Bit Late In Writing This...

...but, I was furious with the UK government (noticed the little 'g' there...) and their recent budget talk about investing in nuclear power...and then having the balls to call it 'renewable energy' !

I mean....It isn't...and they know it!

Very angry about that. I did the marches, back in the early 80's, against nuclear power. My mind's not changed about it since then.

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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

There are pros and cons to nuclear power. If you look at the statistics, it has been safer than any other fuel source. The errors made were costly, but not anywhere as frequent or devastating as that from coal, oil and wood. The problem of security and what to do with the spent fuel are serious concerns. It certainly is not a renewable source, you are absolutely correct. The need for investment in wind, solar, geothermal, etc., is great. The report in the news today is very concerning. The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reveals that there has been a flattening out of release of greenhouse gases, and that is good, but reveals also that a more dramatic decrease in release will be necessary if the earth is to avoid the climate catastrophes that will result from climate change.

SammyJo · 51-55, F

@samueltyler2 We do need to do so much more.

Again, I stand by my thoughts - and my marches and protests at the time - of nuclear power and it's use. Safer than oil, gas, coal? Maybe....but still very dangerous! I remember watching the '3 Mile Island' meltdown, at the age of 9, and being scared that the world was going to blow up...

I don't want to go through those feelings again.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@SammyJo I spent a week at Oak Ridge National Laboratories and learned a whole lot more about nuclear power and how it can be handled safely. There certainly are problems, but so far, the few disasters were really man-made and should never have happened. The Chernobyl fiasco, and the Fukushima one, were based on design failure to build in correct protection. Three mile island may be looked upon as how one can safely protect from a disaster. Yes, I know that is saying something is half full rather than half empty, but we learned a lot, and are even better prepared now.

We will likely get slammed by the far right on SW who refuse to believe all of the evidence of the presence of Climate Change, they refuse to accept its very existence, let alone man's impact on it. That is really, the first step, the acceptance of the reality of the problem!

SammyJo · 51-55, F

@samueltyler2 Well, I don't think we have that much time to get everyone on the same page, as such - we've had very irregular weather over here in the UK in the last month or two, with dangerous situations with people's homes the end result - and just have to push it on through.

There's just too many people sitting on their hands and on their arses....and we need the push for solutions now...if not yesterday...

Yeah?

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@SammyJo I am not disagreeing, but, if you read SW and other blogs, the way that I do, there is so much hatred in this world, part of it is manifest as attacks on those of us who believe we are far beyond the need to accept Climate Change as a reality, we need to work much harder to affect it. Watching the politics in the US, the far right have become an incredibly powerful minority to deal with, they wage a war of worlds shouting crazy theories and spouting lies about the changes in the climate. If the US citizens don't wake up and vote these idiots out of office, we will continue to go down the slippery road that will drastically change the environment my grandchildren will live in. There are so many places we will have to act in, I feel frustrated at best.

SammyJo · 51-55, F

@samueltyler2 The Far Right are....twats!

I thank you! *Bows*

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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@SammyJo you are welcome, why the Stevie Nicks profile image?