Trotsky's words were very wise,for their time,and somewhat prophetic,given that the first nuclear power plant did not begin operations until 1951.However,at that time,no one could forsee what would happen in the future,with disasters,like Three Mile Island,Chernobyl,Fukushima,etc.Nuclear is no safer,or cleaner,than fossil fuels,and we need to abandon both.
Then we get to renewables,like solar.Solar panels require mining for rare earth metals for their construction,and only have a definite life span.Many are probably just tossed in landfills,after they have lived out their usefulness.There they can leach toxins,into the soil or ground water.This could be said of any storage battery.There is some debate about the reliability,and efficiency,of wind farms.Could this land be used for other purposes,like wildlife habitat,or the growing of food?I believe the perfect,safest,and most environmentally friendly renewable energy source has yet to be invented. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1540): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/1540 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/76806020/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
