Capitalizing on Crisis

Politicians like to say "never let a good crisis go to waste."  That's happening right now, in the wake of the potential nuclear disaster occurring in Japan, following the damage to their nuke plants from the earthquakes and tsunami last week.

I'm all in favor of people adopting green technology and sustainable living practices, but let's make sure that our motives our pure and it's not just a fad.  The Earth is only so big, with finite resources, and can not provide food and water for all inhabitants at the rate we're consuming those scarce resources.

Some have argued that nuclear power was a green technology because it doesn't emit greenhouse gases.  Yeah, but look at the half-life of nuclear waster, the amount of nuclear waste we've already generated, and the cost to build and operate a nuclear generator, and you'll see that it's not really a viable option.

Solar, wind, hydro, tidal, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources are the future, even if none of the nuclear plants weren't exploding and threatening to recreate Chernobyl or Three Mile Island.  I guess I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, and be happy that green power is being embraced.  However, at this time in the crisis, we ought to be working toward helping the Japanese recover, then direct our attention to our future energy sources.