Missouri Energy Debate Goes Nuclear

By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI

There’s a new energy fight heating up in Missouri and it has nothing to do with coal.

This year, Kansas became a bell-weather state for the rising opposition to coal-fired power plants, as the battle over a controversial new project in Holcomb paralyzed progress on virtually all fronts during the 2008 legislative session. Now that dirty coal is becoming a risky bet for utilities, Missouri may be the indicator of where that debate about energy policy is headed.

Tonight, the Show-Me State gets its first glimpse of what could be an atomic future.