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Originally Posted by PeterEde
Fukushima I don't consider a nuclear accident. At least not int he same vein as Chernobyl. Fukushima was the result of a Tsunami of unforseen magnitude. Chernobyl was ignorant human behavior.
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Fukushima was a massive disaster and like all man made systems, its subject to design flaws and the proverbial "act of god" or, in other words "a design flaw" Based on the fact that these accidentts happen on a monotonously frequent basis and knowing how much effort is put into NOT maintaining these plants, you cannot blame the average blog from being nevous. The history and the press are both bad.
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Originally Posted by PeterEde
Any real Greenie has to consider nuclear the only current real alternative. That's not to say though by the time if we ever do decide to build that some alternative energy wont be more viable. But on a terawatt per acre ratio, I'd much rather see a single nuclear plant than a thousand wind turbines dotted across my country side.
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It irritates me no end that people refer to "Greenies" as if they were something despicable. If you accept the basic premise of a "Greenie" being one who gives a XXXX about protecting the environment we all rely on to survive, then they should be thought of in a slightly different way. Admittedly, Green politics are often tied to other less savory causes which I wont name here for fear of being attacked, but the majority of "Greenies" I know are clear thinking, rational people who are often far more qualified to comment on topics than those that make the decisions that inflict so much damage on our planet. The twit pit is dominated by corrupt, self indulgent parasites and they dont like it when "Greenies" get in there and name it up. Hense, the pervasive anti-green rhetoric that comes from said members of the twit pit.
