On a recent visit to MU, I noticed the article "Ameren holds talks with city," discussing the possibility of constructing a new nuclear power plant in the Columbia area. Given America's unquenchable thirst for energy and the danger of importing oil from unstable and dangerous regions such as the Middle East and the Caspian Sea, it is of paramount importance that we develop our own domestic sources of energy.
LETTER: U.S. must develop its own energy
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | 4:26 p.m. CST;
updated 9:33 p.m. CST, Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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