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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The_Evil_Lord: [QB] The fact that our influence on global warming may or may not be minimal (carbondioxyde is but one of many greenhouse gasses, methane for instance is another great contributer) does not mean we should just continue to dump our pollutants into the atmosphere "simply because" it apparently does not have any negative effects. Why must the environment always be second to the economy? Why is it always the position of the more right-winged parties that environmentalists need to provide proof for their claims? Are we all lacking some common sense here? How the HELL can you believe for even a split second that oil spills, toxic and nucleair waste, exhaust gasses and God knows what else aren't absolutely destructive?! Nucleair power: yes, *very* safe (anyone heard of Tsjernobyle? Yes, you'll probably say it was a Russian reactor, poorly maintained and overworked - in a "first rate" Western powerplant this (w/c)ould *of course* never happen. Ours are superior. *cough* Japan incident *cough*), and certainly cleaner than coal/gas powered stations. Yet there is the issue of nucleair waste materials that need to be transported, processed, transported again, and finally stored away for the first million years to come. This is neither cheap, nor practical, nor good for our habitat. No amount of concrete/steel can withstand the radiation level within a canister, eventually (long before the stuff itself becomes stable) it will start to leak into the ground. And if you believe the processing itself is safe, maybe you should go and visit the factory in Sellafield, England. Then, after you've seen with your own eyes the abnormal amount of leukemia cases there, you may try to explain how nucleair energy can ever be safe. Oh, I forgot. You only care for oil and your own personal welfare. How could I have been so shortsighted... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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