tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post5779007653079687388..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Can You Make an Ethical Case for Nuclear Energy?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-85375494396998184542014-05-13T12:52:24.298-04:002014-05-13T12:52:24.298-04:00Can You Make an Ethical Case for Nuclear Energy? M...Can You Make an Ethical Case for Nuclear Energy? More to the point can anyone make an ethical case against it at this juncture. DV8 2XLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595060432772287143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-72407198690157817802013-05-17T10:41:13.417-04:002013-05-17T10:41:13.417-04:00Seems to me if one's going to play the ethics ...Seems to me if one's going to play the ethics game in energy investments then it pays not to be hypocritical than overtly cherry picking favorite pets. I'm afraid most "green" investors would royally fluke this test.<br /><br />James Greenidge<br />Queens NYjimwghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964988758509076556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-19061066230036030022013-05-16T18:24:45.414-04:002013-05-16T18:24:45.414-04:00The mention of ethics in connection with electrici...The mention of ethics in connection with electricity generation options reminded me of a calculation I did some time ago. It's the dark side of James Hansen's arithmetic. Since a lot of my electricity is generated by coal (there's no nuclear power here in Alberta, but some hydro), considering my lifetime electricity use, how many deaths am I personally causing? What am I responsible for? <br /><br />My answer is that it's about 0.2 deaths. The number would go up if I included the coal burned in creating all of my 'stuff' and my share of the high-energy world I live in. Can I claim to be ethical when I am causing a share of the world's misery? Andrew Jaremkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781060305332803073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-28684635892304110102013-05-16T14:32:05.320-04:002013-05-16T14:32:05.320-04:00To Anonymous: Yes, point taken. I suppose if I s...To Anonymous: Yes, point taken. I suppose if I spent enough time looking I could find a journalist worthy of the name, who works honorably in the tradition of the greats in that field.gmax137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-73708172363012358002013-05-16T13:20:51.767-04:002013-05-16T13:20:51.767-04:00Isn't saying the entire profession of journali...Isn't saying the entire profession of journalism is now dishorable the same sort of insult that the original blog post complains about (labelling nuclear energy as "unethical")?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-47431614903094674022013-05-16T09:29:24.792-04:002013-05-16T09:29:24.792-04:00Also, notice the difference in the wording of Item...Also, notice the difference in the wording of Item 1 (quoted above) and Item 2:<br /><br />"2. They can support the positives. They can actively choose to support companies or projects which have positive social and environmental policies in place, such as renewable energy, carbon offsetting, sustainable timber, or poverty reduction."<br /><br />While negatives are portrayed as a matter of the investor's opinion ("which they might disapprove of...") the positives simply *are* positive ("which have positive social and environmental policies...").<br /><br />This kind of spin is disgusting and pernicious. "Journalist" was briefly an honorable calling, but not for a long time now.gmax137noreply@blogger.com