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Article: United States: West Virginia lawmakers propose nuclear power ban repeal.
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- February 21, 2009
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Byline: pinto03
Some West Virginia lawmakers hope to add nuclear power to the state's energy portfolio. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to repeal a partial 1996 ban on the building of nuclear power plants. "A ban is inconsistent with West Virginia's claim that it is an energy state," said Sen. Brooks McCabe, the bill's lead sponsor.
There's a lot of talk about all kinds of creative approaches for dealing with the nation's energy needs," the Kanawha County Democrat said. "We ought to embrace all reasonable forms of energy." A lobbyist with the group that helped pass the limited ban questioned why energy-rich West Virginia would ...