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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
Just build some nukes. SHould fix all the problems real fast. Good clean power.
-S
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Well, here on our little farm in Walnut Grove in the late 80ies the political decision -backed by a majority of voters- was made for a nuclear power phase out. The last atomic power plant will be shut down in 2026 according to the exit plan, if I remember correctly.
To reverse that process you would need to shape a new political majority in favour of nuclear power supply which is not exactly the most urgent political issue for average guy in the street. Important political issues for the man in the street e.g. are to fight against illiteracy, infanticide and for clean bottled water and free beer for all etc, you know?
Also, “good clean power”, I don’t know. There are those burnt down nuclear fuel rods that you have to store safely for a very long period time. The final storage is still an issue, I think.
The movie btw makes clear, that it is still a long way to go if you want to shut down coal and atomic power plants.
However, what I find interesting is when Al GORE-TEX® comes into the play.
When he comes here to talk about global warming, he gets invited and paid for his lectures by business companies who would like to see the atomic power industry revived. At least, this was the case, when he came here last year as freshly new peace nobel-prize winner to talk at an energy convention.
The message would be:“global warming- we rely on “clean” atomic power”.
I always wondered why Al Gore is given such a huge platform for his global warming message because his message is not that popular. I mean, someone has to pay his Lobby work, or is he born rich? It is not what the big guys who have all the money want to hear-unless it helps to promote atomic power industry perhaps?
“Global warming”: Al Gore- rent boy of the atomic power industry”,
that makes up for a good conspiracy theory, does not it? :-)