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April 22, 2008
Europeans Lag Behind USA in Enviromoonbattery
Hopefully we'll see less finger-wagging from Euromoonbats in light of this revelation:
Driven by rising demand, record high oil and natural gas prices, concerns over energy security and an aversion to nuclear energy, European countries are slated to put into operation about 50 coal-fired plants over the next five years, plants that will be in use for the next five decades.
In the United States, fewer new coal plants are likely to open up, in part because it is becoming harder to get regulatory permits and in part because nuclear power remains an alternative. Of 151 proposals in early 2007, more than 60 had been dropped by the year’s end, many blocked by state governments. Dozens of other are stuck in court challenges.
Actually nuclear reactors aren't easy to build here either — unlike in France. If only Europe would import some of our lawyers, activists, and spineless politicians, it might be able to regain the high moral ground in the farcical environmental craze.
On a tip from Oiao.
Posted by Van Helsing at April 22, 2008 8:11 PM
Comments
Speaking of eco-moonbattery, have you heard that we're running out of air?
Posted by: V the K at April 23, 2008 5:48 AM
