Name: Anonymous 2008-06-11 9:44
Contrary to what algore would have you believe, the United States of America is not even close to claiming the title of biggest polluter on Earth. That distinction goes to Uzbekistan. Despite making up only 0.03% of the World's GDP, or how productive the country is on a Global scale, they pump out 0.51% of the Earth's hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. That is a ratio of 19.3:1. It's just plain a dirty country.
The US, though by far the most productive country on Earth, ranks only 104th on the polluter scale out of 180 nations with a ratio of 0.87:1. Switzerland and France are by far the cleanest industrialized nations on Earth with a ratios of 0.20:1 and 0.33:1. These nations also have the bulk of their power coming from nuclear energy, 40% in Switzerland, and 77% in France. France is especially notable because it is a nation with heavy industry - automobile, military and aerospace factories, yet the pollution remains extremely low.
Nuclear power in the US only makes up about 20% of our grid. It is clear that if algore really wants to "Make A Difference," lobby the Department of Energy and the NRC to get dozens and dozens of new Nuclear Power Plants online in the next 10 years, not 2 or 3 new plants in the next 20.
The US, though by far the most productive country on Earth, ranks only 104th on the polluter scale out of 180 nations with a ratio of 0.87:1. Switzerland and France are by far the cleanest industrialized nations on Earth with a ratios of 0.20:1 and 0.33:1. These nations also have the bulk of their power coming from nuclear energy, 40% in Switzerland, and 77% in France. France is especially notable because it is a nation with heavy industry - automobile, military and aerospace factories, yet the pollution remains extremely low.
Nuclear power in the US only makes up about 20% of our grid. It is clear that if algore really wants to "Make A Difference," lobby the Department of Energy and the NRC to get dozens and dozens of new Nuclear Power Plants online in the next 10 years, not 2 or 3 new plants in the next 20.