tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24946442.post570158174584554044..comments2023-07-07T01:53:48.487-06:00Comments on What's Wrong With This Picture?: No Time to WasteM.G. Bralleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10083864482181744657noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24946442.post-89577925458697351742008-07-14T10:12:00.000-06:002008-07-14T10:12:00.000-06:00There is a lot more wrong with nuclear power than ...There is a lot more wrong with nuclear power than its ties to bombs. One, it is a very expensive way to boil water. Two, it uses a huge amount of water and in case anyone has noticed, that is in increasingly short supply. Three, if it's so safe, why will no private insurance company write a policy for a nuclear plant? Four, there is still no way to guarantee the waste can be safely stored for the eons it takes to decay to harmless levels. Five, probably more than any other form of energy generation, a nuclear plant if attacked by terrorists could create a lot of harm and do a tremendous amount of essentially permanent damage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24946442.post-76848279298869830002008-06-27T14:27:00.000-06:002008-06-27T14:27:00.000-06:00Good post Mark… In light of the nuclear energy tie...Good post Mark… In light of the nuclear energy ties to this state and weapons development I have to ask where is the energy equivalent of the Manhattan Project? I mean; if we could do it then, why aren’t we doing it again now on a grand scale to discover the “new” source of power? It just seems that regardless of geo-politics and finance the basic ‘’schoolyard’’ logic says you shouldn’t rely on a bunch of your enemies for power. [Granted not all Middle Eastern nations are our enemies, but even those that aren’t seem to be in line to become so]. I like to believe that the dark recesses of government house a lot of secret goings on that will eventually reveal a brighter future but really, how likely is that? I do believe that anyone who stands up and says they will lift drilling bans and put an oil well in every backyard in America will get elected to whichever office they aspire. Just like there are no atheists in foxholes I suspect that there are darn few environmentalists in a voting booth once that curtain closes and they are all alone.joe schmedlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179234621958039411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24946442.post-73356112264070564552008-06-23T10:03:00.000-06:002008-06-23T10:03:00.000-06:00"Energy can be divided into two categories: fuels ..."Energy can be divided into two categories: fuels for transportation and electricity."<BR/><BR/>What about heating and cooling buildings? Some estimates are that half our energy use is in buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24946442.post-2299763006997219272008-06-23T07:13:00.000-06:002008-06-23T07:13:00.000-06:00I have been wondering; and have not been able to f...I have been wondering; and have not been able to find; an estimate of how much gasoline would be saved if we did away with drive up windows, and their long lines of idling engines running air conditioners for people too lazy to walk 25 yds.<BR/><BR/>Do they have drive up windows in Europe?ched macquigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433039009492338854noreply@blogger.com