G Alston:
Fact: In order for nuclear power to provide energy we need a place to deposit the waste generated.
Fact: Harry Reid (i.e., the government) prevented the opening of the Yucca Mountain repository. Therefore…
Fact: The government has prevented jobs from being created for lack of affordable energy. For example, the U.S. auto industry would be in great shape if it was producing hydrogen fueled, fuel-cell powered cars and trucks but it can’t because there is no electricity to make the necessary hydrogen fuel. Now, then, how many jobs is that? The UAW says millions.
Correction: In my previous post, I meant to say that we would be free from dependence on *foreign* oil. My apologies. I agree, it’s too valuable to burn, but if we had electricity to heat up oil shale to free its petroleum, the U.S. would have at least a TRILLION barrels of domestic oil. That enough for plastic manufacturing, do you think? More jobs lost.
