Monday, September 17, 2007

Not Blaming Bush for Global Warming

Here's a first: The NY Times says it's all Jane Fonda's fault, and her 1979 nuclear-meltdown flick "The China Syndrome":


The T.M.I. accident was, according to a 1979 President’s Commission
report, “initiated by mechanical malfunctions in the plant and made much worse
by a combination of human errors.” Although some radiation was released, there
was no meltdown through to the other side of the Earth — no “China syndrome” —
nor, in fact, did the T.M.I. accident produce any deaths, injuries or
significant damage except to the plant itself.
What it did produce, stoked
by “The China Syndrome,” was a widespread panic. The nuclear industry, already
foundering as a result of economic, regulatory and public pressures, halted
plans for further expansion. And so, instead of becoming a nation with clean and
cheap nuclear energy, as once seemed inevitable, the United States kept building
power plants that burned coal and other fossil fuels.

Interesting. Since the Environmental Movement began in the 60's and 70's, our climate has gotten steadily worse instead of better. The old saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't mess with it"! And that includes God's green earth.