All that BS about “alternative” energy sources is — well — BS! They are
NEITHER cost effective NOR environmentally friendly over the long haul. Never
HAVE been. In fact, nearly all those energy forms simply move the often
greater pollution they produce to another area of the country or world and
concentrate it THERE. Hell, let’s just put all those dirty solar collector, pump and pipe plants in — say — Pennsylvania or West Virginia so WE can live that eco-friendly lifestyle HERE! Textbook NIMBY idiocy!
Doesn’t anyone understand that IF we are to have a
technological society based on ENERGY, we’d better produce that energy as
efficiently as we know how? And that is NUCLEAR . I live in Georgia and at a time when places like CA are in the throes of an energy crisis, the 4 or so nukes here have helped keep our electrical costs well within reason.
And IF the national consensus is that we no longer want a tech society, I
have a supply of spears, loin cloths and stone axes for sale for those of
you who want to get ready before the rush.
My wife is still afraid of nuclear (because of the still not completely
solved waste disposal problem WHICH WE CAN AND WILL SOLVE in a satisfactory manner).
We visited one of those salvage/bargain
places over the week-end. After strolling around for a few minutes, she
remarked with disdain that we sure do produce a lot of “junk.” Most of the
“junk” was electrical switchgear and mechanical power transmission stuff. I
replied, “Yes, most of it is the stuff that causes the lights to go on when
you flip the switch.” She got very quiet as it settled on her that without
this “junk,” she’d be washing our clothes on a rock in the river.
SO WILL YOU!
If you haven’t seen “Survivors,” by all means do so. It’s a glimpse into our future if the greenies prevail.
And I hear they’re going to start the rock/river clothes washing thing in California in a few weeks and will let us all know how they like it.
“And I hear they’re going to start the rock/river clothes washing thing in California in a few weeks and will let us all know how they like it.”
I heard that this was going to be cancelled due to clothing fibers causing asthma in the wittle fishies. :>}