http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/comment/idea/9342 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:37:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bigthink.com/science-technology/the-environment/9342 manpollo - that's a great, and frequently ignored, point. The resources required to allow large-scale nuclear energy will be depleated just as those for fossil fuels have been. I like his last statement, that there is no free lunch. Instead of looking for the magic bullet which will solve all the worlds energy problems, we should be concentrating on the best sollution on a local level. Every country/state/city/town is different. There are different needs and different resources. The best solution for one area may not be the best for another. This is an international problem which needs multiple varied solutions on the local level. Bigthink Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:39:16 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/science-technology/the-environment/9342/#13609 http://www.bigthink.com/science-technology/the-environment/9342 Nuclear energy is the only large scale solution for the foreseeable future. And when nuclear fusion becomes a reality, all problems are solved..and it is science not fiction.. Bigthink Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:06:16 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/science-technology/the-environment/9342/#13469 http://www.bigthink.com/science-technology/the-environment/9342 The only issue with nuclear energy is the length of time this alternative will be viable. We have used oil for about two centuries, I am afraid nuclear power will not last much more than that if we use it on as large of a scale as we do with oil. So the problem persists, we need an energy source that can stick for a loong, long time. Bigthink Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:02:33 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/science-technology/the-environment/9342/#13371