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cprise

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9. I thought Capt. Nuclear was going to save us from fossil fuels.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 17, 2013, 10:58 PM

Aug 2013

Tsk! What happened to his nuclear baseload superpowers? ...his sense of duty?

What's that?? There are no coal plants left in Alabama or the Southeastern grid for nuclear to displace? Ha.

The 'Low demand' excuse is emblematic of how unsuitable their mindset is to any kind of sustainable development. They show up for work in the morning for this only: The hope that people will consume more and more from their rarefied sources so their establishment can perch upon higher and higher pedestals.

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Another wheel falls off the nuclear revival bandwagon [View all] kristopher Aug 2013 OP

Need Zombie Killer Tactics for Really Bad Ideas in USA Demeter Aug 2013 #1

Especially if it's corporate welfare. nt kristopher Aug 2013 #6

The Scherer, Bowen and Miller power plants pscot Aug 2013 #2

Neither the company's spin nor kris' has it right. FBaggins Aug 2013 #3

All of which = Wheels Falling Off Nuclear Revival Bandwagon kristopher Aug 2013 #5

I thought Capt. Nuclear was going to save us from fossil fuels. cprise Aug 2013 #9

Bellefonte was IN ADDITION TO the coal, not instead of. kristopher Aug 2013 #4

I would bet Southern Company has more money for lobbyists than TVA PuffedMica Aug 2013 #7

Nope kristopher Aug 2013 #8