Nuclear Is Now Considered “Environmentally Friendly”?

Business Insider covered a recent Black & Veatch survey about environmentally friendly energy sources… and for the fifth year in a row, nuclear came out on top.

Huh?

I like low emissions and all… but… I betcha they don’t feel nuclear is so environmentally friendly in Chernobly or Japan.

Like the great Saturday Night Live skit lambasted, “You can’t put too much water in a nuclear reactor!”

P.S.  Maybe the more important ranking in the survey is natural gas at #2… more validation that the U.S. should aggressively pursue an all-out natural gas energy policy… for all the reasons stated before (including here).

Memorial Day 2013

A heartfelt nod to those past & present who put themselves in harm’s way so that my family can sleep safely each night.  Thank you!

One Of The Most Misleading Headlines Ever

Here’s one of the most misleading headlines ever… from CNBC no less:

“Germany To Blame For Euro Zone Crisis: Study”

Why is Germany to blame?  Because:

     Germany’s insistence on keeping wage growth in check has given the country an unfair competitive advantage vis-à-vis its euro zone peers and is preventing troubled countries from returning to growth, a new study argues.

So let me get this straight:

Because Germany has effectively controlled expenses… and not let its workforce bully them into irresponsibly creating unsustainable infrastructure costs… it’s getting blamed for succeeding?

Here’s what anyone in the Euro Zone that thinks Germany is to blame needs to know:

Unemployment Rate (source and source):

     German 5.4%

     France 11.0%

     Spain 26.7%

     Greece 27%  

You think German employees are moaning about lower wages?  All the way to the bank.