Reply #26: "Devil's Advocate" is right....

[losthills]

I think you've been listening to the lobbyists too much, and you're starting to accept their false logic.
The trade-off between nuclear and coal that they push, day after day is a false choice. We don't have to choose between these two poisons and we don't have to compare the two. The nuclear salesmen have to try to get us to do that because comparing nuclear power to coal is the only way they can make it look good. And that only works because coal is producing 50% of our electricity and nuclear power is producing less than 5%. If we expanded Nuclear power to 50% and reduced coal to 5% the world would truly be a worse place than it is today. That is why all the major environmental organizations are united against nuclear power-- it is a true environmental nightmare.

We are better off holding the line against nuclear power and reducing the use of coal through renewables, energy conservation and changes in lifestyles and infrastructure. The "choice" between coal and nuclear is a false choice, and it's a mistake to even argue the topic with the shills that keep promoting it. It's not worth arguing about.