BCT Editorial – 8/11/08

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Easy does it; Editorial; Beaver County Times; August 11, 2008.

The editorial subtitle is “Push for nuclear power must not ignore its downside.”

This editorial is an example of a trend I noted previously about energy sources. When it comes to energy sources currently practical and economically viable to provide the huge amount of energy we require, such as coal, hydro, oil, natural gas, and nuclear, are all unacceptable to the left.

When it comes to “alternative energy sources,” the left rarely mentions their pitfalls, including the fact their viability to provide large amounts of energy in an economic manner is currently beyond the horizon. For example, many of the same people who tell the rest of us to embrace wind power refuse to have wind turbines in their area because they are deemed to ruin the view, kill birds, and make too much noise. Here’s another example. The wind doesn’t always blow. From where do we get electricity when the wind isn’t blowing?

Here’s a prediction. As soon as what we today call an “alternative energy source” becomes practical and economically viable enough to provide large amounts of energy, the left will find a reason we shouldn’t use it.