just say no to Nuclear power, duh

It seems obvious to me, nuclear power is a bad idea.

With respect to the people in Japan and those around the world who are concerned about them, I will not turn this into a cynical rant about reasons why the nuclear industry has such a strong hold on our government and governments around the world. One of the few things Democrats and Republicans agree on is that we should build new nuclear reactors here and around the world. (They also agree that Iran should not build them.)

I understand there are those who put forth arguments in favor of nuclear power. It can supply a lot of electricity.

But spreading such a dangerous technology all over the world seems plain stupid. How can we ever expect there will not be an accident (caused by nature, terrorism, human error, whatever). How can we think producing radioactive waste is a good idea?

Our elected leaders will only follow. Right now they are being led by money. People need to get out and have their voices heard if they are against nuclear power (and weapons).

There are many power plants around the world who's contracts are being considered for renewal. These must be shut down. New nuclear power plants should not be built.

It costs billions of dollars to build nuclear power plants and to protect them and their waste. That money would go far in the wind and solar industry.