The objection to nuclear energy is not simply a propaganda issue and whether or not a person is green enough. It is a profound danger to human beings and the world as we know it.
If I may?
Nuclear energy and hydraulic fracturing are in direct competition with each other. Hydraulic fracturing can take place anywhere in the world. There are efforts globally to promote this dangerous option.
I haven't yet seen this film, but, will have viewed it by August 2nd or so. I can't YET dispute the graph in this movie trailer, but, I have a pretty good idea it is based in a limited point of view. We, environmentalists seeking energy grid adequacy, know for a fact there are alternatives when applied on a national scale in the USA which will fulfill the need the nation has. I have to challenge the validity of the graph in the trailer based on what I already know. I'll know exactly what this is about after I view the film.
The point is nuclear energy POWER PLANTS demand geological stability. There is no further research needed to prove that point. I mean dear god how many more people have to die to be added to statistics that dictate the removal of nuclear power plants from the landscape? That danger increases with every FRACKING WELL drilled. Absolutely. We are seeing seismic activity across the country in places where it never existed before. The North American Craton is seeing seismic activity never witnessed before.
A craton of any geological plate has deep lithospheric roots that extend as much as several hundred kilometres into the Earth's mantle. The cratons of the continental plates WERE rock solid stable and if nuclear power plants were safe anywhere it would be on those craton areas of any plate. But, that is changing with Fracking.
Where are nuclear power plants going to exist safe from seismic activity if Fracking continues? I have always been open to the suggestion of nuclear power IF it is completely safe WITH guarantees of containment to insure the health of any and all citizens. I just don't believe that is possible anymore with the addition of Fracking. Hydraulic fracturing is dissolving rock. The methodology is destroying cratons and rock formations. It is completely hideous science. Not surprising, by the way, of the petroleum industry. For the number of engineers they purchase out of the market place so no one else hires them, they aren't worth shit when it comes to drilling.
Fracking came completely out of the blue and never given a public hearing. The petroleum industry was given a green light after the Bush Administration took power in DC in 2000 without public comment or caution. I just don't see nuclear power being viable with such massive change in stability of land formations. It is no longer an option. The land is becoming unstable.
Josh Fox. In his latest documentary, Gasland 2, has witnessed people abandoning their TOWNS. Not even just their homes, entire towns. Fracking is very bad news. Land is precious. Land and private landownership is the backbone of the American Dream. The petroleum industry is not only dissolving rock they are dissolving the future of the American people.
