| 34. The US only produces 2 million lb BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED MORE. |
| -Nuclear Power, What say you? |
Bennyboy |
Feb-16-10 05:56 PM |
#0 |
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This is great leadership by President Obama. It's inevitable so let's get started, 30 years late. |
timeforpeace |
Feb-16-10 05:57 PM |
#1 |
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First meaningful thing he's done in months.. |
ddeclue |
Feb-16-10 06:08 PM |
#16 |
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What about the waste |
packerbacker53 |
Feb-17-10 12:52 PM |
#214 |
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Beats the hell out of the waste that we generate every day from coal fired power plants. |
ddeclue |
Feb-17-10 04:19 PM |
#227 |
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No, actually it isn't inevitable. |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 06:09 PM |
#19 |
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Those terrible snowstorms which had little wind but days of cold and overcast didn't make a little |
timeforpeace |
Feb-16-10 08:10 PM |
#79 |
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And if we were operating on a decentralized power generation system combined with a smart grid |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 10:05 PM |
#118 |
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Sunny and 80 degrees Fahrenheit here in Southern Ca today and yesterday. |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 03:59 AM |
#241 |
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I'm with you, Madhound. |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 03:53 AM |
#238 |
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not a fan. Choosing between the two "evils" of coal and nuclear, I opt for coal. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 05:58 PM |
#2 |
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Are you serious? |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:09 PM |
#20 |
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I disagree with your assertion that nuclear power plants haven't killed a single person. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 06:16 PM |
#29 |
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Disagree if you like, but the facts are on my side. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:18 PM |
#32 |
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and how many people in the Chernobyl area are STILL suffering? |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:07 PM |
#78 |
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Chernobyl is not in the US. |
verges |
Feb-16-10 08:24 PM |
#85 |
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and you really think there is NO possibility of that happening here? |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:31 PM |
#86 |
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American standars are much higher. |
verges |
Feb-16-10 08:34 PM |
#89 |
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THREE MILE ISLAND. |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:38 PM |
#91 |
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Actually, very little radiation was released |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:37 PM |
#110 |
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mrem is not a measurement of radioactivity release. in fact, it's not a measured unit of any sort |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 10:24 PM |
#121 |
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Really? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:31 PM |
#134 |
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I do not wish to argue whether mrem "exists" - I merely want to point out it is never measured and |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 12:02 AM |
#141 |
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Well now that's a specious argument. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-17-10 12:04 AM |
#144 |
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The question was whether "much" radiation was released at TMI. Respondent provided mrem figures. |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 12:22 AM |
#151 |
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The unit's fine, and you pretended otherwise. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-17-10 12:25 AM |
#152 |
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Whether the unit is "fine" or not depends upon its use. In a laboratory accident, where |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 12:44 AM |
#160 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Feb-18-10 03:59 AM |
#240 |
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There was no question |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:37 AM |
#159 |
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Alot of things in science are |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:18 AM |
#149 |
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Not a single dead body from that incident. Nor any civilian reactor in the US |
Pavulon |
Feb-16-10 09:39 PM |
#113 |
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so as long as there are no visible bodies, it's okay? |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-17-10 06:53 AM |
#184 |
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Chernobyl was a graphite-moderated reactor with no containment vessel |
Merchant Marine |
Feb-17-10 12:09 AM |
#145 |
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You probably think Chernobyl was a nuclear explosion... |
Merchant Marine |
Feb-17-10 12:11 AM |
#146 |
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If you do a search, you'll find deaths from Three Mile Island |
immoderate |
Feb-17-10 12:29 AM |
#154 |
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Have you heard of Santa Susannah in the SImi Hills here in California? |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 04:06 AM |
#242 |
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You are misinformed. Coal plants emit more radiation than nuclear plants. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:18 PM |
#31 |
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"Coal is literally pure death. It has killed more people than every other form of power combined." |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:19 PM |
#33 |
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I most certainly am not "misinformed". I prefer Renewables & investing in technological innovations. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 06:26 PM |
