Enviro-con

Neoconservatives and Greens join forces to 'Set America Free' from US dependence on Middle East oil. Are new nuclear power plants coming down the pike?

Mainstream U.S. environmental groups, stymied by political defeats, public indifference and budget cuts, are weighing alliances with neo-conservatives. In the struggle to rein in global warming and reduce US dependence on Middle East oil, some greens are reconsidering their longstanding opposition to nuclear power.