Triumph for the Environment and Economy.

My morning was already going great when I read the exciting headline "NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades." With the incident where a nuclear power-plant was knocked offline at Fukishima, Japan on March 11, 2011, fear-mongering has run rampant. The media, in step with Hollywood, has produced false or highly exaggerated reports of the nuclear energy industry in America and across the world; simultaneously, Hollywood produces highly discredited "movies", interpret propaganda, with the intent of needlessly scaring people so they take irrational decisions based on fear. Media talking heads with abysmal ratings provide a platform to the anti-nuclear left.Thankfully, all of this is nonsense. Jon Stossell, a well respected TV icon, has produced an excellent video debunking all of these concerns.

                   

After discarding all the nonsense produced by Hollywood and the liberal media, vying for plummeting ratings as usual with bombastic headlines, you should be excited about the good news. This means a few exciting things for America and our energy future. Firstly, improved safety. Despite what you may hear on TV or read, there has not been a single death in the United States Nuclear industry...ever. You are more likely to die from riding a bike, driving a car, riding roller skates, or even lighting a candle. What we've learned is that the nuclear industry is the safest one in the world, and improves daily. Secondly, jobs! The $14 billion dollars being pumped into eastern Georgia's economy will be a real boost to the state's economy and to those desperately searching for jobs. Thirdly, abundant, zero-emissions power. This will be gigawatts of clean power at a scale we need at a price we can afford. Wind and solar can not lay claim to that. Internationally renowned pioneering environmentalist Stewart Brand is on board, and to find out why, watch this excellent debate where he explains why we need nuclear energy so bad which helps reinforce my points. People don't realize it America could have been the first zero-emissions super power years ago if we had stayed constant and consistent. France derives over 75% of its electricity from nuclear energy. In all, it also derives 16.7% of its power mix from hydroelectricity, so it overall comes out to 90.7% zero-emissions power. America could have a similar story, but until we continue to have victories like todays, abundant, affordable, zero-emissions power will just be a figment of our imaginations.