This was a conversation I had with one of my readers on the nuke question. Unfortunately the conversation was terminated before we could finish and hopefully more will be had.
lobotero: and?
ss: looks like everything gives off pollution of some sort…just don’t like the nuclear waste 1/2 life of 240,000 years
lobotero: yep…that does suck…lol
lobotero: but what would wind and solar give off?
ss:
Wind
Accident possibilities include toppling towers, flying blades, and falls during construction and maintenance.
Aesthetic intrusion on mountain ridges, passes, and coastlines is feared by some.
ss:
Photovoltaics
Toxic substances used in cell manufacture are occupational hazards, can contaminate water in manufacturing areas, and can be released from overheated or burning cells.
ss:
Geothermal
Water pollution by dissolved salts and toxic elements in geothermal water can affect streams, lakes, and domestic water supplies.
Hydrogen sulfide gas is a toxic and odoriferous air pollutant.
lobotero: but none of that would last 244,000 years, right?
ss: nope
lobotero: gee wheez ….maybe we should consider them…I am sure that controls on stuff woulkd be easier and safer than nukes
lobotero: just a thought
ss: but 2 of the 3 can pollute the water supply
ss: don’t disagree
lobotero: but there is already technology to vclean up the effluent
ss: yep
lobotero: so where is the downside of these energy programs?
ss: funding
ss: and profits
lobotero: so it comes back to capitalism, eh?
ss: yep
ss: btw did you see where tallahassee got approval to build a nuclear power plant
lobotero: so what we are saying is that if there is no profit then the people can just suffer
ss: now that is where we need to see a nuclear power plant in the middle of hurricane prone area
lobotero: yep nbut i will be dead before they finish it…lol
ss: they are saying 4 to 5 years to build…but the people will start seeing this next year a 4% increase in their energy bills now…and that is a 4% per year increase
lobotero: so the power company makes the profit and the people pay more for their power and the tax dollars go to the plant as subsidies….good plan dick brains
ss: read that in my research this morning…got approval in march 2008
lobotero: now how much would the plant cost?
lobotero: then ask how much a wind farm would cost
lobotero: nukes get $70 million government bucks and alternastive energy gets $10 milklion
ss: actually I came across an article that listed the cost of building a nuclear power plant in steel, concrete and all that
lobotero: now tyell me again how serious they are about alternative energy?
lobotero: well tell me….lol
ss: lol…can’t say that they are all that serious about the alternative energy..just like alternative fuels for cars…
lobotero: IMO, they are NEVER serious…it is a way to get votes and will never happen
ss: lobbiests are way to busy
lobotero: Clinton in 1993 put $1.,3 billion in the budget for renewable engery and alt enrgy and where did that get us? R we any closer now than in 1993?….HELL NO!
ss: nope…
lobotero: so why would i believe that McCain or Obama has any other plan than what is from the past?
ss: nobody in their right mind would
ss: they are politicians out to get your vote
lobotero: They pander to the voter….that is a polite way of calling them what they are….fucking lairs.
ss: see we said the same thing again…lol
lobotero: yep
ss: we have way to many smart people out there to not have already come up with alternatives. they just keep disappearing off the radar..
lobotero: they are usually bought off with corporate cash
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