The Natural Philosopher
wibbled on Thursday 25 March 2010 08:36

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Al 1953 saying
something like:

I'm wondering whether I should fork out for gas central heating in my
new house. However, I wonder if elctric heating will be cheaper than gas
heating after they build the new nuclear power stations. I think that's
what happened in France, isn't it?

"Too cheap to meter", that rings a bell.

never took capital costs into account: That was political spin anyway.


No, I believe that in France, if you are within 20 miles of a nuclear
power station, and a lot of people are, you get free electricity or very
cheap electricity. This changes local peoples perceptions dramatically
when it comes to planning permission....

Probably would here. Possibly to the extent that the locals would go and
sort out the hippie protesters, saving the police the job.

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Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.