Quote:I'm actually pretty much ok with nuclear power. Fracking gives me pause, especially when people's water supplies are threatened, both by contamination as well as depletion from use in the process itself. It would also help if all those machines used in the fracking process were converted from diesel to natural gas, and the methane loss in the process were better controlled.

 

Fair enough.  Fracking for the most part (as far as I know) isn't as bad as people make it out to be, but if it is proven that it is harmful, then I would be for limited and/or non-use of the technique.

 

So if we want to eliminate coal as a major energy source, why are we not investing in nuclear technology?  Why is it that we essentially waste natural gas?  It's not that difficult to convert a regular engine to natural gas (think cars, buses, tractors, etc.).  The infrastructure isn't really in place, but natural gas (which is plentiful) can power not only vehicles, but can also heat homes or be used for water heaters, etc.

 

The thing is, the far left "green crowd" seems to be trying to force solar, wind and/or hydro power in order to be "green".  The problem there is that none of those methods are efficient enough to produce enough power to meet demand.  Sure those methods can supplement, but there is no way that any of those methods can produce enough to meet demand and have reserve power.

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