[kj] OT: Strap yourselves in - first CHI then CALi.

[Brendan Quinn]

The US generates up to 20% of its power from nuclear, all of it stable 24/7
baseload generation, vs most forms of renewable which are variable and not
as suited to baseload. If nuclear generation stopped tomorrow the lights
would all go out. It's just not going to happen in the short term. Can't
watch American Idol when your power is being rationed.

 

Long term I agree, we have to come up with new forms of clean, low-risk
generation, conversion, transmission and storage, in fact it's bound to
happen and will be economically transformative for the global economy. And a
massive investment opportunity for those who position themselves ahead of
time. 

 

There were more rumours of breakthroughs in cold fusion out of Italy late
last year. 

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Matthew Burke
Sent: Saturday, 19 March 2011 2:44 p.m.
To: gathering
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Strap yourselves in - first CHI then CALi.

 

I think there are a number of folks (specifically US military) that know
fairly certainly how much is leaking, that fact that they haven't said a
word about it while the media and the government tell us there's nothing to
worry about scares the shit out of me.  We were told Chernobyl was a mild
leak for 2 weeks, same for Three Mile Island, only longer.  The fact that
600,000 spent rods went up in that spectacular explosion in Fukushima 3
should be more than enough reason for our "leaders" to relay to us every
reading on every meter they have positioned around the globe.  The sad part
is it will take years before the effects of the plume show themselves on the
people of the west coast and by then it will be forgotten and written off to
another cause.


How can this not be the end of nuclear power?  



m

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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:24:26 +1300
From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Strap yourselves in - first CHI then CALi.

Coal power generation results in thousands of deaths a year (30 000
according to this <http://www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/cleanair.htm> )

 

Re comparing to cellphone radiation, no one seems to know what level of
radiation is leaking out of the reactors in Japan so who really knows.

 

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of sade1
Sent: Saturday, 19 March 2011 12:23 p.m.
To: planetary at socal.rr.com; A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Strap yourselves in - first CHI then CALi.

 

As much as I use mine, I'll be gone before KJ makes it back to the U.S.

Still, I like how just ONE day after the Japan earthquake Obama rushes out
to protect the nuclear power industry here in the U.S.,

   " 'On Sunday, even while nuclear power reactors were melting down, the
White House issued this statement: "The president believes that meeting our
energy needs means relying on... nuclear power. ...the events [are]
unfolding in Japan, but the administration is committed to...ensuring that
nuclear energy is produced safely and responsibly here in the U.S.' 

Yet another reflexive nuclear salute. "

     "[In] this year's State of the Union address [Obama] proclaimed a goal
of, '....nuclear... I urge Democrats and Republicans to work together to
make it happen."

 

    "In early 2010, President Obama announced federal loan guarantees -
totaling more than $8 billion - to revive the construction of nuclear power
plants in this country, where 110 nuclear power reactors are already in
operation.

    Promising to push for bigger loan guarantees to build more nuclear power
plants, the president said: 'This is only the beginning.' "

 

http://www.truth-out.org/nuclear-power-madness68460

 

There, Hope we can believe in.

 

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From: "planetary at socal.rr.com" <planetary at socal.rr.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Fri, March 18, 2011 3:51:15 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Strap yourselves in - first CHI then CALi.

You're getting more radiation and a higher risk of cancer from using a cell
phone.... Once a week.

T.B.
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