[fearhugs]

Yes... is this an American phrasing? I (from UK) would definitely write this as "renewables and nuclear".

[KoftaBob]

I've never heard an American refer to nuclear power as "nukes". This wording is pure clickbait.

[tomjakubowski]

Nuclear powered submarines are commonly called "nukes".

[PhasmaFelis]

It's not uncommon slang in the US to call nuclear power plants "nuke plants." Hell, cooking something in a microwave oven is often called "nuking it," and that's not even the same kind of radiation.

[keeganjw]

This isn't American phrasing just the original poster's bad title.

[tomschlick]

No. This is Vox phrasing to drum up controversy. They do this crap all the time.

[keeganjw]

To be fair, if you clicked through, it wasn't Vox's phrasing but the original poster's.

[tomschlick]

My bad. I did click through but didn't re-read the headline. Just assumed it was the same based on Vox's history with clickbait BS.