Nuclear power is more than just an occasional plot device on The Simpsons. It's a source of energy that lights up our televisions and heats our microwaves. As we explore ways to harness alternative forms of energy, however, the future of nuclear power grows increasingly uncertain. Is nuclear power our best energy alternative, or is it time to pursue other options?
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Is Nuclear Power America's Best Energy Alternative?
Competing for last place?
It's interesting to read that our key energy sources are competing for "last place" and that "in the long run" we need to come up with a sustainable plan. That argument sounds solid, but it actually eludes the responsibility of dealing with the here and now.
Just how long will this "long run" you're speaking of take? When will you present us with a "sustainable energy plan" that an average person can 1) rely on, and 2) afford? A decade, a century?
We would all love to go to a time where we can provide limitless energy with no impacts of any sort. Kind of a Star Trek future where we can order up our food and energy from a divot in the wall. Who wouldn't want that?
However, coal, nuclear, and other energy sources are providing abundant energy in the here and now AND doing so in an affordable and clean manner. At the same time, we're working toward the future and finding new ways to make that energy even more affordable, secure, and clean.
- ACC
July 11, 2008 2:08PM
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