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Posted by Jen1180 Thu Jun 19, 2008 15:26:37 MDT
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Comment From: mbogo

Yes. I have been scuba diving around some of the off shore rigs off the coast of Texas. They are well maintained and attract a wide variety of sea life. Comment From: MAXINE

While I don't scuba dive,  I do agree that drilling should be allowed off our coasts.  I also feel that many of the capped oil wells of Texas and other "oil States" should have tax incentives to allow them to be reopened. It is just next to foolish and on the road to stupid that the United States of America is being held captive by other countries in the world over this issue.

That said, I also feel strongly that we should move forward with development of both more and cost effective systems that use solar, wind and other new technology that are friendly to both people and that are enviroment friendly.  YES, I noticed that nucuclar power is not on my  list!  As a child of the 50's I just see problems with putting waste into the enviroment that can last for thousands of years!  Now, find a way to nutralize it and I am on board.

Comment From: Ike

Ju'betcha!! The "doing nothing" policy is costing us badly. Experts have predicted an energy crisis for a long time now and instead of nipping this in the bud, we let it blossom to a full blown problem. Drilling off shore will not fix the problem, but it's a step in the right direction.

Now I believe that nuclear IS the single most proactive step to fix this problem - though like drilling, it is not the only solution.  YES we have figured out several different solutions to dealing with waste in a safe, economical manner.  We can actually reprocess waste and recycle 90-97% of it.  If we to restart the recycling program (a process pioneered right here in Idaho, but later killed by the Clinton administration) we could actually supply our energy needs for the next 100 years without producing any additional waste over what we have already. 

Besides, not only is nuclear cheap and clean, but it is the only practical way of producing hydrogen - a process we know that works, but can't execute because we haven't built any new reactors in 30 years.