Rebuklear
The latest sorties in the war over nuclear
power
Posted by David
Roberts at 8:54 AM on 01 Jun 2008
There have been several
good entries in the never-ending nuclear debate lately. I'm pulling
several together into one post, so all the vicious arguing can center in
one comment thread. Fun!In a long, detailed, and devastating cover story in The Nation, Christian Parenti asks, "What Nuclear Renaissance?" Peeling away the hype and PR, he discovers that there's much less than meets the eye:
- This much seems clear: a handful of firms might soak up huge federal
subsidies and build one or two overpriced plants. While a new
administration might tighten regulations, public safety will continue to
be menaced by problems at new as well as older plants. But there will be
no massive nuclear renaissance. Talk of such a renaissance, however,
helps keep people distracted, their minds off the real project of
developing wind, solar, geothermal and tidal kinetics to build a green
power grid.
<snip>
And finally, last but not least, don't miss a brief, pointed, and utterly devastating article from Amory Lovins, Imran Sheikh, and Alex Markevich: "Forget Nuclear." I won't start quoting parts, 'cause I'll end up quoting the whole thing. Suffice to say, micropower and efficiency are kicking ass and attracting enormous private investment; nuclear is attracting none. And there's a reason for that. Read the whole thing.
<snip - see website for entire article and comments>
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