President Obama is getting some heat by conservatives and environmentalists for his decision to back a new nuclear power plant.

Just hours ago he agreed to support an $8 billion loan to build America’s first new nuclear power plant in 30 years.

The words “safe” and “clean” don’t usually come to mind when I think of nuclear energy. I’ve always been a fan of geothermal energy, but today’s technology isn’t currently up to par to support most American industries.

Most of his speech concerned creating new jobs and eliminating the need for foreign oil dependence- and who doesn’t agree with that? “Make no mistake; whether it is nuclear energy, or solar or wind energy, if we fail to invest in these technologies today, we’ll be importing them tomorrow.”