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Fri Jan-21-11 06:20 PM
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| -Franken rethinks position on nuclear power (after discussion with Al Gore) |
Dogmudgeon |
Jan-21-11 04:18 AM |
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Once they enter the beltway, they all fall in line... |
ixion |
Jan-21-11 04:23 AM |
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More like Franken used his usual method. |
Archae |
Jan-21-11 04:27 AM |
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Franken is very level headed and doesn't buy any rhetoric, he studies and learns |
txlibdem |
Jan-21-11 07:47 AM |
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France doesn't get most of it's power from nukes. |
bananas |
Jan-21-11 07:54 AM |
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You can do better than that. |
GliderGuider |
Jan-21-11 03:29 PM |
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that renewables energy can't keep up is a myth |
ixion |
Jan-21-11 08:18 AM |
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Hydro=8.17%, Wind=2.65%, Solar=0.15%. 2008 summer peak EIA figures. |
Sirveri |
Jan-21-11 02:32 PM |
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Here is the bottom line: There is more potential and kinetic energy around us |
ixion |
Jan-21-11 03:40 PM |
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I generally agree with the sentiment, I simply think we need a bridge right now. |
Sirveri |
Jan-22-11 05:41 AM |
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I don't believe it will, either... |
ixion |
Jan-22-11 07:00 AM |
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Impossible to harness sufficient quantities of it for human consumption. |
wtmusic |
Jan-23-11 11:17 AM |
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We all agree that is right now, with fossil fuels getting billions in subsidies and solar getting 0 |
txlibdem |
Jan-21-11 09:58 PM |
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I personally prefer solar thermal for dedicated centralized power generation. |
Sirveri |
Jan-22-11 05:30 AM |
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We share the preference for Solar Thermal, or more accurately Concentrated Solar Thermal |
txlibdem |
Jan-22-11 07:13 AM |
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Nuclear power is not "the cheapest form of electricity available" under any scenario |
kristopher |
Jan-22-11 07:24 PM |
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Recycling that old chart --that has been debunked time and time again |
txlibdem |
Jan-22-11 09:54 PM |
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That is your second unsupported false assertion |
kristopher |
Jan-22-11 10:27 PM |
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Your false assertions that coal is a positive and Nat Gas is double positive are indefensible |
txlibdem |
Jan-23-11 10:59 AM |
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TMI wasn't outdated, but the casualty procedures for a fast leak were. |
Sirveri |
Jan-21-11 02:24 PM |
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Gore's right , as usual. nt |
bowens43 |
Jan-21-11 05:07 AM |
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Al Gore: "Nuclear Not The Answer", "Even if you wish away the long-term storage of the waste..." |
bananas |
Jan-21-11 06:22 PM |
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Al Gore: "I do not support any increased reliance on nuclear energy." |
bananas |
Jan-21-11 07:28 PM |
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Gore doesn't think nuclear power will increase much |
bananas |
Jan-21-11 07:53 AM |
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This may be mis-reported. |
bananas |
Jan-21-11 08:02 AM |
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I just call it lying |
madokie |
Jan-22-11 05:46 PM |
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WRONG. The meeting was just a week ago; it was well-reported. |
Dogmudgeon |
Jan-22-11 09:26 PM |
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It was also well-reported that Al Gore claimed to invent the internet |
bananas |
Jan-23-11 08:06 AM |
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"Franken has always been for Nuclear Power. I’m a little disappointed that the press ..." |
bananas |
Jan-21-11 08:03 AM |
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The OP states Franken became cautiously pro-nuclear in 2007 |
NickB79 |
Jan-21-11 12:43 PM |
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It says 2008; and Al Gore isn't pro-nuclear |
bananas |
Jan-21-11 06:27 PM |
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It's nice to see a sensible, thoughtful person like Franken getting some publicity. n/t |
GliderGuider |
Jan-21-11 08:05 AM |
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I don't think nuclear power is quite the bogeyman people tend to make it out to be anyway |
ElboRuum |
Jan-21-11 02:24 PM |
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Good for him. |
slutticus |
Jan-21-11 03:18 PM |
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I don't like nuclear but was, at times, nearly persuaded |
intaglio |
Jan-21-11 03:31 PM |
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"The only real problem comes from storage" |
NickB79 |
Jan-22-11 12:48 PM |
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self delete |
bananas |
Jan-21-11 06:20 PM |
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Any objective and rational person who examines the matter realistically |
NNadir |
Jan-22-11 03:45 AM |
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A tall order these days. nt |
wtmusic |
Jan-23-11 11:30 AM |
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Rational and logical thought usually takes people to that conclusion. |
Codeine |
Jan-23-11 12:17 PM |
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