Nuclear

The first thorium reactor operated at Oak Ridge Nat'l Labs for four years back in 1965. The idea was abandoned in favor of uranium because the government wanted to make bombs and only uranium could to that. Meanwhile environmental groups like Greenpeace were opposed to nuclear and over the past 60 years have delayed at every opportunity the progress of nuclear. They now have said that was a mistake but we haven't learned our lesson. Today we have the new greens who want wind and solar and once again nuclear is put on the back burner. Everyone who understands the issue realizes that if we had stayed the course with nuclear, we would not be facing the climate problems we have today. People are becoming more informed about nuclear especially since the new thorium reactors are gaining traction and in time nuclear will take center stage but overcoming past prejudice takes time and there is some question as to how much time we have.