Ruth asks…
Why would Japan protest against Nuclear Energy while?
Obama promotes Nuclear Energy in America?
Should we learn a lesson from Japan?
We apparently didn’t learn from Russia. (Chernobyl)
Thousands of people marched in Tokyo on Sunday to demand an end to nuclear power in Japan and a switch to alternative energy after the crisis at an atomic plant hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Brandishing placards bearing the slogan: “Bye Bye Genpatsu” (Goodbye Nuclear Power), demonstrators — including many young people and families — walked along a route from Yoyogi Park in the centre of the capital.
Organisers estimated 5,000 took part.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110424/sc_afp/japandisasteraccidentnuclearprotest_20110424154210
What is your opinion of Nuclear Power Plants across America?
The Expert answers:
The risk do not outway the rewards. Storage of the waste is the biggest everyday
problem. No more nuclear to many potential nightmares.
Jenny asks…
Is it safe to say dems have a broken energy policy?
Obama just found his first drilling project to ban. No doubt, we’ll start funding alternative energies that are 10+ years off…
What’s wrong with the McCain “everything” approach?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_el_pr/obama
The Expert answers:
Yes.
The ‘alternative energy’ approach has been promising result “in a few more years” for the past three decades.
And the real ironic thing is that in 1998 Clinton refused to allow for more domestic oil production because: “it would take ten years to produce results.”
So now the Democrats are determined to continue a failed policy and repeat the mistakes of the past.
Robert asks…
What do Senate Republicans have against Alternative Energy sources?
Senate Democrats searched for a compromise on energy legislation as Republican leaders made clear Friday they will oppose oil industry taxes and a mandate for utilities to use more wind and solar-generated electricity.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_on_go_co/congress_energy_21
Thanks Crabby, at last a sensible response.
Phil, In CA it takes anywhere from 7 to 12 years to recoup your investment.
Solar energy is becoming cheaper and more efficient.
The stated goal was to have 15% of our electricity to come from alternative sources by 2020. What is so horrible about that.
Thank God I live in California where we will lead this nation to energy independence one day.
The Expert answers:
I agree with you I don’t understand why the Republicans cant give an inch on this.
“Democratic leaders were leaning Friday toward dropping divisive requirement for utilities to produce 15 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources such, wind, solar or bio fuels.”
15 percent doesn’t look like alot to ask and the Republicans aren’t willing to make any compromise?
David asks…
Are you for alternative energy? If so, does this change your views any?
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/657216.html
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/657216.html
– Supposedly she was against alternatives. Looks to me like she’s their biggest champion.
The Expert answers:
Yes, I am for alternative energy. And I don’t see why people working to implement it should change my mind any.
Joseph asks…
If we can’t drill our way out of it, or alternative-energy our way out of it, what do Greens suggest?
Your honest opinions on this news item are sought:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/18/solar-plant-builders-decry-freeze/
The Expert answers:
I’m not a Green because I put a couple of conditions on the proposed solutions that they don’t. To be acceptable any solution must: end global warming by ending the dumping of 4 billion years of stored energy and CO2 into the ecosystem; Not involve the death of 5 or more billion people or their reduction to subsistence levels without hope for improvement even by “benign neglect”; not require the end of freedom on the planet or of technological civilization.
I know of only one solution to these requirements that meets all these requirements, Solar Power Satellites, beaming power to earth without changing the total balance of energy input to the earth. The electricity made is used to crack water into hydrogen and oxygen which is combined with carbon dioxide extracted from the air to form methane to feed our natural gas systems and methanol to run our transportation systems. I’m sorry, but I know of no immediate solution to our current problems. Had we started when SPS were first proposed we could have had 2 or more in operation now and be able to change over relatively easily. Because not all the research necessary was done, it would still take nearly 20 years to get the first full size prototype in operation.
I expect this will be a long and deep recession…
As far as the article goes, it just shows how bureaucratic our government has become.
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