I view nuclear as one of the answers to our energy pollution discarded by emotional fear mongering by the eco left. Loren Cobb and I agreed in this area.

I agree also. And, last I knew, the "eco-left" included Greenpeace, who came out in favor of nuclear power some years ago. They viewed it as the lesser evil.

The anti-nuclear folks do have valid points. The waste is hazardous, and has to be handled properly. Also, power plants need to be standardized to reduce costs, and increase safety. France figured that out a long time ago, which is why their program has worked for decades.

We also seemed to be totally ineffective at getting the Chinese to stop polluting.

We should remove them from the MFN trading list. We should also impose tariffs/penalties for any product that is not manufactured to the same health/safety standards we would demand here. My former-company offshored semiconductor assembly (i.e. the plastic rectangles with the metal leads) because it is an extremely dirty process, and the amount of scrubbing necessary in the US was regarded as too costly. So, as sano said, we peed in their end of the pool instead of ours simply because it was cheaper.

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