From: vaughnsimon@gmail.com   
      
   On 5/26/2012 9:00 AM, Jim Rojas wrote:   
      
   > There are plenty of alternatives...wind, geothermal, tidal flow, solar.   
   > At least Japan is taking a stand. We in the USA are always profit   
   > motivated, regardless of the casualties.   
      
   I am in favor of maximum utilization of all the "alternatives" you   
   mention.  I even have a modest solar power system myself!  But none of   
   your "alternatives" can presently displace much base power capacity.   
   Delude yourself all you wish, but the truth is the only thing we have   
   that can replace nuclear power plants is fossil fuel plants.  The   
   anti-nukes NEVER will honestly discuss the human-killing environmental   
   damage associated with replacing clean nuclear power with fossil.   
      
   Simple truth: With fossil power, the waste disposal problem remains   
   unsolved.  The "waste" is dumped directly into our atmosphere where we   
   all breath it.  With global warming, the health problems from power   
   plant air pollution may be the LEAST of our problems!   
      
   Vaughn   
      
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