#43 |
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Then you are intentionally choosing the far more lethal form of power. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:38 PM |
#49 |
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No, I'd choose not to invest massive amounts of money in another addiction. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 07:39 PM |
#68 |
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cryingshame usually does. |
Jax |
Feb-18-10 03:57 AM |
#239 |
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coal plants do not "emit more radiation than nuclear plants." there are many serious problems with |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 10:30 PM |
#123 |
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You sure about that? |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 10:40 PM |
#125 |
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I've done the calculations and posted results here repeatedly. Coal contains traces |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 11:44 PM |
#137 |
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I think I prefer the word of the editor of Scientific American |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:56 PM |
#139 |
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Vide infra #140 |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 12:04 AM |
#142 |
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What do you do, that you don't know this stuff? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:31 PM |
#135 |
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Can you do arithmetic? |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 11:58 PM |
#140 |
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The only problem with your calculations |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:34 AM |
#158 |
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You didn't understand the secular equilibrium argument: given a natural mixture of radioisotopes |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 01:12 AM |
#170 |
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Perhaps you're thinking of another argument |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 03:04 AM |
#177 |
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Hmm. Suppose we start with one isotope. It decays at a certain rate. |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 04:12 AM |
#179 |
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I still don't see the point of talking about secular EQ |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:35 PM |
#211 |
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Same argument works for branched chains: again, just high school manipulation of inequalities; |
struggle4progress |
Feb-17-10 06:14 PM |
#228 |
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I seem to recall a chemistry prof. saying that the radioactive elements in coal are retained... |
Umbral |
Feb-17-10 01:39 AM |
#173 |
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The EPA says different. |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 03:08 AM |
#178 |
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MEH. What does the EPA know anyways? I trust peoplez on the intertubes over the EPA. |
Statistical |
Feb-17-10 09:31 AM |
#202 |
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Nope |
gratuitous |
Feb-16-10 05:59 PM |
#3 |
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I can't tell you how many people I know from the Hanford area who developed |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:06 PM |
#14 |
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I like it. n/t |
bbinacan |
Feb-16-10 05:59 PM |
#4 |
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No. We need to develop renewable energy (wind, solar, geothermal, etc.). |
invictus |
Feb-16-10 06:00 PM |
#5 |
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+1, and I'll add |
DevinKline |
Feb-17-10 01:09 AM |
#169 |
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I say there is nothing clean about nuclear. Given a choice between Nuke and coal I choose Solar Wind... |
Vincardog |
Feb-16-10 06:00 PM |
# |
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Agree -- and even though I've heard some negative things about those |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:04 PM |
#10 |
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Nuclear is natural. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:25 PM |
#39 |
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thunderous applause! The money wasted on Nuclear could go into Green Technology |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 06:38 PM |
#48 |
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One of which no one is using at all right now |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:35 PM |
#109 |
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Lets just irradiate everything |
quinnox |
Feb-16-10 06:00 PM |
#6 |
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I'm really not thrilled about it, |
Blue_In_AK |
Feb-16-10 06:01 PM |
#7 |
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Against it regardless of the cost -- the waste scares the hell out of me. |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:02 PM |
#8 |
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the potential for f*ckups both accidental and on purpose scare the crap out of me |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 06:07 PM |
#15 |
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Yes -- the potential for disaster is there, regardless of how we try to |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 07:12 PM |
#61 |
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What is our problem? |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-17-10 08:25 AM |
#198 |
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Yeah, the question was pretty much rhetorical, but you're right, of course. nt |
gateley |
Feb-17-10 03:33 PM |
#222 |
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Actually |
Rebubula |
Feb-17-10 07:44 AM |
#192 |
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Yes. |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-17-10 08:18 AM |
#196 |
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There is already a nuclear plant where the new one is to be built. |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-17-10 08:17 AM |
#195 |
