No, no no! You misunderstand me, or I just haven't made my position clear. I am not opposed to alternative power sources! Not at all! I think we should definitely increase the number of nuclear power plants in the country. From what I have read, nuclear power emits practically no pollution into the air and with new technologies available, the safety problems have been greatly lessened. The major problem with nuclear energy is safely disposing of the waste, at least that is my understanding.

All of these aternate sources should continue to be studied, and if any of them can replace the use of fossil fuels, right on! It seems to me, though, that these sources might not be readily available for many years. Therefore we are stuck with fossil fuels until they are fully developed, and made available to the public.

With the population continuing to increase which creats the need for more and more energy, I simply believe that we must continue to produce more fossil fuel, and we should produce it in our own country.