County P & Z will consider changes in comp plan

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Following the recommendations of a report released last week, the Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission voted Nov. 18 to consider amending the county comprehensive plan to refine how the county approves land use for industrial development.

At stake is the fate of a proposed nuclear power plant near the city of Hammett.

On a 4-3 vote, the planning and zoning commission approved plans to review the county's existing comprehensive plan with the option to amend the document.

See the Mountain Home News for the complete story.

Comments

View 3 comments

Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. Please note that those who post comments on this website may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.

SURPRISE-SURPRISE!

Not really, it just sounded festive and fun.

-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Sat, Nov 28, 2009, at 12:27 AM
We need an energy system that can fight climate change, based on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Nuclear power already delivers less energy globally than renewable energy, and the share will continue to decrease in the coming years.

Despite what the nuclear industry tells us, building enough nuclear power stations to make a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would cost trillions of dollars, create tens of thousands of tons of lethal high-level radioactive waste, contribute to further proliferation of nuclear weapons materials, and result in a Chernobyl-scale accident once every decade. Perhaps most significantly, it will squander the resources necessary to implement meaningful climate change solutions.

It is sobering to remember that 21 years ago on April 26, the industry was brought to a standstill by the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl; an accident, which emitted an unstoppable and deadly plume of radioactivity that travelled the world and the effects of which can still be measured today; an accident, which could be repeated by any one of the world's 400 or so nuclear reactors.

Nuclear power has not suddenly become safer or cleaner. The legacy of the nuclear waste remains unsolved and accidents happen across the world daily. However, the nuclear industry is using climate change as an excuse to save and even expand its ailing business. The industry has a history of broken promises and lies; lies, which continue with its claim to be the solution to climate change.

(Greenpeace 2009)

-- Posted by mlatchu on Sat, Nov 28, 2009, at 8:07 AM
It is interesting that France has moved into the business of wind generated electricity, perhaps they have figured out nuclear is not so great afterall.

http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/beyond-nuclear-wind-energy-in-france/

-- Posted by julyGirl on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 12:38 PM

Respond to this story

Posting a comment requires free registration:

If you already have an account, follow this link to login
Otherwise, follow this link to register