From: Kai Becker (kmb@kai-m-becker.de)
Date: Fri Mar 22 2002 - 11:00:35 MST
Am Freitag, 22. März 2002 15:46 schrieb Mike Lorrey:
> Of course, its entirely responsible to leave the responsibility for long
> term radioactive storage to the French and Czechs.
Things are, as usual, a bit more complex than black and white or Mike's
simplified "just shoot them" picture of the world.
(1) The decision of the people (and the German government) was: We don't
want nuclear power plants here, because it's too risky.
(2) The decision of the power companies, considering the regulations here
was: We won't build any more nuclear plants here, because it's too
expensive.
(3) The power companies found, that they can buy relatively cheap electric
power from elsewhere - Czechia, France - and sell it in Germany. This
concept is called free market, you know...
(4) Today you can buy "green" electricity. You pay more, they buy the more
expensive electricity from renewable resources, wind, water, solar, etc. At
least that is what the power companies tell you.
If it is not too complicated for you, Mike, please try to see the
difference between the "Not here" vote from the people on the one hand and
the commercial decision by the companies on the other.
Kai
-- == Kai M. Becker == kmb@kai-m-becker.de == Bremen, Germany == "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced"
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