Has climate change affected your view of nuclear power?

Climate change summit
Bicycles are parked as people enter and exit a subway entrance in the center of Copenhagen Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
AP Photo/Peter Dejong

Today's Question: "Has climate change affected your view of nuclear power?" - Is getting thoughtful response today online.

We're posing the question today as a bi-partisan group of senators plan to include a nuclear option as part of the nation's climate change bill. And, world leaders in Copenhagen are talking about ways to limit the world's greenhouse gas emissions.

To find out whether nuclear energy is being touted as a solution in Denmark, All Things Considered talked to Minnesota's Assistant Majority Leader Kate Knuth, who is in Copenhagen. She is a Rhodes Scholar in biodiversity conservation and management. And first, I asked her Today's Question, "Has climate change affected your view of nuclear power?"

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