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4. We can use Nuclear Power to generate the electricity we need and then take the coal and natural gas that are being wasted in the production of electricity and substitute it for transportation fuels.

We should start using Thorium to power reactors. We only use uranium because we needed to produce weapons-grade U-235 and Plutonium, not because it really made any sense. Thorium is far more abundant, cannot be made into a bomb and produces less radiation. In fact, the Thorium that is in coal actually has more energy than the coal itself - if put through a reactor. As it is, it is merely part of the tailings and viewed as being very harmful waste.

39 posted on 02/22/2011 1:39:38 PM PST by Ancesthntr (Tyrant: "Spartans, lay down your weapons." Free man: "Persian, come and get them!")

Noem (SD) continues to serve her big government gods well.

After voting with Cantor & the Dems to deny a $22 billion “cut” from the budget, she voted against both of these ethanol amendments.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll125.xml
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll134.xml

Tea Party to Noem: We hardly knew you.

41 posted on 02/22/2011 6:45:58 PM PST by tnvol01 ("...answering that question w/ specificity uh, you know, is, is, uh above my pay grade.")