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stonemike
I firmly believe the "nuclear proliferation" subject cannot effectively be discussed without including the highly controversial
construction of nuclear power plants.Unbelievably many "eco-extremists"
continue to propagate falsehoods about many aspects of the fossil fuel
industry. As I watch the out and out fear mongering and lies being
broadcast as truths from the Gulf deep water drilling debacle.no one can deny there was some degree of dereliction by all parties that had control of the drilling process.However,this problem is not endemic to
the process and the spill can be laid solidly at the feet of the people in charge! The contrast between "fossil fuels" and "nuclear
power plants" is gigantic because of the damage and recovery time in-
volved in accidents. I've worked in the oil industry all my life, from drilling,to servicing,to hauling oil and pipeline construction and I've been witness to how the Earth can repair and recover from oil and gas contamination. No'it's not overnight, but it's not the end of the world either,I live where the raw pollution of 60 years of all out oil production has virtually disappeared and air quality has GREATLY
improved since the 70s.Like it or not the components of "fossil fuels'
are in the total make-up of the Earth and after a few years following
oil and gas contamination the Earth miraculously sprouts vegetation at an accelerated rate compared to the non polluted areas! Can anyone say that a serious nuclear leak or even worse a nuclear melt
down will rectify itself or even allow human occupation in less than
75 to 100 years, if even then! I do not advocate a "total lack of
safety regulations in any field of energy production but I do advocate a common sense dialogue, free of strict unproven ideology
(global warming)and I believe the most controllable, available, and
cost effective fuel to keep the US leading the world is OIL!
construction of nuclear power plants.Unbelievably many "eco-extremists"
continue to propagate falsehoods about many aspects of the fossil fuel
industry. As I watch the out and out fear mongering and lies being
broadcast as truths from the Gulf deep water drilling debacle.no one can deny there was some degree of dereliction by all parties that had control of the drilling process.However,this problem is not endemic to
the process and the spill can be laid solidly at the feet of the people in charge! The contrast between "fossil fuels" and "nuclear
power plants" is gigantic because of the damage and recovery time in-
volved in accidents. I've worked in the oil industry all my life, from drilling,to servicing,to hauling oil and pipeline construction and I've been witness to how the Earth can repair and recover from oil and gas contamination. No'it's not overnight, but it's not the end of the world either,I live where the raw pollution of 60 years of all out oil production has virtually disappeared and air quality has GREATLY
improved since the 70s.Like it or not the components of "fossil fuels'
are in the total make-up of the Earth and after a few years following
oil and gas contamination the Earth miraculously sprouts vegetation at an accelerated rate compared to the non polluted areas! Can anyone say that a serious nuclear leak or even worse a nuclear melt
down will rectify itself or even allow human occupation in less than
75 to 100 years, if even then! I do not advocate a "total lack of
safety regulations in any field of energy production but I do advocate a common sense dialogue, free of strict unproven ideology
(global warming)and I believe the most controllable, available, and
cost effective fuel to keep the US leading the world is OIL!