I am unapologetic about my support for developing more nuclear energy so that we can use less fossil fuel. Methane is a valuable, naturally occurring, fuel source, but extracting it at the rate that oil and gas marketers desire is not as safe or as beneficial to the long term health of the world’s human population as using more nuclear energy instead.
The battle against nuclear energy is strongly supported by people who would rather sell something else to energy consumers. Though there are important health and safety aspects of the discussion, the underlying motives are similar to what they always are in a major business decision. Money and political power play a key role, but the rest of us do not have to bow down to the oil and gas guys.
As you watch this short film, remember that Governor Cuomo, the man who is pushing to allow fracking of the Marcellus Shale in his state, is adamantly opposed to allowing the continued operation of the Indian Point Nuclear Power station, a source of the energy equivalent of about 350 billion cubic feet of natural gas every single day. The electricity coming from Indian Point, however, comes with none of the risks of gas drilling and none of the pollution caused by burning the gas for power.