12-17-2008, 06:15 AM
People get sick who live in the vicinity, women have more miscarriages, children have more birth defects (this is in the first years people are telling you about, Jon), same old story of environmental poisoning by a big plant as was brought to attention in Erin Brokovitch and Civil Action ... and Silkwood.
Why should any power plant get a free pass from the requirement to run a truly safe and non-toxic operation, in the middle of a residential community? Simply because the energy source is an alternative to petrolatum? What, we want our lights to cost less no matter what the cost to people who live near the operations?
Personally I don't trust the geothermal because the volcanic forces are incredibly powerful. The article on the magma is quick to say it couldn't have turned into anything dangerous, but it also says they were completely surprised when they found it. So they don't know exactly what will happen as they proceed, or what they will find.
As for knocking the beliefs of Native Hawaiians ... you know, the Hawaiians don't travel the world protesting at volcanoes ... this is their home, their volcano, and we are guests, and could maybe be respectful of their feelings?
Why should any power plant get a free pass from the requirement to run a truly safe and non-toxic operation, in the middle of a residential community? Simply because the energy source is an alternative to petrolatum? What, we want our lights to cost less no matter what the cost to people who live near the operations?
Personally I don't trust the geothermal because the volcanic forces are incredibly powerful. The article on the magma is quick to say it couldn't have turned into anything dangerous, but it also says they were completely surprised when they found it. So they don't know exactly what will happen as they proceed, or what they will find.
As for knocking the beliefs of Native Hawaiians ... you know, the Hawaiians don't travel the world protesting at volcanoes ... this is their home, their volcano, and we are guests, and could maybe be respectful of their feelings?