Re: Greens add to Greenhouse gasses

On 11/26/2012 9:21 PM, Dan Minette wrote:
> Since we don't want this list dominated by carved Norwegian tourist shop
> items, I thought I'd throw out an argument. I have seen Germany and Japan
> shutting down nuclear energy, after the Greens have suceeded in making it
> non-PC.  They had argued that the energy will be replaced by renewaable
> sources.  But, reality has set in, and they are being replaced by fossil
> fuels.
>
> Indeed, the biggest rise in energy production will be coal plants.  As
>
> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/more-than-1000-new-coal-plants-planned-wo
> rldwide-15279
>
> shows, there are plans for 1.4 trillion watts of capacity being added now in
> process.  This will add the equivalent of another China in greenhouse gas
> emissions, more than the US and EU combined.  So, I'd argue that the Green's
> main effect on the environment has been to increase greenhouse gas emissions
> by making nuclear power politically unacceptable.  Japan shutting down their
> reactor after the only nuclear damage having been radiation burns on the
> feet of workers who walked into radioactive water without checking and
> without boots (non-fatal) is amazing.  It's like shutting down all
> automobile traffic after the 100 car pileup on Thanksgiving on I-10.

I think you are correct in that. The only thing I would add is that the 
design of the Fukushima plant was very old, and that modern designs are 
even safer. This issue is not being resolved rationally, but then very 
few people approach problems that way.

Regards,

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Kevin B. O'Brien
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