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To: pgerassi who wrote (821)	2/22/2007 9:38:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1141

Pete, interesting thoughts. I'll just pick-n-choose some to respond to: a) Even if you secured nuclear power plants underground, there is also the problem of securing the transport of uranium from the mines to the plants. Then of course there is still the problem of storing and securing the nuclear waste, since there is no known alternatives for disposal. (I can imagine that the latter problem isn't that difficult to solve, but the former might still be a challenge that requires time, money, and effort to overcome.) b) I hadn't thought of pumping heat from the ground into the home or office. I know my alma mater was thinking about cooling their buildings from a nearby lake, which I thought was an interesting idea. Sounds like a solution that is better suited for larger buildings than individual homes, though, but I'll take that. c) You mentioned terrestrial fusion, which is similar to my panacea for the world's energy problems (cold fusion). I'm sure we'll get there eventually. Then I can look back at the "old days" when global warming was just another panic attack like global cooling was in the 1970s. Tenchusatsu