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freshwest

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6. Thank you for correcting that, I hadn't seen the disclaimer. I will edit. Any comment on the impact
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 06:29 PM
Apr 2012

Of these technologies and social stratification?

They need to BURY the hatchet izquierdista Apr 2012 #1
And that was Michio Kaku's solution to the ongoing mess in Japan: freshwest Apr 2012 #3
We started to discuss this a while back and I never got back to you kristopher Apr 2012 #8
'the economics are almost certainly prohibitive' izquierdista Apr 2012 #16
OK I understand; are you a denier? kristopher Apr 2012 #18
Put your broad brush away izquierdista Apr 2012 #21
"I am not going to deny what is obvious" - But that is exactly what you are doing kristopher Apr 2012 #22
I puke out the words you stuff in my mouth izquierdista Apr 2012 #23
That's unfortunate kristopher Apr 2012 #24
Actually.... PamW Apr 2012 #28
Beyond our imagination: Fukushima and the problem of assessing risk kristopher Apr 2012 #29
Since you spout propaganda instead of facts, izquierdista Apr 2012 #36
IS FACTUAL!!! PamW Apr 2012 #44
Disappointed at Monbiot, but this sentence in reply said it all for me: freshwest Apr 2012 #2
Greenpeace has NOT come out in favor of nuclear. bananas Apr 2012 #4
Thank you for correcting that, I hadn't seen the disclaimer. I will edit. Any comment on the impact freshwest Apr 2012 #6
Social stratification is a major problem with nuclear energy - on a number of levels bananas Apr 2012 #10
Rec'ing thread b/c of responses like this cprise Apr 2012 #27
Perhaps the explanation is... PamW Apr 2012 #30
Moore is a paid spokesman for the Nuclear Energy Institute kristopher Apr 2012 #31
The nuclear industry hired Hill & Knowlton to do PR bananas Apr 2012 #5
Yes, that was disproved. But the M$M did the bidding of the MIC to generate sympathy. freshwest Apr 2012 #7
None of the major environmental groups support nuclear energy, almost all are against it. bananas Apr 2012 #11
The Union of Concerned Scientists: "Nuclear power today does not meet these criteria." bananas Apr 2012 #12
"The Sierra Club remains unequivocally opposed to nuclear energy." bananas Apr 2012 #13
I'm aware. Helen Caldicott is still getting the word out, too. freshwest Apr 2012 #14
And here come the Luddites. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #32
If you think objecting to nuclear automatically make someone a "Luddite" kristopher Apr 2012 #35
The poster was going off on a rant... Odin2005 Apr 2012 #41
Do you ever consider the cultural implications of technological choices? kristopher Apr 2012 #42
Monbiot isn't the only environmentalist who supports nuclear. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #43
Does the irony escape you? Nederland Apr 2012 #37
Does the difference between electronic manufacturing and highly centralized control of energy... kristopher Apr 2012 #38
Yes, bigger picture. You don't have to give up everything to be independent of systems of control. freshwest Apr 2012 #40
No (nt) Nederland Apr 2012 #45
Micro, macro. freshwest Apr 2012 #39
There's one consideration that makes the whole debate moot... GliderGuider Apr 2012 #9
A few snippets from Helen Caldicott's response to Monbiot: freshwest Apr 2012 #15
You might wish to edit this down XemaSab Apr 2012 #17
Thought that was for OPs. Consider it edited. freshwest Apr 2012 #19
Great XemaSab Apr 2012 #20
Comparison of different views of a specific point - learning curve of nuclear power kristopher Apr 2012 #25
Emails between George Monbiot and Theo Simon on nuclear power kristopher Apr 2012 #26
Monboit is right, as usual. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #33
Would you care to lay out the Arguments Monbiot makes that show he is "right" about needing nuclear? kristopher Apr 2012 #34
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