Apr 9, 2007

Viva la Nukes - How the french will rule again!

From CBS News: "With world energy demand expected to rise 50 percent over the next 25 years, he says it is the only practical option for producing huge amounts of electricity with no carbon emissions.
 
"No serious person can look at the challenge of greenhouse gases and climate change and not come to the conclusion that nuclear power has to play a significant and growing role in meeting that challenge worldwide," ...

French Quote - "Wind and solar are you know, temporary sources of energy. It works when you have wind, it works when you have sun. No sun, no wind, no energy. You don't want watch TV only when you have wind." - Anne Lauvergeon
 
 
What happened to U.S. energy independence?
"United States, which hasn't built a new nuclear plant since the 1970's. With energy prices and global temperatures near their reported highs, and the possibility that greenhouse gases will be regulated, the Bush administration is pushing a nuclear revival.
 
In many respects, the nuclear industry in the United States has disappeared. Over 100 plants were cancelled in the 1970's."