Post #1 1/26/09 Nuclear Power

The Inauguration was on Tuesday, January 20. In President Barack Obama’s Inaugural address, he touched briefly on the hot topic issue of the environment and global warming. He said, “We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.” It is great that he wants to use alternative energy but solar and wind power aren’t good enough. Right now, about 1% of energy in America is provided by wind energy and less than 1% is from solar energy. Even if we double the amounts of solar panels and wind mills, the energy they produce will still be next to nothing. Solar and wind powers are good for the environment but they aren’t advanced enough to provide us with sufficient amounts of electricity.

We need to use more nuclear energy. It is cheap, safe, and clean, and it provides tons of energy. Advances in science now virtually eliminate nuclear waste. There are no downsides to nuclear energy. It is much better for the environment than burning coal and it is much more practical than wind or solar energy.

We need to urge President Obama to develop nuclear power plants to eventually replace the environment-damaging coal power plants that most of our energy comes from.

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