Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste

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From: Greig Ebeling
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:00

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On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 21:08:38 GMT, "wmbjk" <wmbjk@ctaz.com> wrote:

>BTW, I think you guys who like to promote nuclear energy could do yourselves
>a favor by doing more than mentioning conservation and alternatives as an
>aside. Even though you really don't count them for much, you could gain
>credibility by at least appearing to be interested in exploring the
>alternatives. Sort of "we're really trying to encourage alternatives, but we
>'ve done all we can on that front, so now we need nukes", rather than "we
>need nukes, because all that other stuff isn't worth talking about".

I think many nuclear proponents in this debate are prepared to
acknowledge the strengths of renewables, and their obvious penetration
into the market.  I think it would help if those who promote
renewables stopped insisting that they are able to replace fossil
fuels and nuclear power to any significant degree.

...Greig

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From: greige@bigpond.com (Greig Ebeling)
Subject: Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Date: 2000/06/14
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