According to many sources (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. General Accountability Office), we need liquid fuels. When the highway system and power grid fail due to insufficient oil (liquid fuels), everything fails, including nuclear power. Developing nuclear power means that we use much oil to build the plants, and we don't face Peak Oil planning and risk management for the coming catastrophe. All systems depend on oil to work. There are no good alternatives to oil. The best studies point to Peak Oil now, followed by worsening depression and worse. See this report: http://www.peakoilassociates.com/POAnalysis.html
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According to many sources (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. General Accountability Office), we need liquid fuels. When the highway system and power grid fail due to insufficient oil (liquid fuels), everything fails, including nuclear power. Developing nuclear power means that we use much oil to build the plants, and we don't face Peak Oil planning and risk management for the coming catastrophe. All systems depend on oil to work. There are no good alternatives to oil. The best studies point to Peak Oil now, followed by worsening depression and worse. See this report: http://www.peakoilassociates.com/POAnalysis.html