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LOL! As crazy as that sounds.... oberxposed has a point!..

Some here are actually suggesting that the current global financial crisis is actually economic terrorism! Now thats a topic Id like to know more about...

While terrorist do like the shock/awe aspect for public vision... they do have a side that is very meticulous and patient. I'd almost buy into it, but then why then are oil prices dropping as hard as they are? A ruze?

Certaily would make a good movie or episode on 24...

I fear your right. We are under attack the worlds bank was computer system was breached and our economy is falling apart. Here we are ready to give the White House who,by lending his companionship, supports domestic terrorist. We need to Wake up and smell the coffee guys. We are letting the Trojan Horse have the keys to our country.

DRILL HERE AND DRILL NOW...THAT WILL COOL THEIR JETS OVER IN THE M EAST AND VENEZUELA!

Hogwash. We need to get back to being a self reliant
nation and develop our own resources. We have plenty.
Also, strengthen our borders/security. There is no
excuse for this mess. Our government has been
sloppy for the past eight years, and McCain would
have us continue down the very same path.

Yes, I think nuclear energy is safe. When have we ever had an accident that killed over 3000 Americans in less than 2 hours?

It isn't at all hard for me to string 9/11 and this economic attack together.

They were both planed by the same people and there will be another attack, sooner rather than later.

Sad thing is there isn't a damned thing we can do about it, the people lost control of this country long ago.

Ok, FIRST, as most of you know, I’m supporting McCain. So don’t assume that I’m a tree-hugging liberal. I’m just informed about this subject and we all need to be much MORE informed. My concern is mostly with the Radioactive Waste. The more plants we build, the more we have to store (and find SAFE places/room for it) and ship around the country (crossing our fingers there’s no accidents). How LONG do we have to store it? That’s what blows most people’s minds. The Half-Life of the waste (time for it to become 1/2 as Radioactive – still deadly) varies by Isotope and there are 100s of different kinds created by fission:

-- Sr90 – fission: 29 years, NOT “SAFE” for 290, replaces calcium atoms, gets into food & water & replaces calcium atoms in our bones, where it causes cancer
-- Am241 – decay: 400 YEARS
-- U238 – enriching: 4.468 --BILLION-- YEARS, 4 units produced / 1 unit of the U235 Fuel needed, which is LOTS
-- Pu239 – decay from U238: 24,000 YEARS, not JUST radioactive, Extremely toxic too, & Lots of it

There are 100s more (google “Nuclear Waste” or read “Fundamental Physics, 2nd Ed., Extended, Halliday, Resnick”). That last one, Plutonium239, is produced BY the decaying U238 during storage. It can be used to make Nuclear Weapons (or just pour into our water).

For that time, we have to protect it from Terrorists, Plutonium Thieves, and hope that nothing leaks into the air or water, that there’s never an Earthquake or other destructive weather event, never a war on our soil, no accidents during sh

Wind, sun, and steam are FREE forms of renewable energy
that can be utilized off-the-grid, and no $$$ for oil barons.

Wind is useless if the wind is not blowing.
Sun is useless on an overcast day, or week, or month.
Steam was used years ago, and still is in some cases. As a major energy source, it is also useless.

Hydro electric power is a good way to use nature for energy, but there are only so many places you can build dams, and I believe we have used and are using all of them.

Nuclear is the future, like it or not. It is the only clean, efficient, reliable way to generate power for the masses.

Wind is blowing in certain areas much of the time. True. However the equipment cost vs output is sadly lacking. It may be good for certain areas, but is only a partial answer.

Solar is worse. While it has gotten cheaper, so has the product. The collectors today are plastic, which deteriorates rapidly in the sun.
They would have to be replaced regularly thus consuming any real savings. Also, they are pretty much useless in the northern states.

Steam was used in the past, and the reason it is not used today is because it is inefficient. For use in factorys, it would cost more in energy to heat the water, than it would cost for electric. Again, the cost of equipment, the plumbing, the tanks, and the maintenance would be astronomical.

Nuclear is the only sensible answer.

BTW, Obama supports alternative free energy.
Why would I want to PAY for energy, when I can
have a system producing FREE energy?

That would be silly.

About $40,000 would cover both solar and wind systems.
There's a good article HERE if you're interested.
Many states offer energy rebates, as well as federal.

That's before incentives, and before considering
that prices are likely to continue dropping.

Also, Obama supports creating manufacture jobs
here to produce quality systems, which will help
to improve our economy, as well as our environment.

The above was figuring tandem systems which
would be capable of supplying an off grid home.

Also, consider that electric bills go up.
People would be paying more in the future.
And if you are in an area where you can link
to the grid, most will buy your surplus energy.

Figuring an average electric bill of $200 per month
for a small family home, comes out to $2400 yrly.

That comes out to paying the electric company
about $24,000 every 10 years, and having no
equipment in return. No investment in the future.

And if it had to be replaced in 5 years?

Or needed major repairs? No thanx!