Another Blogger For Nuclear Energy

In the United States, we derive about 21% of our power generation capacity from a source of abundant energy that pollutes very little in comparison to the amount of power generated. That energy source is nuclear energy. More electricity is generated from Nuclear energy than any other source except coal in this country. This energy source is NOT subject to the price of oil, nor is it subject to embargoes, drought or lack of wind. The volume of toxic waste generated by this energy source is a small fraction of the next cleanest source (Natural Gas) and orders of magnitude less than coal.

Thanks to the Lone Star Times for the pointer.

UPDATE: Stop by and say hello to Mr. Snitch.

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Comments

Stewart Peterson said…

http://niof.blogspot.com

August 3, 2005 at 1:03 AM

Jeff Faria said…

You guys have my sympathy. Stumping for nuclear in the age of post-Three-Mile-Island and Homer Simpson is a thankless task. (Well, maybe you're well compensated.) Wired got out ahead of the curve and got hammered.

In my experience in managing political communications, I have found that the public (like the stock market) tends to hit bottom before you can persuade them into another direction. As per my post, the bottom for nuclear has not yet been truly plumbed (it's been hit, all right, but we're not yet ready to pull away from it). It's when some event wakes us up that we move. In this case, I see a hydrogen industry for transportable power (cars, laptops, cell phones - anything that needs to move), and China supplying the fuel. That should be about the last straw.

Unless of course you REALLY get Bush to move on this. But I think he has too many other places to spend his political capital to get nuke off the ground during his presidency.

August 3, 2005 at 1:48 AM

Stewart Peterson said…

I am not compensated. The people I work with are likewise not compensated.

August 5, 2005 at 6:05 AM

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