Psyber wrote:I'm pleased to see these guys coming out for rationality over emotion: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/03/world ... index.html
Dr. Ken Caldeira, Senior Scientist, Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution
Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Atmospheric Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. James Hansen, Climate Scientist, Columbia University Earth Institute
Dr. Tom Wigley, Climate Scientist, University of Adelaide and the National Center for Atmospheric ResearchWe call on your organization to support the development and deployment of safer nuclear power systems as a practical means of addressing the climate change problem. Global demand for energy is growing rapidly and must continue to grow to provide the needs of developing economies. At the same time, the need to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions is becoming ever clearer. We can only increase energy supply while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions if new power plants turn away from using the atmosphere as a waste dump.
Agreed, Psyber. However, as the article states, we need the nuclear power systems to be safer than what they currently are. This is the key. With technology at the moment, nuclear power is still unsafe, as witnessed in Fukushima and Chernobyl. If that can be overcome (a big if), then, yes, nuclear could be the way to go.
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