Well, we’re not sure what Governor Crist’s task force on climate change is going to produce for Florida’s taxpayers, but at least we now have Lt. Governor Kottkamp on record saying: “The governor, like me, is a proponent of nuclear energy. We believe it may have an important role to play in Florida’s energy future,” Kottkamp said. “We must consider, as we continue to grow as a state, how we address our growing energy needs while protecting that natural beauty that draws so many people to the Sunshine State.”
Read more in the Naples Daily News: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/10/kottkamp-goes-nuclear-french-energy-company-naples/
* Last week, at the monthly Capital City Republican Club meeting here in Tallahassee, Lt. Governor Kottkamp spoke. I asked him a question about when Florida was going to start drilling off the Florida coast (China and India are going to) and start building some nuclear power plants. He only answered the nuclear power plant part of my question by saying that the Governor was planning a trip to France to learn about how France supplies 80% of their country’s energy needs with nuclear power. It is encouraging to see this story, but it’s only a start of what needs to happen…