Reply #86: coal problems [View All]

[rayofreason]

Burning coal produces greenhouse gases, so while it would provide energy independence (we have huge reserves of coal), we would still have the climate forcing problem.

I agree with you and others on this thread who think that nuclear is the way to go. No greenhouse gases. There may be controversy about waste management, but I think that the answers are there. For one thing, we have the example of the Oklo natural reactor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reactor#Natural_nuclear_reactors
http://geology.miningco.com/od/geophysics/a/aaoklo.htm

This implies that vitrification of waste, then storage in stable geological formations (like salt mines) could do the trick.