The Removal of Some Radionuclides from the Nuclear Weapon Waste Tanks at Hanford w/Titanate IE.

[hunter]

1. Years ago I said the Hanford Site was a nature preserve...

... compared to the biological wastelands on the other side of the river.

Aside from burning fossil fuels, agriculture is the most environmentally destructive things humans do. Yes, of course, we all have to eat, but we need to be thinking of ways to minimize agriculture's environmental footprint.

Many of the same people who oppose nuclear power have trouble with the math here as well. Keeping 8 billion people fed is going to be a challenge as the earth warms. It's going to require some sophisticated engineering. We might even have to do some genetic engineering (gasp!).

Turning golf courses into organic farms or growing more hemp isn't going to save the world.

The most remarkable thing about the Hanford Site is that the wastes are largely contained. That's not the case with fossil fuel wastes or agricultural wastes. Mostly we ignore those.