Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid

[depakid]

While the presidential candidates trade barbs and accuse each other of flip-flopping, they agree with President Bush on their enthusiastic support for nuclear power.

Sen. John McCain has called for 100 new nuclear power plants. Sen. Barack Obama, in a July 2007 Democratic candidate debate, answered a pro-nuclear power audience member, “I actually think that we should explore nuclear power as part of the energy mix.” Among Obama’s top contributors are executives of Exelon Corp., a leading nuclear power operator in the nation. Just this week, Exelon released a new plan, called “Exelon 2020: A Low-Carbon Roadmap.” The nuclear power industry sees global warming as a golden opportunity to sell its insanely expensive and dangerous power plants.

But nuclear power is not a solution to climate change — rather, it causes problems. Amory Lovins is the co-founder and chief scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado. He makes simple, powerful points against nuclear: “The nuclear revival that we often hear about is not actually happening. It is a very carefully fabricated illusion … there are no buyers.

Wall Street is not putting a penny of private capital into the industry, despite 100-plus percent subsidies.” He adds: “Basically, we can have as many nuclear plants as Congress can force the taxpayers to pay for. But you won’t get any in a market economy.”

More: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/17/10433/
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[chelsea0011]

1. LOL...100 new plants from McCain. All someone in the press has to ask is,

where exactly in Arizona would be a good place to store the nuclear waste.

[damntexdem]

3. Well, there is a big hole in the ground up north of Flagstaff.

And I don't think the water in that Colorado river goes anywhere important. Why, hardly any of that water makes to the sea, anyway.

;-)

[damntexdem]

2. But it glows so bright! It just pulses with light!

Ooh, shiny!

;-)