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ELTGuy:
Hey all-
Ex navy Nuke (imagine that) and am back in skewl to get my duh-gree....
So for the ol' speech class I have to eventually come up with a pursuasion (I can't spell) speech topic. I am thinking of something along the lines of:
"Why we need Nuclear Energy"
Now... a recent trip to the college library yields a plethora of books on the subject of Nuclear Energy.
"The Comming of the Killer Atom"
"Radioactive Death"
and so on...
Not much in the way to support my topic.
If you all could point me in the correct direction as to who or what industry sources I should check out.. would be much abliged.
:D
HydroDave63:
here is some food for thought...
http://www.haydenpub.com/nuclear.htm
a review of a hard to find pro-nuclear energy paperback book by the late Dr. Petr Beckmann
and of course, more food for thought on www.nei.org
good luck!
littlebittime:
you might also look in other energy areas for support of nuclear... for example...
"green" energy...
solar - not enough sun consistently in most states for it to be a source of electricity... not bad for heating water though...
wind - dandy iffen the wind is blowin' at the optimum speed and the right direction for the length of time desired. - which leads us to that pesky ol' 25% - 45% efficiency rating... not to mention the fleet of windmills you need to replace one power plant and the land they take up... which by the way has to be clear cut... and the cost... well.. .I don't think you want to get me started there...
ok so then how about hydro... well there's the flooding issues... and the disturbing the wildlife issues.. .not to mention the fact that there isn't much in the way of flowing water left to be damning.
get the idea... look up the negatives of the alternatives...and turn them into positives for your speech.
jsut a suggestion... if you would like some sources... IM me.
good luck :)
SloGlo:
eltguy.... interesting timing, this thread 'n a parallel convesation i had this weekend with my state rep (suburban area of the 'burgh).... we wuz talking about how us'ns from sw pa continually complain about change, 'n he said that he is getting grief from the environmentalists over the windmill farm in pa. seems they think that scores of windmills looks bad, ruins the mountains scenic value, takes out valuable hiking areas etc. ::) just thought you'd be interested, sorta goes with what littlebittime sez.
littlebittime:
sloglo... does this mean you actually read what I write? and more over... agree with it? wow... now I have hit the big leagues. :-*
did your state rep mention anything about how inefficient the windmills are? or how much they cost to put up and maintain? or how much land he's taking away from environmentalists who want renewable energy out of thin air? (no pun intended) I am truely interested in the conversation now.... please do tell. ;)
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