John H. wrote:

From what I've heard, the energy bill is mostly pork and white-wash.

I've driven through France, and I've seen the nuclear reactors every 25
(seemingly) miles. I've not heard of a lot of reactor incidents in France, yet
we seem afraid of nuclear energy. I'm astounded that we are still talking the
advantages of 'clean coal' technology. Harry Byrd must have had a big hand in
the drafting of the bill.


I've got to agree. Byrd along with others, are assuredly behind the
clean coal technology. While it IS much better than old coal-fired
plants, it is still a terrible burden on the environment, with deep
coal mines being depleted, and having to go to strip mines to get the
stuff near the surface. There was a show on PBS called Appalacians. It
was a hell of a show. Anyway, I also agree that we must make nuclear
energy viable in the US, at least until other technologies become
significantly viable.