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Amy Harder of the National Journal’s Energy & Environment section asks whether the U.S. should adopt a clean energy standard that includes cleaner forms of traditional energies, like nuclear and coal-fired plants that employ carbon, capture and storage technology?

A draft bill circulated by Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) last week includes provisions for nuclear and “clean” coal.  Harder explains that the Graham draft is more robust than similar provisions included in legislation last year.  The bill includes traditional energy sources and would require that electric power companies shift more rapidly to clean energy.

Harder goes on to ask: should a clean energy standard be reserved for renewables, such as wind and solar?  If [Sen. Graham's] proposal were incorporated into a larger package, could it attract other Republicans?  Would it lose Democrats?

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