Our long-term thinking is somewhat affected by politics. From the article: President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, finalized in 2015, would have given South

Our long-term thinking is somewhat affected by politics. From the article: President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, finalized in 2015, would have given South Carolina and Georgia credit against their state climate goals for finishing the new reactors, which may have persuaded local regulators to stick with the project. But the Trump administration is dismantling that plan. The pro-fossil fuel take: http://www.heritage.org/coal-oil-natural-gas/commentary/trumps-sweeping-executive-order-climate-policy-has-been-sorely http://www.heritage.org/coal-oil-natural-gas/commentary/trum... And the pro-environment take: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2017/04/19/430591/hidden-costs-president-trumps-campaign-erase-social-cost-carbon/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2017/0...