Originally Posted By: Dan S.
What energy source is 100% privately funded and run as a profit-making business without federal funds/assisance?

I can't think of one.

When we get the sh!t out of our heads, and look BACK to nuclear power, we'll get a handle on energy independance. As long as we want to be sniveling NIMBY types about where the power plants and waste will go, we'll stay slaves to foreign oil.


Nuclear power represents some of the same problems as oil...

Limited quantity, messy pollution... Not a lot of uranium left on our planet, getting rid of it once its used presents a lot of problems too..

Renewable energy sources are where we need to be looking. The biggest issue is making sacrifices to get rid of oil and finding a way to get renewable energy to produce all of our energy.

Dam's, as much as they fvuck up waterways and rivers, sure do produce a LOT of energy. Columbia River dams produce a great deal more energy for our state then do those wind turbines in E. WA.