2010 SJM 38 Nuclear Energy as Green Energy
- CVNM Position:
- Oppose
- Year:
- 2010
- Sponsors:
-
William E. Sharer
- Topics:
- Energy & Climate Change
Environmental Justice - Legislative Info:
- SJM 38 on nmlegis.gov »
Description
SJM38 attempted to redefine nuclear energy as clean, safe and renewable; it is, in fact, none of these things. Nuclear power generates highly radioactive waste, causes increased cancer rates in nearby communities, and is fueled by uranium, a finite resource.
Outcome
Defeated in the Senate.
How Legislators Voted on SJM 38
- = Pro Conservation Vote
- = Anti Conservation Vote
- A = Absent
- E = Excused
- R = Recused
- W = Abstain
| Legislator | Party | District | Office | Conservation Vote |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cravens, Kent (R) | R | 21 | Senator | 2010 | |
| Duran, Dianna (R) | R | 40 | Senator | E | 2010 |
| Feldman, Dede (D) | D | 13 | Senator | 2010 | |
| Ingle, Stuart (R) | R | 27 | Senator | 2010 | |
| Jennings, Timothy (D) | D | 32 | Senator | 2010 | |
| Lopez, Linda M. (D) | D | 11 | Senator | 2010 | |
| Sanchez, Michael (D) | D | 29 | Senator | 2010 | |
| Sharer, William E. (R) | R | 1 | Senator | 2010 | |
| Wirth, Peter (D) | D | 25 | Senator | 2010 |