas does well under carbon restrictions while the oil industry has all those dirty refineries that aren’t getting any free passes. Wind and solar interests — which already get huge subsidies from the government — are now angling for a “renewable mandate” that will force utilities to buy their product, regardless of whether it’s economical or even leads to any reduction in carbon emissions. (Denmark, the world’s leading consumer of wind power, has discovered that it doesn’t.)
Why is nuclear left out of the discussion? There’s a simple explanation. Basically, there is no “nuclear industry” in this country. General Electric is the only remaining domestic manufacturer of reactors and it seems much more interested in promoting its windmills, which are making more money. Have you seen GE’s ads promoting its nuclear operations? Neither have I. . . .

The rest here.