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Politics : Manmade Global Warming, A hoax? A Scam? or a Doomsday Cult? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Eric who wrote (1499)	9/11/2010 11:21:45 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4326

Where is all of the money going to come from to develop all of this? Solar and wind have received massive government subsidy through both dollars and creation of artificial demand. Without it, we would not have seen the advances in the technology and efficiency that we have. why is it assumed that solar will become more efficient (and thus cheaper), but that nuclear will not?

To: Eric who wrote (1499)	9/11/2010 4:06:53 PM
From: Hawkmoon	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4326

Where is all of the money going to come from to develop all of this? Have you asked yourself the same question with regard to the alternative energy sources you favor? It's all going to require taxpayer subsidies. But I want baseload power, not part-time power and nuclear (and it's related technologies like Thorium) fits that need very well. As for waste, I'd be fine if we shot it into the sun via a rail-gun (powered by a nuke plant.. ;0) Right now, all the taxpayer money being spent subsidizing wind and solar is what I consider "wasted" because it doesn't meet our economic needs. We have plenty of windmills in my state and I'm still amazed when I see them standing still on a windy day. Hawk