HEllo Wayne,   
      
   On Wed 2039-Mar-30 23:18, WAYNE CHIRNSIDE (1:123/140) wrote to RICHARD WEBB:   
      
      
      
   WC> A recent comprehensive Stanford University study has revealed that   
   WC> current alternate energy technology along with increases in   
   WC> efficiency and conservation could lead the U.S. to cost competitive   
   WC> green energy in between 20 - 40 years.   
      
   DO we have 20-40 years though?  The longer we hem and haw   
   the more of that 20-40 years we'll have used up.  sOme folks have been beating   
   the drum about this since the late   
   seventies.   
      
      
   WC> That said I give grudging and limited support to LFTR or floride   
   WC> molten salt reactors as they are inherently fail safe and simply   
   WC> turn off if the outside power and safety systems go out.   
   WC> If one overheats a frozen plug melts, the fuel drains out   
   WC> and it turns itself off.   
      
   That's the technology I was trying to think of the other   
   day.  I've done a little reading on it, and know that about   
   a year ago you were too iirc.   
      
      
   WC> Still of concern is locating them in a geologically stable area as   
   WC> well as an area safe from tsunami.    
      
   RIght, but plenty of those in the midsection of the country. NO I wouldn't put   
   one in 2/3 of the state of mIssouri, or   
   eastern or Central Arkansas, western TEnnessee, etc.  But,   
   I'd have no problem living near one in Des MOines, or   
   Chicago, or half a dozen other places I could think of.   
      
   -> WE're gonna need nukes, like it or not to get through the   
   -> next few decades until we figure out the lower carbon   
   -> footprint thing.     
      
   WC> I was of that opinion until quite recently and if it will prevent   
   WC> foreign policy conflict overseas I'm for it.   
      
   That has to be a priority right now, we've killed too many   
   of our young people over anything but true freedom and   
   liberty for the folks living in those places.  THIs old   
   libertarian doesn't believe that our young men and women   
   should risk death and dismemberment for anything but helping folks obtain   
   liberty and self determination.  Any other   
   reason can't be justified no matter how the politicos spin   
   it.   
      
   WC> However I firmly believe what is holding up even friendlier forms of   
   WC> alternative energies are vested corporate interests intent upon   
   WC> squeezing every last petrodollar out of the hands of the American   
   WC> people at the expense in blood to our servicemen and service woman.   
      
   I've believed that for a long time Wayne.  They'll get what   
   they're after, they've got enough ignorant ditto heads to   
   git 'er done.   
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
   --- timEd 1.10.y2k+   
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