Re: US lawmaker, environmentalist spar over nuclear power

["ruth_weiner" <ruth_weiner@email.msn.com>]

That's of course equally true for fossil fuels, which are "biomass" fossils.
All of the carbon was at some time CO2 incorporated as biomass by
photosynthesis.

Ruth Weiner
ruth_weiner@msn.com

-----Original Message-----
From: GlennACarlson@aol.com <GlennACarlson@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Friday, April 14, 2000 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: US lawmaker, environmentalist spar over nuclear power


>Perhaps, it should read no "net" carbon dioxide since the carbon dioxide
>removed from the air during production (i.e., growth) of the biomass fuel
may
>be greater than the carbon dioxide released during combustion.
>
>Glenn A. Carlson, P.E.
>glennacarlson@aol.com
>
>In a message dated 4/14/2000 3:26:54 PM Central Daylight Time,
>neildm@id.doe.gov writes:
>
><< Subj:     RE: US lawmaker, environmentalist spar over nuclear power
>
> "The alternative energy sources which produce no carbon dioxide -
renewable
> sources like solar and wind power, biogas from landfills, and crops to
burn
> in power stations " - Paul Brown, Environment Correspondent
>
> Say what?  The last two are renewable, but they darn well DO produce CO2;
> it's just a different carbon source.
>
> Dave Neil      neildm@id.doe.gov
>
>  >>
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