On 2/1/2012 10:14 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:53:54 -0500, "Steve
wrote:

Tom Gardner wrote:
On 1/31/2012 11:13 AM, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
The American agenda is to wean the Country off CO2 fuels

That's "carbon-based fuels", Too_Many_Twinkies.


and go with better choices to lower CO2 levels.

TMT

What's wrong with carbon based fuels or C02? (THIS should to be good!)

What's really amazing is that Japan has no intention of dropping nuclear
power. I have relatives and friends living there and they have heard
only that they will be shutting down the OLD units as the newly built
ones come on line.

Why is it amazing? Nuclear power is our ultimate source, but we still
have to work out the bugs.

That isn't true (needing to work out bugs.) The only issues are siting,
and assignment of liability in the event of disaster. The technical
details of nuclear power plant operation are well understood.


Coastal nuke plants which are NOT on high
hills can be problematic, as seen in Japan. Nuclear power is, and
should be, here to stay. Well, at least until we figure out how to
harness cold fusion or other nice sources. Here in the USA, we should
be building plants which recycle their fuel rods so the waste product
is considerably reduced.

--
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
-- Thomas Jefferson