Based on the DOE, Federal Energy Resource Center, Energy Generation By Source 2006-08: the amount of energy generated by solar and wind is approximately 1% of the total energy generated in this country. For the federal government and environmentalists to commit all our resources to increasing the energy generated from solar and wind is false science and a waste of resources. Nuclear energy is the most productive and has the least impact on the environment. New technology enables the plant to utilize the spent fuel rods for generation and the need to transport the rods to Yucca Mountain has been eliminated. Safety considerations have also been resolved. The costs per thousand kilowatt hour is about a third of the cost of solar and wind generation. We can provide India with the technology and $500 million to develop 25-30 nuclear plants, but environmentalists resist building plants in this country. Other countries realize the benefits of nuclear generation, and yet, the United States postpones or prohibits nuclear construction and advocates expansion of "clean energy". Wind and solar are sources of energy and should not be ignored, but science and economics should determine our priorities. It's time to do what's best for the people of this country and challenge the false science being advocated by the environmentalists.
Published on Feb 23, 2009 3:07:27 AM MST"
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