[Peace-discuss] Nuclear power?

[C. G. Estabrook]

The author spends most of his article complaining about how unpleasant Greens 
are to him, rather than presenting the argument that led to his "Damascene 
conversion ... a month ago."  He relegates that to a reference to "Prescription 
for the Planet, a new book by the American writer Tom Blees."

Timeo hominem unius libri ("I fear the man of one book") said Thomas Aquinas. 
We've been hearing the science-has-made-nuclear-power-safe argument since the 
Eisenhower administration, but very little about the cui-bono argument.  The 
persecution should contest both points.  --CGE

PS -- I appreciate your paying attention to my letter, Wormwood, but I had less 
Lewis in mind than the bitter herb (parallel to Sage) that some say is the 
translation of Chernobyl...


John W. wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 12:28 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at uiuc.edu 
> <mailto:galliher at uiuc.edu>> wrote:
> 
>     Did you read the article, Wormwood?
> 
> 
> Yes, I did.  It said that advances in technology have rendered nuclear 
> plants much safer than they used to be, even to the point of being able 
> to use "spent" nuclear fuel that up to now we haven't known how to store 
> or get rid of.
> 
> Of course I have no independent scientific proof either for or against 
> the author's claims.  I figured that Mort, being a physicist, might be a 
> credible source.  But perhaps you have greater knowledge of things 
> scientific, Screwtape?
> 
> Wormy
> 
>  
> 
>     John W. wrote:
> 
> 
>         On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:54 AM, C. G. Estabrook
>         <galliher at uiuc.edu <mailto:galliher at uiuc.edu>
>         <mailto:galliher at uiuc.edu <mailto:galliher at uiuc.edu>>> wrote:
> 
>         'Persecution' seems to be just what the guy deserves.  --CGE
> 
> 
>         Care to elaborate, O Sage One?
> 
> 
> 
>         Morton K. Brussel wrote:
> 
> 
>         For those on the list who are critics or distrustful of nuclear
>         power
>         generation, you might want to read this:
> 
>         -- from the U.K. Sunday Times, last September.
> 
>         http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4836556.ece
> 
> 
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