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Questions about "The High Frontier"
In rec.arts.sf.science Jonathan wrote:
"John Schilling" wrote in message ... On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:45:19 -0000, Damien Valentine wrote Mind you, some of the same problems apply to nuclear power, and we do have that. But much of the necessary infrastructure there is common to existing coal-fired powerplants, and much of the rest is shared with the nuclear-weapons people. And governments have a well-established track record of pumping huge ammounts of money into unprofitable weapons programs. I think the upcoming Olympics in Beijing will provide a glimpse into the priorities of the future. China burns so much coal that it's air is almost deadly. Dear Mother Nature will give us a few very calm days in Beijing so the world can watch the athletes flee the city for their very lives. It may be deadly in the long term but it's hardly going to send atheletes fleeing after just a few weeks. It's ugly and sometimes smells bad but I've never dropped dead from short-term exposure to it, and those guys are in way better shape than I am. -- Michael Ash Rogue Amoeba Software |
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