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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:48 AM Original message |
Ontario drops plans for 2 new nuclear reactors |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. "the price was too high"?? |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Liability is too high |
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MARALE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
2. That is too bad |
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Jimbo909 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. "Clean Energy?" |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Welcome to D.U. Jimbo909 |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Those boondoggle nukes cost US ratepayers $112 billion |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Welcome to DU! |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. Not to mention the front matter of your phone book |
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enviralment (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
52. Recylced Uranium |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-03-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #52 |
61. You might want to check it out... |
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enviralment (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Compared to what? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Nothing clean about nuclear power |
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kegler14 (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. So what should we use? Wind and solar won't cut it, and even wind |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. "Wind and solar won't cut it" - nonsense |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. You ignore the differences in power usage... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. As usual, you don't know what you're talking about. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Science isn't your forte is it? |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 05:26 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Science isn't yours. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 07:31 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Link? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Maybe the wind turbine at your neighbor's house can't power an arc welder. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Ugh... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. You're only making things worse for yourself. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. They are truly amazing... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Placed in the right locations, the wind is pretty reliable. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. My offer of proof... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. In other words, what you're saying is that "(You) have no idea what you're talking about". |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Look at the puppy!! |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-03-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
64. You're right |
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enviralment (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #45 |
57. Denmark and wind |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-03-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
63. You don't know much about what's going on, do you? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 01:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
50. ahh - tell that to the FRENCH - they have been using solar for HEAVY INDUSTRIAL for DEDCADES... |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Odd... |
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enviralment (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #50 |
56. the french and nuclear |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-03-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. The French have one of the largest and most powerful solar plant that has been specifically powering |
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winter999 (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. My electric comes from Nuclear. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 01:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
51. you know what you can do with your WASTE... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. And photovoltaics are made from completely clean unicorn farts. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Unicorn farts? Really! I never knew. Thanks! |
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MARALE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. Yes, there are pros and cons to all energy sources |
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enviralment (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
55. Can't base-load with wind. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Ugly is in the eye of the can't do it's |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yes, the clean white lines of the turbines are much more attractive than |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Oh yeah |
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winter999 (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Have they figured out how to |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-03-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
59. What a Quixotic post. |
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kegler14 (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. I was wrong about the birds. But I sure as hell don't want them on my mountains. |
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kegler14 (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Yeah, right. I live in the mountains. In that setting, turbines are just as ugly |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. What should we use to what? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-03-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
62. Power down |
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donquijoterocket (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
26. thanks |
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NinetySix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
24. The only "right way" to do nuclear is through the fusion process. |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Good luck with that |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Practical fusion is a lot closer now than it has been. |
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GDAEx2 (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
3. I expect Ontario is looking |
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enviralment (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
54. Private sector failings |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
14. good - sanity reigns in Canada |
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winter999 (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Jini's out of the bottle. It'll never go back in. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
16. Pff, it was just a scam to hide the country's nuclear weapons program anyway |
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ImOnlySleeping (131 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Now |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Oh, they'll pay... they'll ALLLL pay. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
20. good -- nt |
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Dave From Canada (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
23. They want more federal assistance because of the way the economy is as a result of the recession. n/ |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
27. Good - let's wait for new technology |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Three-part post by FogerRox the other day |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-03-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
60. It's silly to keep relying on depleting resources... (n/t) |
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enviralment (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. Everything is depleting |
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