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The waste shouldn't scare you. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:15 PM |
#27 |
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I'm still scared -- we're "messing with Mother Nature" by doing whatever we |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 07:09 PM |
#58 |
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Well bad news is the geothermal reactor will eventually run out of fuel in .... |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 08:05 PM |
#75 |
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Help me out here. |
immoderate |
Feb-17-10 02:01 AM |
#175 |
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Actually, it's 18.5 billion. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-16-10 06:04 PM |
#9 |
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I'm against it. But I'm also against outsourcing jobs, |
LisaM |
Feb-16-10 06:05 PM |
# |
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not a fan |
amborin |
Feb-16-10 06:05 PM |
#11 |
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having had family members who worked in the nuclear biz during 3 mile island |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 06:05 PM |
#12 |
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You... |
Rebubula |
Feb-17-10 07:48 AM |
#193 |
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Are you familiar with the Santa Susannah disaster in Simi Valley in S. California? |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 04:15 AM |
#243 |
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Nuclear energy in conjunction with a decent electric car ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 06:05 PM |
#13 |
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US reactors consume 62 million lbs of yellowcake each year - the US produces only 2 million lbs/yr |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:10 PM |
#21 |
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No, it's not. There's an ample supply of uranium if we want it. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:12 PM |
#23 |
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If we want to buy it from someone else - & oh yeah, the US was NEVER uranium self-sufficient |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:14 PM |
#25 |
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Actually we can produce more than enough uranium by seawater leaching. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:16 PM |
#30 |
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LOL! the concentration of uranium in seawater is 3.3 micrograms per liter |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:24 PM |
#37 |
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not quite. there have been limited feasibility studies, suggesting that under optimal |
struggle4progress |
Feb-16-10 11:05 PM |
#128 |
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all of which must be mined. Processed. Disposed of. |
KittyWampus |
Feb-16-10 06:39 PM |
#50 |
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The US only produces 2 million lb BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED MORE. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:21 PM |
#34 |
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Ummm...we NEED 62 million lbs per year to run our reactors, we PRODUCE only 2 million lbs/yr |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:26 PM |
#42 |
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We only need 2 M RAW URANIUM becuase MOX from nuclear stockpile makes up the difference. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:38 PM |
#47 |
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That's just plain wrong - MOX is Mixed OXide fuel (U and Pu) and there are NO US MOX reactors |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:51 PM |
#52 |
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Stand corrected I mixed up MOX with weapons grade program... |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 07:06 PM |
#57 |
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13% of world reactor requirements is not a "majority" |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 07:21 PM |
#65 |
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I don't think your original post was about the world it was about THE UNITED STATES. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 07:35 PM |
#67 |
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ummm....the US uses 25,000 metric tonnes U/yr, global blend-down U production is 10,000 tonnes/yr |
jpak |
Feb-17-10 06:05 AM |
#180 |
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Apples and oranges. You are confusing uranium (yellowcake) with LEU |
Statistical |
Feb-17-10 07:12 AM |
#188 |
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You can turn yellowcake into useable uranium |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:06 PM |
#94 |
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I'm not sure how much and of what type ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 09:38 PM |
#112 |
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I'm not sure the disposal and safety issues are technically solvable. Well, |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:15 PM |
#28 |
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Because wind, solar and whatever have zero possibility ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 06:21 PM |
#35 |
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Have you got anything other than hot air to back that assertion up with? |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 06:24 PM |
#38 |
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Umm ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 06:36 PM |
#46 |
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Ummm...wind, biomass and hydro produce ALL the electricity used in my county in Maine |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:54 PM |
#54 |
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Let me restate my assertion, since you may have misunderstood |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 06:56 PM |
#55 |
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Wiki may be unreliable but you cite nothing ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 09:08 PM |
#95 |
| -
Ah yes, that old lame canard |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 09:56 PM |
#116 |
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Am I missing something, I see no link in your reply #116? |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 10:13 PM |
#119 |
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Forgot to include the link, it is now up for you |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 10:39 PM |
#124 |
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The theme is to be insulting when no insult was given. |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 10:49 PM |
#127 |
| -
Ah yes, the last refuge |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 11:18 PM |
#130 |
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For all I know you could possibly be right ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 09:58 PM |
#117 |
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As your little blurb states right up front, that is just one scenario |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 10:20 PM |
#120 |
| -
Really? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:42 PM |
#136 |
| -
Sorry, I deal with the world of academics |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 06:42 AM |
#183 |
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A lot of people felt the same way about Linux. |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 01:06 PM |
#215 |
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Well, since you didn't add links, I really can't properly judge your piece now can I |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 01:51 PM |
#218 |
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So we are doing serious academic research here? |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 02:28 PM |
#220 |
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Wind, solar and to a lesser extent wave are all intermittent sources. |
TheMadMonk |
Feb-17-10 12:31 AM |
#155 |
| -
Yes, they're all intermittant sources, that's why you have a smart grid |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 06:53 AM |
#185 |
| -
The sun don't shine at night. |
TheMadMonk |
Feb-17-10 10:08 AM |
#203 |
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No, but the wind does blow at night |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 10:39 AM |
#205 |
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Wind tends to drop at night too. And widespread calms are not unheard of. |
TheMadMonk |
Feb-17-10 07:35 PM |
#230 |
| -
Again, you're locked in the past |
MadHound |
Feb-18-10 06:55 AM |
#245 |
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Humdingers are no comfort for the farmers who have turbines for neighbours. |
TheMadMonk |
Feb-18-10 11:01 AM |
#251 |
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I Believe this is the way Europe is going |
fascisthunter |
Feb-17-10 12:15 PM |
#209 |
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Or re-discover Tesla's approach to pull energy out of the air. :-) |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 06:25 PM |
#40 |
| -
what a stupid post |
jpak |
Feb-16-10 06:27 PM |
#44 |
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I've heard Brian Schweitzer (Gov of MT) say they have enough wind potential |
gateley |
Feb-16-10 07:18 PM |
#63 |
| -
As I said above ... |
Mumblefratz |
Feb-16-10 09:22 PM |
#102 |
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Actually the governor of Montana is lobbying for clean coal, but threw in |
gateley |
Feb-17-10 03:41 PM |
#223 |
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I've heard all the people in the world can fit into texas |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:26 PM |
#103 |
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They are. We just have to get after it, like all the other problems we've solved. |
timeforpeace |
Feb-16-10 08:14 PM |
#81 |
| -
Why not rooftop solar and an electric vehicle? |
Bennyboy |
Feb-16-10 08:21 PM |
#83 |
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Rooftop soalr maybe power a few things in your house |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:28 PM |
#104 |
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"a few things in your house" - here in Maine there are thousands of solar homes |
jpak |
Feb-17-10 06:07 AM |
#181 |
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Exactly, we gotta start convincing people that this is now and is CHEAPER.... |
Bennyboy |
Feb-17-10 12:20 PM |
#210 |
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Thousands doesn't equate to millions |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 04:01 PM |
#226 |
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It's not a solution. What means "realistic?" |
immoderate |
Feb-17-10 02:16 AM |
#176 |
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Actually they cost a lot less than $8 billion per plant. |
TheWraith |
Feb-16-10 06:08 PM |
#17 |
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Sure - as a small part of a COMPREHENSIVE energy policy. |
baldguy |
Feb-16-10 06:09 PM |
#18 |
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About time. |
Schema Thing |
Feb-16-10 06:10 PM |
#22 |
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i say that it's about time. |
dysfunctional press |
Feb-16-10 06:13 PM |
#24 |
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Um the $8.5 billion is for TWO plants. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 06:15 PM |
#26 |
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"lets utilities know the govt isn't going to delay construction once license has been issued. " |
Tom Rinaldo |
Feb-17-10 02:57 PM |
#221 |
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It's about time. |
Biker13 |
Feb-16-10 06:22 PM |
#36 |
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loans at risk of default: |
amborin |
Feb-16-10 06:25 PM |
#41 |
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Well, the cynical part of me says good. |
TransitJohn |
Feb-16-10 06:31 PM |
#45 |
| -
Water usage? |
Bennyboy |
Feb-16-10 06:41 PM |
#51 |
| -
Pretty much every form of power needs water |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:11 PM |
#97 |
| -
Nuclear power needs to go, along with all other traditional, dinosaur, centralized power generation |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 06:51 PM |
#53 |
| -
You want to replace large efficient centralized power generating centers with |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-16-10 07:12 PM |
#59 |
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Gadgets. nice. |
MadHound |
Feb-16-10 09:44 PM |
#115 |
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How long? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:50 PM |
#138 |
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Depends, |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 06:37 AM |
#182 |
| -
600 billion was the budget for the pentagon this year |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:47 PM |
#213 |
| -
Let's see, TARP and the stimulus both got over 700 billion |
MadHound |
Feb-18-10 06:58 AM |
#246 |
| -
I like your idea of a smart grid. |
Jamastiene |
Feb-17-10 01:58 AM |
#174 |
| -
Uh, your "bibliography"?? No, thanks but no thanks. |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-17-10 11:03 AM |
#206 |
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Fine, just offering |
MadHound |
Feb-17-10 01:53 PM |
#219 |
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It's a long overdue start. Nuclear plants are the only alternative to fossil fuels |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-16-10 07:02 PM |
#56 |
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Well, it's either that, or build more coal plants and talk about how awesome wind farms are. |
name not needed |
Feb-16-10 07:12 PM |
#60 |
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Against it, absolutely positively NO! nt |
Raine |
Feb-16-10 07:13 PM |
#62 |
| -
Is it REALLY more efficient than say, a natural gas plant? |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-16-10 07:19 PM |
#64 |
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Sure fossil fuels are cheaper as long as you don't mind puking billions of tons of CO2 into air. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 07:49 PM |
#70 |
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My point being |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-16-10 08:03 PM |
#72 |
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Reactors in the United States have uptime of over 95%. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 08:07 PM |
#77 |
| -
Well then |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-16-10 08:12 PM |
#80 |
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Most of reactors in US are now pushing 50 years and uptime has been increasing. |
Statistical |
Feb-16-10 08:40 PM |
#93 |
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NO -- and think Chernobyl when you factor in TRUE costs |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:05 PM |
#73 |
| -
Chernobyl was an epic disaster of human AND engineering faults |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-16-10 08:33 PM |
#87 |
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you can NEVER be sure of that. |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-16-10 08:37 PM |
#90 |
| -
What if they have designs that can't DO worse |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:41 PM |
#114 |
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so on paper they are safe -- ever know of contractors to cost cut? |
Donnachaidh |
Feb-17-10 06:56 AM |
#186 |
| -
Well, I can't argue with that level of mistrust. |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:40 PM |
#212 |
| -
Chernobyl is not a "dead zone" |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-17-10 08:37 AM |
#199 |
| -
A nuclear plant will run for 60 years |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:12 PM |
#98 |
| -
NO |
ConcernedCanuk |
Feb-16-10 07:24 PM |
#66 |
| -
I find your lack of faith disturbing |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:15 PM |
#99 |
| -
FAIL |
Sugarcoated |
Feb-16-10 07:49 PM |
#69 |
| -
no nukes |
spanone |
Feb-16-10 07:50 PM |
#71 |
| -
No horseless carriages! |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:30 PM |
#105 |
| -
Hooray Modernity! |
Moochy |
Feb-17-10 12:48 AM |
#163 |
| -
I've got no problem with nuclear power. n/t |
WeDidIt |
Feb-16-10 08:05 PM |
#74 |
| -
nay |
mdmc |
Feb-16-10 08:05 PM |
#76 |
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This a good move and it's badly needed... |
damyank913 |
Feb-16-10 08:18 PM |
#82 |
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I support nuclear -- as long as there's insurance & tough regulation. /nt |
philly_bob |
Feb-16-10 08:22 PM |
#84 |
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it's inevitable, I suppose |
paulk |
Feb-16-10 08:33 PM |
#88 |
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The nuclear angle was hashed out decades ago |
NNN0LHI |
Feb-16-10 08:38 PM |
#92 |
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Wow did anyone tell |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:17 PM |
#100 |
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I'm against it as well. |
DeSwiss |
Feb-16-10 09:11 PM |
#96 |
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So what about the street lights? |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 09:33 PM |
#106 |
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Where?, you ask.... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-16-10 10:46 PM |
#126 |
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First you have to know which box you are in. |
Confusious |
Feb-16-10 11:26 PM |
#132 |
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That has got to be..... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 12:04 AM |
#143 |
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I was wondering how the geothermal thing works |
Confusious |
Feb-17-10 12:15 AM |
#148 |
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It uses existing.... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 12:44 AM |
#161 |
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Um, DeSwiss, that's a heat pump. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-17-10 12:31 AM |
#156 |
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Actually you're right it is.... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 12:57 AM |
#166 |
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Right, it's an admittedly efficient way to heat and cool a house. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-17-10 01:04 AM |
#167 |
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Well actually..... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 01:28 AM |
#171 |
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No this is wrong. |
damyank913 |
Feb-17-10 09:12 AM |
#200 |
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I have no idea..... |
DeSwiss |
Feb-17-10 10:09 PM |
#231 |
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NO. nt |
LWolf |
Feb-16-10 09:18 PM |
#101 |
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Nukes is all about pocketing money by a few... |
SnoopDog |
Feb-16-10 09:33 PM |
#107 |
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Nuclear Industry requires huge subsidies to even exist |
Moochy |
Feb-17-10 12:56 AM |
#165 |
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I want fission, fusion, solar and wind, especially wind and fusion. |
MicaelS |
Feb-16-10 09:34 PM |
#108 |
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More welfare for corporate capitalism. Work on decentralized power sources instead. nt |
lostnfound |
Feb-16-10 09:38 PM |
#111 |
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There are so many better/cheaper/less dangerous alternatives. |
jtrockville |
Feb-16-10 10:26 PM |
#122 |
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nasty and evil |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Feb-16-10 11:06 PM |
#129 |
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I appreciate the way you've laid out some of the downsides, Benny... |
bridgit |
Feb-16-10 11:18 PM |
#131 |
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The last Nuclear Plant in the US was built back in the Jimmy Carter Administration.. |
lib2DaBone |
Feb-16-10 11:30 PM |
#133 |
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I'm disgusted and pissed off. But I saw it coming during the primaries when Obama |
earth mom |
Feb-17-10 12:11 AM |
#147 |
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It won't ever happen way up here Northern California-3000 miles away in Georgia |
GreenTea |
Feb-17-10 12:19 AM |
#150 |
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They have been storing waste onsite for 50 years. |
Statistical |
Feb-17-10 07:42 AM |
#191 |
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Paint targets on them and have the "Nuke-Away"handy |
upi402 |
Feb-17-10 12:26 AM |
#153 |
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An airliner will bounce off |
Merchant Marine |
Feb-17-10 01:08 AM |
#168 |
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In the 1950s the US Army shot at containment building with heavy artillery. |
Statistical |
Feb-17-10 07:35 AM |
#189 |
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Silly to think terrorists couldn't pack nukes onto a plane IMHO |
upi402 |
Feb-17-10 06:51 PM |
#229 |
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Lol, uhhhhh if they have nuclear weapons |
spoony |
Feb-17-10 10:28 PM |
#232 |
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did you misunderstand maybe? |
upi402 |
Feb-18-10 12:16 AM |
#234 |
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Explanation of different types: |
OxQQme |
Feb-17-10 12:32 AM |
#157 |
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How many people died at Three Mile Island? |
oldlib |
Feb-17-10 12:45 AM |
#162 |
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I say that TEN THOUSAND+ miners have died in the last decade from Coal workers' pneumoconiosis |
cherokeeprogressive |
Feb-17-10 12:52 AM |
#164 |
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I'm for it |
Onceuponalife |
Feb-17-10 01:29 AM |
#172 |
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A huge fusion generator would meet all our needs. |
Orsino |
Feb-17-10 07:10 AM |
#187 |
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Pro - lets get out there and build them. |
ThomWV |
Feb-17-10 07:36 AM |
#190 |
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Let's build em in W. Virginia |
taught_me_patience |
Feb-18-10 12:57 AM |
#236 |
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The plant 10 miles from my house is leaking radioactive tritium into the ground. |
Vinca |
Feb-17-10 07:52 AM |
#194 |
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Tritium has a half life of 12 years, ground water moves at an average rate of 1" per year |
ThomWV |
Feb-17-10 08:21 AM |
#197 |
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It's long overdue and a serious step to weaning ourself off foreign oil. |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-17-10 09:15 AM |
#201 |
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I support generation of electricity from Nuclear Power...nt |
SidDithers |
Feb-17-10 10:28 AM |
#204 |
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Not interested in Nuclear engery. |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Feb-17-10 11:16 AM |
#207 |
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no need for it... we have technology to move in a safer, greener direction |
fascisthunter |
Feb-17-10 11:18 AM |
#208 |
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Just the mining and clean up are enough to deter me. nt. |
Javaman |
Feb-17-10 01:40 PM |
#216 |
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It's the number one reason why we don't have widespread affordable solar and wind power today. n/t |
Tom Rinaldo |
Feb-17-10 01:42 PM |
#217 |
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The lack of nuclear power plants in the US is the cause of that? Explain. |
timeforpeace |
Feb-17-10 03:47 PM |
#225 |
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Against for a bunch of reasons |
marlakay |
Feb-17-10 03:44 PM |
#224 |
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Until we figure out what to do with the waste, I'm not that keen on it.. |
SoCalDem |
Feb-17-10 10:34 PM |
#233 |
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Not jazzed about it |
taught_me_patience |
Feb-18-10 12:54 AM |
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dupe |
taught_me_patience |
Feb-18-10 12:54 AM |
#235 |
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I oppose opting for nuclear energy. It is much too expensive. |
JDPriestly |
Feb-18-10 03:49 AM |
#237 |
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Don't like it |
quaker bill |
Feb-18-10 04:28 AM |
#244 |
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If there were a great way to get rid of the waste |
AsahinaKimi |
Feb-18-10 07:03 AM |
#247 |
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I'm with you. This looks like a Republican energy bill. |
mmonk |
Feb-18-10 07:05 AM |
#248 |
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I hope we continue to build nuclear power plants until every last coal plant is gone. |
hunter |
Feb-18-10 08:08 AM |
#249 |
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Nuclear power -- I don't care for it. |
saltpoint |
Feb-18-10 08:10 AM |
#250 |
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I'm not happy with it, but I think it is necessary. We wasted over 30 years |
old mark |
Feb-18-10 11:09 AM |
#252 |
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