Re: Global Warming (NUCLEAR)

[Rick Tarara <rbtarara@SPRYNET.COM>]

Replace all you ORs with ANDs and you might come close!  ;-)

Rick

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Schroeder" <DSCHROEDER@CC.WEBER.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: Global Warming (NUCLEAR)


> > The only way to reduce the CO2 emission significantly is to
> > make electric industry nuclear, as in France.
>
> The ONLY way?  It might be the best way, or the way that's
> most likely to be implemented, but it surely isn't the only way.
>
> We could get electricity from wind
> or from solar energy (thermal or PV)
> or switch from coal to gas (until the gas runs out)
> or raise the price of electricity so people use less
> or pay people to replace their inefficient lights and appliances
> or pay people to use their air conditioners less
> or insulate our homes better
> or use more solar energy for space heating and water heating
> or make cars more efficient
> or build better transit systems so people don't have to drive so much
> or build better cities so people don't have to travel so far
> or do a little bit of all these things.
>
> C'mon, have some imagination!
>
> Dan