Date: 1 Feb 2006 17:21:14 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: SaabUSA Biopower survey
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:03:30 +0000, Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote: > Dave Hinz wrote: > >> Nuclear is a great answer. Unfortunately, people who "feel" about >> things rather than "think" about things, stand in the way of getting new >> nuke plants built. > > The thing about nuclear in the UK that puzzles me wrt coverage in the media is > that there's this assumption that the *government* will decide if we're to have > new nuclear plants. Well, they have to approve the permit, right? > It ain't so. Thatcher's government privatised the electricity generating industry > so it's entirely up to private investors to decide how to generate electricity now > ! No amount of polticicking will change that. Either nuclear is a good investment > or it isn't. Oh, the production of energy isn't done by the gummint, of course. But they do approve new plants. Or in the case of nuke, they don't. > Of course, the rules may be changed ! Be interesting to watch this one. > Same goes for the USA btw. See above.
