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Originally Posted by MSD
Fission power is the best answer we have to our problems in the short term, but a massive revision of laws and regulations is necessary in light of what we've learned in the wake of the Fukushima disaster: that although modern nuclear power is inherently safer and less damaging than coal and oil power, when you trust private companies to balance profit against safety, safety loses out.
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I didn't realize there was a short-term solution that could include fission power.
Boone Pickens is banking on natural gas, and America is sitting on a shitload of it. I don't know what this means, and I haven't looked at current initiatives in technology regarding the use of natural gas.
I know natural gas can be used for home heating, and some commercial vehicles are now using it. Is it practical and safe to move towards using it in most automobiles? What about the airline industry? Is there such thing as natural gas jet fuel? What about the significant chunk of oil that goes towards making products that aren't related to fuel?
What are the environmental factors regarding a shifting away from oil extraction and towards natural gas? Is it just more of the same?