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Though windparks hardly qualify as national sacrifice areas.

That depends on local opinion. Some people would certainly consider nuclear waste facilities national sacrifce areas. But not for example in Sweden or South Korea where communties are fighting tooth and nail for them and they generally have a 70-80 % popular support , while at the same time they might fight against wind parks just as vehemently. It's up to the locals, always, when you have large infrastructure projects.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Thu Jul 16th, 2009 at 03:53:22 PM EST
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for the umpteenth time, the worst conceivable accident at a windpark is miniscule compared to potential leakage of radioactivity.

Would that your world of ceramic bubbles without risk for 10,000 years was as miniscule. (In other words, i don't want to hear about Sweden's unbelievably safe storage methods, unless you're willing to write a book about the entire supply chain)

Just because Burrough's insects masquerading as citizens clamor for something doesn't corelate to value.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Thu Jul 16th, 2009 at 04:16:50 PM EST
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There are more things to take into account than infinitely small risks of leakage. And while I didn't write a book, I did write an article.

Personally I'd much rather live next to the spent fuel storage than a wind farm (which is exactly what's going to happen as they're building that site in my backyard but won't build any windfarms) but I understand perfectly well if other people feel the opposite way. The important thing is listening to the locals so no community have unwanted things imposed upon them.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Thu Jul 16th, 2009 at 04:32:16 PM EST
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Alright Crazy Horse. Time to come clean. Tell us about how much recycling the paint on those blades cost after decommissioning. I bet a lot of that needs some pretty strong chemicals that you would prefer to hide.

And, I suppose that you will try to tell us that 100% of the copper in the windings will be recycled. Ha! 100%???? As if anything is ever 100%.

While you have us swimming in solvents and copper dust, I'll have you know that nuclear materials are natural products, some even on the periodic table fer chissake. Radiation is everywhere. The sun's energy is radiation. You don't want to put that down in some tunnel for 10 billion years, do you?

Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.

Frank Delaney ~ Ireland

by siegestate (siegestate or beyondwarispeace.com) on Fri Jul 17th, 2009 at 01:21:28 PM EST
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