Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 06/22/2011 10:47:13 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
A good piece on what Fukushima means for the global-warming crowd
Published: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 1:32 PM Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 1:55 PM
By Paul Mulshine/The Star Ledger
It's here on the freakonomics blog.
What I like about this crowd is that they follow the data wherever it leads them.
In this forum on the aftermath of Fukushima, it leads to the conclusion by most of the experts that the abandonment of nuclear power will mean a lot more carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere.
The first comment gives a good analysis:
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These guys don't proceed to a political analysis, but I will: Expect to see a lot less agitation by mainstream politicians for carbon reductions.
As I noted in this post, the global-warming movement was always political rather than scientific. It was none other than Margaret Thatcher who kicked it off, largely in an effort to counter the coal-mining unions.
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Fukushima? Doesn’t he play for the Cubs?
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