It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

Matthew Yglesias argues that nuclear power it is necessary component of any reasonable energy policy.

Much as liberals may think we should increase our use of clean fuels like wind, solar, and hydro power -- and we should! -- it's simply not feasible to meet current electricity demand through these routes, much less meet current demand plus the additional demand imposed by economic growth plus the additional demand imposed by the need to move away from gasoline.

Makes sense to me.

UPDATE: Mark Kleiman has more.