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BP and the oil spill. It was bound to happen. Why? Because shit happens.
1969 Oil Spill - Summary Articles and Images
Where are all the loudmouths on the right and others who tout drilling in pristine areas? Where do the right and Obama stand on building more Nuke reactors? Accidents can and do happen.
Why not openly and fairly address the long term costs of waste and short term benefits of energy production? Waste products pose a huge problem. New nuclear reactor?s waste is seven times more hazardous, Greenpeace exposes | Greenpeace International
I understand there are costs to all actions. But I wonder if we really truly discuss what we are getting into or does private industry get to dictate the mistakes we will live with?
1969 Oil Spill - Summary Articles and Images
Where are all the loudmouths on the right and others who tout drilling in pristine areas? Where do the right and Obama stand on building more Nuke reactors? Accidents can and do happen.
Why not openly and fairly address the long term costs of waste and short term benefits of energy production? Waste products pose a huge problem. New nuclear reactor?s waste is seven times more hazardous, Greenpeace exposes | Greenpeace International
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Waste
Wastes generated during the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and geothermal energy are categorized by EPA as "special wastes" and are exempt from federal hazardous waste regulations under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Waste | Special Wastes | Wastes | US EPA
I understand there are costs to all actions. But I wonder if we really truly discuss what we are getting into or does private industry get to dictate the mistakes we will live with?
Will Nuclear Nod Get GOP to Support Obama on Energy Bill? - TIMEWhy Obama's Nuclear Bet Won't Pay Off
If you want to understand why the U.S. hasn't built a nuclear reactor in three decades, the Vogtle power plant outside Atlanta is an excellent reminder of the insanity of nuclear economics. The plant's original cost estimate was less than $1 billion for four reactors. Its eventual price tag in 1989 was nearly $9 billion, for only two reactors. But now there's widespread chatter about a nuclear renaissance, so the Southern Co. is finally trying to build the other two reactors at Vogtle. The estimated cost: $14 billion. And you can be sure that number is way too low, because nuclear cost estimates are always way too low.
That's why no Wall Street moneyman in his right mind would finance a new reactor. But President Obama has located an alternative financier: you.
Read more: Nuclear Reactors, Georgia, NRC: Obama Energy Policy - TIME