Big Green: Fw: NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT "GREEN"!

[Green Hornet]

Here is the link at RMI to his study.
http://www.rmi.org/images/PDFs/Newsletter/NLRMIspring08.pdf

Jonathan M. Miller
FCSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP, AIA, NCARB, AAA
Middlebury, VT


On May 28, 2008, at 3:08 PM, dlombard at earthlink.net wrote:

> ",,,nuclear power is seven times less cost-effective at displacing  
> carbon than the cheapest fastest alterntative--energy efficiency,  
> according to studies by the Rocky Mountain Institute.  For example,  
> a nuclear power plant typically costs at least $2 billion or up to  
> $5 billion with overruns. IF THAT MONEY WERE SPENT TO INSULATE  
> DRAFTY BUILDINGS, PURCHASE HYBRID CARS OR INSTALL SUPEREFFICIENT  
> LIGHT BULBS AND CLOTHES DRYERS, IT WOULD LEAD TO SEVEN TIMES LESS  
> CARBON CONSUMPTION THAN IF THAT MONEY WERE SPENT ON A NUCLEAR POWER  
> PLANT."
>
>
> does anyone have info on where these numbers came from???????????
>
>
>
> -----Forwarded Message-----
> From: Judi Friedman
> Sent: May 28, 2008 2:50 PM
> To: dlombard at earthlink.net
> Subject: NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT "GREEN"!
>
> NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT "GREEN!"
>
> Info from an article by Mark Hertsgaard...a NATION fellow     
> www.markhertsgaard.com
> ",,,nuclear power is seven times less cost-effective at displacing  
> carbon than the cheapest fastest alterntative--energy efficiency,  
> according to studies by the Rocky Mountain Institute.  For example,  
> a nuclear power plant typically costs at least $2 billion or up to  
> $5 billion with overruns. IF THAT MONEY WERE SPENT TO INSULATE  
> DRAFTY BUILDINGS, PURCHASE HYBRID CARS OR INSTALL SUPEREFFICIENT  
> LIGHT BULBS AND CLOTHES DRYERS, IT WOULD LEAD TO SEVEN TIMES LESS  
> CARBON CONSUMPTION THAN IF THAT MONEY WERE SPENT ON A NUCLEAR POWER  
> PLANT."
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Judi Friedman
> PACE INC
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