Trakar
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- Feb 28, 2011
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Nuclear is fought by environmentalist that don't want nuclear in their back yard.
Hydro is fought by environmentalists that don't want dams in their back yard.
Wind solar is fought by environmentalists that don't want windmills in their back yard.
Tidal is fought by environmentalists that don't want generators on their beach.
Geothermal is fought by environmentalists that don't want holes drilled in their back yard.
anyone who does that is not an "environmentalist."
Funny thing is, most of the people that promote your above things over fossil fuels suddenly sing a different tune and scream NIMBY as soon as action is taken on them.
I fully and completely support all of the above, I would personally prefer to have 100% of our electrical and transportation energy be provided by and through the application of advanced design, government operated and secured, modern nuclear power reactors.
But, it does seem a waste not to utilize alternative energy technologies where they make sense (ie., solar in the desert southwest, and as supplemental roof-top end-user power throughout most of the country, hydro in the mountainous regions, wind and tidal where geography dictate, and geothermal where-ever crustal warm pockets exist). I am not alone in these beliefs.
reference:
"Nuclear Energy Insight" - http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstat...clear-energy-consistent-with-clean-air-goals/
"Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy" - http://www.ecolo.org/base/baseen.htm
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