tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396682199178122530.post3986943177273053110..comments2023-12-28T22:22:42.307-08:00Comments on Nobody In Particular: Scare Me Some MoreAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03128359303310478673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396682199178122530.post-58100964750340777622011-04-04T14:14:54.799-07:002011-04-04T14:14:54.799-07:00I didn't read the Saletan article--I'm not...I didn't read the Saletan article--I'm not a big fan of his, and if he's out there concern-trolling nuclear power, it's pretty much par for his course. I believe you that he's pretty damn obnoxious in that one.<br /><br />I think I disagree with you here on some things though, maybe minor to your point. I mean, I think the scale (and government involvement and natural monopoly) of power generation makes it fundamentally different from selling fruit. And I think hydrocarbon energy has some similar problems in that department, and may even be worse if less acutely scary. Carbon pollution gets in the whole atmosphere too, and people are pretty worried about its long-term effects. The BP spill shitcanned the economy of a whole region. Other effluents of coal and gas production and combustion (SO2, Se and other rare elements, NOx, organics) tend to get in the air and groundwater, and also kill lots of people. <br /><br />Personally, I wish that the dangers of all the energy sectors were discussed reasonably and openly, as we all (well, Americans) use an unbelievable lot of it, and it affects pretty much everyone on the planet in terms of externalities. Not that I'm holding my breath.Keifushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287358319899471490noreply@blogger.com