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Dry Utah isn’t the place for nuclear power – Standard.NET – Standard-Examiner

Dry Utah isn’t the place for nuclear power Standard.net Candace Jacobson November 30, 2008 State lawmakers Mike Noel and Aaron Tilton are moving forward with their plans for a nuclear power plant in the desert of Eastern Utah, believing that only “extreme environmental groups” and those with “a no-growth agenda” object to nuclear power in Utah………………………..

Utah does not need a nuclear power plant. It wouldn’t be good for the state, it’s not healthy for people, the waste is eternally toxic, none of the resulting power would stay in Utah, and it’s a terrible use of our water resources.

We live in a desert. On so many levels, nuclear power is not a feasible option for Utah. If it’s necessary to sell nuclear power to Nevada and California, then build the power plants in their states and let them worry about the spent fuel rods.

The fact that these men advocate for legislation that makes it easier for nuclear power plants to be built in Utah is further proof of the need for ethics reform in our state Legislature. Our Legislature has become nothing more than a forum for business people to eliminate roadblocks to their plans to line their own pockets.

As a state, let’s all say no to nukes.

Dry Utah isn’t the place for nuclear power – Standard.NET – Standard-Examiner

December 1, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized