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pscot

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2. Shutting down Yucca Mountain was a mistake

Reply to FBaggins (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 04:37 PM

Aug 2012

We desperately need a place to put the growing pile of hot, nuclear waste. We've been dicking around with this issue for 40 years, and Yucca Mountain offered the cleanest solution yet proposed. It's death was caused by nimbyism and politics. Harry Reid and the President are both on the wrong side of this one.

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Harry Reid Loses It [View all] FBaggins Aug 2012 OP

Good job Harry. Yeah Its Spin Aug 2012 #1

Shutting down Yucca Mountain was a mistake pscot Aug 2012 #2

As a matter of national public policy? Sure. FBaggins Aug 2012 #3

I understand how shit works pscot Aug 2012 #6

This time, you are using the ultimate conservative newspaper to flog this old story Kolesar Aug 2012 #4

It's an "old story" already? FBaggins Aug 2012 #5

Ultimately it will be the Courts... PamW Aug 2012 #7