A 7+ "aftershock" has just occurred in Japan, causing loss of power to additional nuclear plants. For weeks now the Japanese have been spilling radiated water into the ocean whoch has been read at 3000 times the level of radiation considered SAFE by the industry. Do we imagine that that radiatio will not circulate throughout the world?
The ocean is our life. If ocean life dies, humans will die as well.
The answer to every economic worry the USA has, lies in putting our money into development of durable sources of energy. Just think where we would be if we had put all the money spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan (and now the Lybian) wars on development of alternative energy sources. If we needed revenge against those who attacked us on 911, what better revenge than to stop buying their major product?
We are now 10 years post 911. Had we sought to "Live well" (Living well is the best revenge!) rather than kill hundreds of thousands of people and tank our own economy, we could be 50-90% of the way along to eliminating reliance on first foreign oil and eventually ALL oil. This could be translated to reduction of nuclear energy as well. I have said this (ranted this?) on other threads. It is my particular "issue"
Localization of energy provides much of the answer. Individual homes, particularly newly constructed homes as AtLastHome points out, can be powered individually, reducing or eliminating their "draw" on the grid. In areas where wind is consistent, local grids should be developed to access this source. Sun, heat, and water flow can be used in other areas. This is a national security issue as well. The entire east coast is powered under one huge grid. Sabotage of this grid would cripple the country for an extended period of time
Garbage is a universal problem, but the decomposition of garbage creates huge amounts of methane gas which is pretty much just wasted. Using this gas to power electricity is an idea which has been circulating for at least a century (Link to article written in 1906 -http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/electricity-from-garbage.html ) Communities everywhere could access this source of energy and solve two problems at once.
Well, I DO run on but the shot version is,
NO NUKES!!!
Smooches,
Keri
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