"What did the nuclear power industry get for playing footsie with the 'greens' on global warming?
A knife in the back, it looks like. The greens now are saying that emission-free nuclear power may actually contribute to climate change.

After decades of having its growth entirely stymied by anti-nuclear environmentalists, the industry decided to help the greens lobby for global warming regulation in hopes of easing opposition to the expansion of nuclear power. Companies like Exelon, FPL Group and NRG Energy, for example, helped the greens form the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) - a coalition of big businesses and green groups that has been leading the charge on Capitol Hill for global warming regulation.

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But as the saying goes, when you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas."