[nomad]

So are you saying we shouldn't even mine it? What about fossil fuels,they do have their drilling and mining problems? And atomic power can be problematic as well?Plastics and electronics can produce byproducts, hell, people just living and eating can be detrimental to the environment, as evidenced by those sufffering from the plethera of dieseases gained from eating or drinking in some of the less than savory parts of the world?

Point is that if we are to have a technological world, we need to develop the technologies to both accomplish the great feats and mitigate the negative side effects. The studies show that wealthy countries are the best equipped to solve the issues that arise from our actions. Crippling our economy won`t help our ability to solve problems, it`ll only serve the interests of the tyrants wannabes.

We shouldn`t have to remind a Conservative of that.

[muawiyah]

Mining is good. Residual radioactivity is our friend.

Hey, did you realize how many times people have made a mistake about how benign radioactivity is ~ read about the "Radium Girls" someday.

There are reasons people are exceedingly cautious with anything that can be radioactive ~ like carrying exposure devices, installing fixed counters, wearing special clothing, etc.

I got in on the tail end of the US Army's use/nonuse of what were called Davy Crocket Rockets. Before they put you in a position where you could even see one of 'em you were given extensive training in how to deal with potential radiation exposure.

Now those were devices where the radioactive material was sealed up tight and couldn't possibly get out ~ so why did they train us?

Think about it.