ruminations about architecture and design

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

paradigm shift #29

Will the Fukushima Nuclear Plant be a game changer in a way that Chernobyl wasn't? There is a groundswell of support for divesting in atomic energy in both Germany and Japan which may actually play out given the technical acumen and political infrastructure in both countries. I've read in some places that energy production for a modern society is impossible without some type of fossil/nuclear mix. I've read in other places that such models are flawed because they don't take into account the potential for reducing energy consumption in our current lifestyle. There is also the claim that people wouldn't be willing to pay the initial upcharge for renewable energy becasue we're so used to cheap power right now. I'm skeptical of that--I pay more for telecom services than I do for energy.

Part of the energy for this blog post is being provided by the Pilgrim Nuclear Plant, pictured above.

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