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by Elyra 656 days ago
> Because they lobby against advancement of renewable energy?

Almost the opposite, look up the "solar not nuclear" campaign by oil heat institute.

> More likely because others lobby against nuclear energy.

Exactly this. Oil companies know nuclear is their greatest threat, and that fossil fuels conveniently fill the shortcomings of intermittent renewables.

"As of 2011, a strategy paper released by Greenpeace titled "Battle of Grids" proposed gradual replacement of nuclear power by fossil gas plants which would provide "flexible backup for wind and solar power"." - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-nuclear_movement