Going Or Glowing Green 
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Going or Glowing Green?
When I mention “nuclear” to anyone the first thought that comes to mind is nuclear weapons. This however is the wrong state of mind. Environmentalist have convinced the public that anything involving nuclear fission is terrible including nuclear power. The problem is environmentalist propaganda, but environmentalist have trapped themselves in a corner with all their talk of “poisonous energy.” A big issue on everyone's mind today is global warming. Although not everyone recognizes global warming as a fact it’s still an issue that is in hot debate. Environmentalist are looking for cleaner and safer options for electricity that have lower CO2 emissions. The problem is they already ruled out nuclear power because in the 1960’s they convinced the public that nuclear power was going to be the downfall of man.
In Europe small towns were looking for new sources of electricity, so in 1969 a nuclear reactor was built, and now it provides over 3%(Logos) of electricity(Murray) to the United Kingdom.
Unfortunately when another plant was proposed in Wyhl, Germany protesters seized control of the building location before construction could even begin. Funding for the reactor diminished and the project was canceled. This was in 1975, and ever since then German protesters have delayed and in most cases completely stopped the construction of new plants throughout Europe. The worst part about this group is that it’s not actually growing. The protesters are simply listening for plans of new reactors and head to the build site before construction can begin. This leaves the people of the surrounding cities helpless. The destruction of plans for new reactors leave our generation scrambling for other sources of electricity. We need more electricity for a growing population, it’s fact, but with nuclear fission out of the picture we are left with a very limited number of options.
Safety issues come up often when discussing
Going or Glowing Green?
When I mention “nuclear” to anyone the first thought that comes to mind is nuclear weapons. This however is the wrong state of mind. Environmentalist have convinced the public that anything involving nuclear fission is terrible including nuclear power. The problem is environmentalist propaganda, but environmentalist have trapped themselves in a corner with all their talk of “poisonous energy.” A big issue on everyone's mind today is global warming. Although not everyone recognizes global warming as a fact it’s still an issue that is in hot debate. Environmentalist are looking for cleaner and safer options for electricity that have lower CO2 emissions. The problem is they already ruled out nuclear power because in the 1960’s they convinced the public that nuclear power was going to be the downfall of man.
In Europe small towns were looking for new sources of electricity, so in 1969 a nuclear reactor was built, and now it provides over 3%(Logos) of electricity(Murray) to the United Kingdom.
Unfortunately when another plant was proposed in Wyhl, Germany protesters seized control of the building location before construction could even begin. Funding for the reactor diminished and the project was canceled. This was in 1975, and ever since then German protesters have delayed and in most cases completely stopped the construction of new plants throughout Europe. The worst part about this group is that it’s not actually growing. The protesters are simply listening for plans of new reactors and head to the build site before construction can begin. This leaves the people of the surrounding cities helpless. The destruction of plans for new reactors leave our generation scrambling for other sources of electricity. We need more electricity for a growing population, it’s fact, but with nuclear fission out of the picture we are left with a very limited number of options.
Safety issues come up often when discussing