When Gov. Spitzer and AG Cuomo announced yesterday that they were opposing the relicensing of Indian point, we called the office of the current governor (Spitzer) to ask how he would replace the 2000 megawatts of electricity it produces.
The answer? First on the list was wind power, followed by a long list of other generation or transmission projects on the drawing board. We were referred to the petition to the Nuclear Regulator Commission for further details.
But not everyone agrees. DN columnist Bill Hammond today argues that the Spitzer/Cuomo approach would leave the state depending on future sources that would increase global warming, if and when they actually get built. As for windmills:
"That would mean covering thousands of acres of open space with unsightly towers. And their power wouldn't be anywhere near as reliable as nuclear. You can't count on the wind to be blowing upstate when the mercury rises in the city on a July afternoon."
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LOUIS CARROLL HAD IT RIGHT WHEN THE QUEEN OF HEARTS SCREAMS "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS"
WHO IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD ON GOD'S PLANET EARTH IS RUNNING THIS STATE.
SHUT DOWN INDIAN POINT.
SHUT DOWN THE HOSPITALS IN THE HEAT OF JULY FOR LACK OF AIR CONDITIONING.
WHERE DO THEY COME FROM.
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE.
THIS WRITER IS SHOCKED THAT ANDREW HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE MAD HATTER.
OH HOW GOOD IT WOULD BE IF THAT LONG BALL HITTER FROM OUT OF THE PAST TO RETURN AND UNLOCK US FROM THIS SEA OF MADNESS.
"MARIO PLEASE COME BACK-- ALL IS FORGIVEN."
BUT MAYBE ALL OF THESE HAPPENINGS OF LATE ARE A BAD DREAM.. BUT WHY DO THEY KEEP RECURRING..
JOHN W. BUGLER
BUGLER.ORG
Nuclear power plants are bad. Still no way to effectively handle the long lasting nuclear waste. Let the foolish French terminate their civilization (kind of an oxymoron) in a cancerous rendevous with nuclear. That's their choice. My choice is to live. Anyone who tells you they have a long term solution to the safe disposal of nuclear waste is lying. There is none.