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1 posted on 01/14/2014 5:36:40 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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With such huge stores of cheap natural gas available, there is absolutely no reason that Texas should operate this obsolete and expensive source of electricity generation. Tear them down.


2 posted on 01/14/2014 5:39:23 AM PST by txrefugee
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Perfect example of the excellence of the american educational system


6 posted on 01/14/2014 5:51:56 AM PST by bill1952 (Choice is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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For those unfamiliar with the location, the circles are 10 & 50 mile radius.


8 posted on 01/14/2014 5:59:52 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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Each fuel source has its disadvantages.

For natural gas, it’s that you can’t store it at the plant site; making electricty supply immediately vulnerable to pipeline failure.


13 posted on 01/14/2014 6:18:35 AM PST by cicero2k
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Iowa State used to have a nuclear engineering program. It got canceled years ago because of lack of demand outside the Navy.

There are few plants being built, and many shutting down. Japan's fun has convinced many countries that a nuke plant is to risky.

18 posted on 01/14/2014 8:30:31 AM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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This guy has experience


22 posted on 01/14/2014 9:24:12 AM PST by xp38
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