# Yesterday's blog highlights 

*Published:* 2010-06-02
*Author:* Rebecca Rasch

*Green* takes a look at how [pricing carbon with affect nuclear incentives](http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/a-carbon-price-as-a-nuclear-incentive/).

> “Nuclear reactors are hugely expensive to build by comparison with conventional coal and gas plants” however a price on carbon, if set high enough, could change that.

*E2* has a new poll on off-shore drilling which shows that

> “[Americans are now divided](http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/100707-americans-split-on-offshore-drilling-poll-says) on whether the nation should continue those efforts.”