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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (4918)	11/17/2006 7:46:11 AM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10087

"When I meet a person wrapped up in GW I ask if they believe in nuclear power. If they do not - I dismiss them as political/emotional thinkers with intellectual merit." I meant to say WITHOUT intellectual merit.

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (4918)	11/17/2006 11:06:12 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 10087

IF we accept that humans are creating global warming we have only one realistic tool - nuclear power. I agree. Other "non-CO2" sources either are too small (solar and wind power may grow but they aren't likely to be big players anytime soon) or don't have enough spare capacity (hydroelectric is a decent sized source, but at least in developed countries you don't have a lot of rivers left to dam). IF we accept that global warming is here and now and not in the future then the demographics of the world make GW a done deal. Good point. Any change, including a massive increase in nuclear energy, takes time. If we need to massively cut CO2 within 10 years to avoid disaster (as some maintain) then we're screwed.