Tax Justice wrote on Oct 20, 2007 10:31 AM:
" Clean Nuclear Power. The biggest scam in the 1)Mining and exploration. Uranium mining has poisoned and led to hundreds of deaths in this country alone, mostly Indigenous People, but nuclear power advocates never mention that. 2) Refining nuclear fuel. One of the largest users of fossil fuels is used to create nuclear fuel rods. Nuclear Power, fossil free, what a joke. 3)Nuclear accidents at power plants and ongoing cancer rates. If nuclear power plants are so safe, than name a single private insurance company that will provide insurance. 4) Consumers pay again and again. Xcel wants over $100 a year from each home in LaCrosse, not for more local clean renewable energy but a rate increase to help pay for aging nuclear power plants. 5) The high level radioactive waste, where do countries around the world get plutonium for weapons, the nuclear industry. "
North Sider wrote on Oct 19, 2007 1:00 PM:
" I had a front row seat for all of this in the late 70's and early 80's. When the 'embargo' hit and we as a country hired an energy czar, Schlesinger. I started up and managed many Utility Companies Energy Consultant Programs, including then, NSP, REA's, REC's, etc. I also spoke more than once in front of the Management and hierarchy of Utility Companies at there yearly Convention. Point? We talked about it a lot then as well. One can only hope that it is not too late. That one day we will turn around, look at each other involved in chaos and ask, How did we get here? None of this is new, none of it. "
V.O.R. wrote on Oct 18, 2007 8:54 PM:
" Amen to nuclear. It has been brought up but the environmentalist wackos have too much power in this country "
random annoying bozo wrote on Oct 18, 2007 6:42 PM:
" we already have a clean source of energy, and have been using it for the past 30 or so years. it's called 'nuclear'. could someone tell me why this is never brought up to expand it's useage? it's safe, clean and relatively cheap. what more could you ask for? "
Exercise wrote on Oct 18, 2007 5:03 PM:
" Bring on the $6/gal! That is the only way Americans will reduce consumption. "
Sconny wrote on Oct 18, 2007 11:21 AM:
" There is something appealing in the posts by PicklesPlease...in my mind, he/she is speaking about our society's materialistic buying/spending habits. I'm not ready to trade in my auto for a horse and buggy, but I'm ready to be part of a trend or movement that reduces consumption. As a society, our consumption culture is really atrocious. "
Terminus wrote on Oct 18, 2007 11:18 AM:
" Yawn "
PicklesPlease wrote on Oct 18, 2007 9:12 AM:
" think of all the landfills, the burning pollutants, the accumulated batteries, the bathroom cleaners that go down your drain and into your water sources EVERY single day. alternative energy is just a bandaid onto a much bigger problem. the amish are onto something. can we emulate some of their practices? say for one, ditching our electronics? HE11 no, you say? well farewell planet Earth, it was fun while it lasted. "
PicklesPlease wrote on Oct 18, 2007 9:11 AM:
" another funny thing is how eager we americans are to find alternative energy sources but yet no one seems to be doing too much at all to actually reduce energy consumption and reduce pollution. still buying plastic like mad, rarely recycling, replace not repair is our moddo--do you know how many bags of garbage you throw out each week. do you think it goes off to a magical fairy land and disappears from the face of the earth? "
V.O.R. wrote on Oct 18, 2007 9:10 AM:
" Definitely agree with the postings here so far. Ethanol surely is not what the media hypes it up to be. Big Spender hit it right on the head. And how about wind? Germany is supposedly a world leader in wind power and that is not going so well? It doesn't replace coal fired. Actually needs to be supplemented by coal fired anyway. Not windy - no power. Too windy - not operational due to risk of damage. Wind = overwhelming tax burden, subsidies. "
Terminus wrote on Oct 18, 2007 8:48 AM:
" It takes 4 gallons of crystal clear fresh purified water to make 1 gallon of Ethanol gasoline. WE need to get off of this Ethanol kick, it will destroy America as we know it. Already you are seeing food prices skyrocketing. And lets not forget about the water that will be used to feed this Ethanol dream. We can kiss our Great Lakes goodbye. "
The Real World wrote on Oct 18, 2007 8:07 AM:
" please we must research ethanol, it is a huge wast of energy, other ideas are great. "
Big Spender wrote on Oct 18, 2007 12:18 AM:
" Oh, no! Here are more suckers who've fallen for the Great Corn Ethanol Scam! This illustrates the weak business case for corn ethanol: MN company cancels "$115 million ethanol plant near Erskine because of the high cost of corn and lower prices for ethanol." http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=267278 Corn ethanol is just a way for politicians to buy farm voters and stealth-tax the rest of us with higher food and fuel prices. Even if all 200 million acres of U.S corn were converted to EtOH production, you'd only replace twelve percent of U.S. gasoline needs, worse, it takes almost as much energy to produce and ship the stuff as you'd get out. Here's an ABC News video from a conservative reporter, John Stossel: "Myth: Corn ethanol is Great" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9QQcP_Y1II "
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