More Complaints About Yucca Mountain

AstroAce writes "I saw this article about the Yucca Mountain Nuclear waste dump, and was doubly intrigued. Not only did I do lab tech work on a YM grant as an undergrad, but my science advisor said the best thing I could do for science would be to become a Congressman, and get hold of the purse strings (remember SSC, the Super-conducting Super Collider?) I think geeks would be the best representatives of other citizens, making detailed, objective analysis of the issues, arriving at rational conclusions and actions. However, they don't seem to be gregarious enough to be politicians. Are there examples of both?"

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Re:about Yucca Mountain

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I think the most obvious solution to be honest is to spread it over fields and use it as fertilizer. This would not only get rid of it, but also increase the mutation rate of crops, which in turn would mean we'd end up with wild new strains of corn, wheat, barley, canola, etc, improving choice and, through the use of selection, allowing us to create hardier and more healthy foods.

But nooooooooooooooo the environazis at Greenpeace and the Sierra Club and the WWF and Cato institute would have you think it's "Unsafe" and "Suicidal" and "Good God Man, what's gotten into you?! Are you INSANE?!", but I don't see them coming up with alternatives.

I just don't understand some people myself.