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Nuclear power 'vital' to cope with energy demand: IEA

World Nov. 10, 2011 - 06:14AM JST ( 5 )

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PussInBootsNov. 10, 2011 - 07:29AM JST

What law says you have to give in to demand? This is nothing but profit motive over what is best for the planet, the future and the human race. If hair dryers trigger blackouts, people will stop using them. If they don't trigger blackouts, they will plug in a curling iron too. That is not really demand. That is "its there, so I will use it". Its like opening a suitcase full of drugs in front of a drug addict who wants to quit and then acting all surprised that he bought up all he could afford.
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FarmboyNov. 10, 2011 - 07:41AM JST

A short excerpt from Wikipedia about the IEA follows. Note that I don't know if the reported bias is correct, but there is apparently enough evidence to be mentioned in the article:

"In 2009, Guy Pearse stated that the IEA has consistently underestimated the potential for renewable energy alternatives.[12]

The Energy Watch Group (EWG), a coalition of scientists and politicians which analyses official energy industry predictions, claims that the IEA has had an institutional bias towards traditional energy sources and has been using "misleading data" to undermine the case for renewable energy, such as wind and solar. A 2008 EWG report compares IEA projections about the growth of wind power capacity and finds that it has consistently underestimated the amount of energy the wind power industry can deliver.[13]"
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zichiNov. 10, 2011 - 07:58AM JST

After Chernobyl, Three MIle Island and now the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the world needs to use other forms of energy for power generation.

Atomic energy only supplies 13% of total power generation in the world.

There are many countries which can't afford to build atomic reactors.
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JapanGalNov. 10, 2011 - 12:24PM JST

Pro Nuclear. Necessary, until other alternatives come along.
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nandakandamandaNov. 11, 2011 - 12:45AM JST

Too many accidents happening already, and more waiting in the wings, and these numbers will rise exponentially as more and more reactors come on line.

Future generations will be unable to pay the price. My poor daughters and their children...