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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: NotMeNotMe Date: Sep 17, 2008 11:42
On 17 Sep, 07:39, Doug riseup.net> wrote:
> "The UK will experience prolonged power cuts in about five years
> unless urgent action is taken now, a report warns.
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> It said a third of generation capacity was due to be decommissioned by
> 2020, but was not being replaced fast enough.
Yes, this has been known about for at least a decade, but your eco-
terror friends have been against replacing generation capacity.
The power companies propose a few new nuclear power stations, and your
friend says
"They are Bad m'okay, and dangerous m'okay. We don't want them".
So the government says "how about a few wind turbines, they are not
dangerous", and your friend says
"They are Bad m'okay, they kill the poor birds and spoil the
landscape. We don't want them."
So the government says "lets build a tidal barrage on the river
severn", and your friend says
"That is Bad m'okay, it destroys the mud flats m'okay. We don't want
it".
So the government says "lets build a new coal fired power station,
that is really clean", and your friend says
"That is Bad m'okay, it pollutes m'okay. We don't want it".
Then you and you friend look around and say "How are we going to power
our networks of computers, lighting throughout the winter, this is Bad
m'okay, let's blame the government".
So the people who are really to blame here are you and your eco-terror
friend.
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