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To: thackney

I wasn’t limiting the discussion of energy to transportation. I gave the example of France which meets 75% of her energy needs through nuclear.


39 posted on 03/15/2012 7:45:08 AM PDT by Lorianne (fedgov, taxporkmoney)
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To: Lorianne
You said:

If ever there were a time to switch to a majority nuclear power generation, this would be it. If the French can make it work (75% of their electricity is nuclear generated for the last 40 years) we can do it.

Or we can spend another 30+ years in costly wars and geopolitical intrique to get oil and still be in this same position in 2042.

I see the two as totally unrelated. Do you see it differently? If so, how are they related.

France doesn't have our coal or natural gas reserves. Also today we import most of the uranium we use. I just don't see shutting down coal and natural gas to build more expensive reactors and depending on an outside source for uranium a good move by any measure.

40 posted on 03/15/2012 7:49:42 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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