Offshore oil drilling opponents are rethinking

[biglebowski9999]

Originally Posted by Underdog07

Which are you closer to and do you derive some of your power from, a windmill farm or a nuclear power plant? (I know the answer to that one). Did that have any input on where you chose to live?

I have both within 50 miles of where I live. I get a bill monthly from the utility company that tells me how much I owe...does your bill give you a breakdown of all the sources your power came from? If I had to guess, I would say it's more likely it would come from the nuke plant.

My point was never pro or con for either nuclear power or windmill power. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. My point is no one in their right mind, w/ the choice of having to have one or the other would choose nuclear over windmill. There is way too much negative propaganda associated w/ nuclear.

Originally Posted by Underdog07

The people in Mass. did not want a windmill farm on cape cod yet they have a nuclear power plant in Plymouth. Why didn't they opt to switch them?

Those are two different cities. You can't compare them. Isn't Cape Cod heavily reliant on tourism??? I would imagine they wouldn't want either one in their city due to that reason. Shouldn't your question be why didn't they opt for a nuke plant if they didn't want a windmill farm in CC??? (since it seems like you agree w/ Cessna that both options are on equal ground)

[CessnaDriver]

Originally Posted by biglebowski9999

You bascially said a town would be just as likely to welcome a nuclear power plant into it's city limits as it would a windmill farm, but somehow I am the one that came off as "irrational?"

If they want a wind farm so be it.

But a city will not work with such solutions.

Or many of the surrounding and ever growing suburbs.

We cannot just meet todays needs. We have to exceed it, because demand will ever increase.

Nukes can meet that need. It is a viable and logical soltuion,.

[michaelt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYJe12X6T50&NR=1

Nanite technology - Solar Power

[CessnaDriver]

Originally Posted by biglebowski9999

You bascially said a town would be just as likely to welcome a nuclear power plant into it's city limits as it would a windmill farm, but somehow I am the one that came off as "irrational?"

If they want a wind farm so be it.

But a city will not work with such solutions.

Or many of the sourrunding and ever growing suburbs.

We cannot just meet todays needs. We have to exceed it, because demand will ever increase.

Nukes can meet that need. It is a viable and logical solution. The smaller neighborhood nukes have many advantages. Think aircraft carrier.

Hell, we have had three sitting in our bay once.

Hook those babies up to the grid when they are not at sea!

[biglebowski9999]

Petition to block lifting the offshore drilling ban, for those inclined:


http://action.environmentaldefense.o...=hp2O5TMqBM-YW

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by ANGRYCOMICMAN

The husbands buy them, for the wives, because they are supposed to be safer.
I would rather have my kids in a tank than a tin can.
This is the mindset, IMO.

Oh I agree that this was the feeling in the past but family saloon cars now for the most part have a very high safety standard.

[nbr3bagshotrow]

Originally Posted by biglebowski9999

Petition to block lifting the offshore drilling ban, for those inclined:


http://action.environmentaldefense.o...=hp2O5TMqBM-YW

And for those on the other side of the coin:

http://www.americansolutions.com/act...b-346a1e096659