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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
50. Roofs removed by Tsunamis?
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:54 PM
Oct 2013

Yeah, sure thing jeff.

You may want to just delete that and move on?

Hell yes..... daleanime Oct 2013 #1
I edited my post because all plants should be shut down, not just in the US. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #4
exactly, 'helpful' today..... daleanime Oct 2013 #11
I second that. I live downwind from one and when you have siren Cleita Oct 2013 #2
I used to visit Port St Lucie quiet often a few years back. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #6
Easier said than done quinnox Oct 2013 #3
But could it be done? Rex Oct 2013 #5
Massive but duable. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #10
I think it could be done quinnox Oct 2013 #12
"Unless we have some kind of huge catastrophe or something" Politicalboi Oct 2013 #41
The entities stopping it are the energy companies that Cleita Oct 2013 #21
Easily done. RobertEarl Oct 2013 #9
We probably should quinnox Oct 2013 #14
Nah, it's pretty easy. Just crank up all the old coal plants that have been shut down jeff47 Oct 2013 #20
Here comes the coal plant strawman again. Cleita Oct 2013 #23
Because solar panels and windmills just magically appear. jeff47 Oct 2013 #29
Bull shit. The reason they don't want green energy is because Wall Cleita Oct 2013 #33
Solar panels and wind turbines have to be built somewhere. jeff47 Oct 2013 #37
Sure and they will provide jobs and the profits will Cleita Oct 2013 #39
Someone has to distribute the power. jeff47 Oct 2013 #45
But the OP said to shut them down right now Peregrine Oct 2013 #80
Wind and solar are not the only virtually clean energy sources we have. I'm sure you Drew Richards Oct 2013 #65
Hybrid Bio has not been scaled up to grid-size jeff47 Oct 2013 #76
Nonsense, Wall Street can profit from anything. nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #38
They can, but the power companies will be left behind and Cleita Oct 2013 #44
We need to start fazing out the old nuclear plants. First because they are dangerous. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #57
Not until we can faze them out for non-fossil fuel plants. jeff47 Oct 2013 #77
First of all it takes a tremendous amount of energy to build a nuclear power plant. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #81
The difference in our opinions is you are focused on the spectacular local damage. jeff47 Oct 2013 #82
Wow, you've done it again RobertEarl Oct 2013 #83
You've still managed to not explain how you'd deal with night. jeff47 Oct 2013 #84
Ever hear of batteries? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #85
Sweet! It's been 4 days, and you finally came up with a terrible solution! jeff47 Oct 2013 #86
Ever hear of Naoto Kan? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #87
Agreed. Replace them with green energy production. closeupready Oct 2013 #7
Gotta keep the pumps running RobertEarl Oct 2013 #13
+1. closeupready Oct 2013 #16
The engineers did think of that. jeff47 Oct 2013 #22
Of course the engineers never thought about how Cleita Oct 2013 #26
'bout the only excuse they have is the plant was supposed to be shut down jeff47 Oct 2013 #35
Sure jeff RobertEarl Oct 2013 #27
You should probably take a look at some pictures of the site. jeff47 Oct 2013 #32
Geez RobertEarl Oct 2013 #43
No, Fukushima shows what bad can happen when politics interferes. jeff47 Oct 2013 #47
Roofs removed by Tsunamis? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #50
Amazingly enough, roofs don't just float in mid-air. jeff47 Oct 2013 #75
Tis a pointless effort. Union Scribe Oct 2013 #54
Roofs removed by Tsunamis? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #56
...and there's the top expert now. Union Scribe Oct 2013 #58
Nah. I am just not a moron. RobertEarl Oct 2013 #59
You still haven't managed to deal with "night", yet you call others morons? (nt) jeff47 Oct 2013 #78
THIS ^^^^^^ COLGATE4 Oct 2013 #79
That's because there is no profit to the electric companies when people are Cleita Oct 2013 #36
Sure there is. jeff47 Oct 2013 #42
It's not the same as having a whole big plant that everyone Cleita Oct 2013 #46
Some people would pay very small amounts jeff47 Oct 2013 #48
The problem with Fukushima was that when the primary power failed, they were to rhett o rick Oct 2013 #55
Indeed RobertEarl Oct 2013 #62
Dont forget...the generators were in the basement floor...whole lotta stupid going on. Drew Richards Oct 2013 #68
That and the fact that it was build in the 60s FFS Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #69
2 of our nuclear plants were built in the 60's. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #70
I would say that they aren't as safe... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #73
K&R nt Zorra Oct 2013 #8
Ive lived through Chernobyl. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #15
Also important to note, these are continuing dangers for centuries to come. Rex Oct 2013 #24
I agree. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #30
You know, this post explains why you love living here so much to me now! Rex Oct 2013 #34
Thanks Rex darkangel218 Oct 2013 #53
I'm with you marions ghost Oct 2013 #25
"Switch to other methods of producing energy." PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #17
Coal is not the answer either, imo. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #18
Yeah there's natural gas that is cheap due to fracking... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #19
Wind & solar are gaining at the same time marions ghost Oct 2013 #28
America has the whole southwest that is abundant in sunshine. Cleita Oct 2013 #31
"1st auction of solar rights on public lands in Colorado draws no bids"... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #74
...... Kurska Oct 2013 #40
What about the NUCLEAR WASTE???!!!! Tikki Oct 2013 #49
Yes, what about it? Cleita Oct 2013 #51
Before Fukushima, nuke lovers here would talk about how they were going to turn NUCLEAR WASTE... Tikki Oct 2013 #60
Amazing how much Kool-Aid the pro-nuke lovers have drank, n/t Cleita Oct 2013 #61
It's time. It's not going to happen, but it's time. nt Hekate Oct 2013 #52
I'm a fan of karadax Oct 2013 #63
There are ways to get it done RobertEarl Oct 2013 #64
Think about the distance in time... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #66
Are you even serious when posting this?? darkangel218 Oct 2013 #67
People who don't fund endless war Generic Other Oct 2013 #71
The biggest bang for your buck Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #72
Reality check. Edim Oct 2013 #88
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