Comments on: Bye bye oil crisis, hello uranium crisis http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/ The weblog of Brighton-based writer Justin McKeating Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:40:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Devil's Kitchen http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15900 Devil's Kitchen Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:01:08 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15900 <blockquote cite="Justin">Of course not, you big girl.</blockquote> I'm not quite sure why that little phrase made me laugh like a girl, but it did...! To be honest, Justin, there does not seem to be any kind of power which does not, in some way, hurt little brown people... Of course, it would be even easier if they stopped killing, maiming and executing themselves but that's life, I guess... DK

Of course not, you big girl.

I’m not quite sure why that little phrase made me laugh like a girl, but it did…! To be honest, Justin, there does not seem to be any kind of power which does not, in some way, hurt little brown people…

Of course, it would be even easier if they stopped killing, maiming and executing themselves but that’s life, I guess…

DK

]]> By: Tim Newman http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15644 Tim Newman Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:02:58 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15644 <em>However, election-rigging, bribe-taking, prisoner-torturing Kazakhstan is coming up on the inside in the uranium production stakes and is predicted to become one of the biggest producers in the next ten years. Expect it to be diplomatically fellated in the years to come just as brutal-but-oil-rich Saudi Arabia has been.</em> Where do you get your knowledge of Kazakhstan from? Watching Borat? Kazakhstan has been diplomatically fellated for the past 4 years thanks to it's location on the Caspian Sea, it's rather impressive oil and gas reserves, and it's handy launch pad in Bakinour. Any diplomatic fellation of Kazakhstan related to uranium production will scarcely be felt by a president in vinegar strokes. However, election-rigging, bribe-taking, prisoner-torturing Kazakhstan is coming up on the inside in the uranium production stakes and is predicted to become one of the biggest producers in the next ten years. Expect it to be diplomatically fellated in the years to come just as brutal-but-oil-rich Saudi Arabia has been.

Where do you get your knowledge of Kazakhstan from? Watching Borat?

Kazakhstan has been diplomatically fellated for the past 4 years thanks to it’s location on the Caspian Sea, it’s rather impressive oil and gas reserves, and it’s handy launch pad in Bakinour. Any diplomatic fellation of Kazakhstan related to uranium production will scarcely be felt by a president in vinegar strokes.

]]> By: Justin http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15558 Justin Sun, 16 Jul 2006 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15558 <b>DK:</b> <i>I imagine that you have already bought your hand-cranked generator and consulted your Amish energy minister for when your lights go out?</i> Of course not, you big girl. All I'm saying is that like many things in this world, buying Australian uranium means you can't say "No Brown People Were Harmed During This Production". <i>Or even… using an atomic bomb to power a cuckoo clock.</i> <b>Jarndyce:</b> Sorry for being dim, mate, I'm not sure I know what you mean here...? DK: I imagine that you have already bought your hand-cranked generator and consulted your Amish energy minister for when your lights go out?

Of course not, you big girl. All I’m saying is that like many things in this world, buying Australian uranium means you can’t say “No Brown People Were Harmed During This Production”.

Or even… using an atomic bomb to power a cuckoo clock.

Jarndyce: Sorry for being dim, mate, I’m not sure I know what you mean here…?

]]> By: Jarndyce http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15530 Jarndyce Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:02:44 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15530 <em>There is a process that extracts uranium from seawater which is rich in the element, but the energy needed to do so (the process requires electricity) coupled with the high costs involved currently makes it the economic and technological equivalent of trying to turn lead into gold.</em> Or even.... using an atomic bomb to power a cuckoo clock. <em>large energy companies are only interested in renewables for window dressing</em> That's easily solved, though, by making it worth their while to try a bit harder. Can't actually believe, with the weight of recent history to go on, you think the government would do a <em>better</em> job? Where have you been living since 1997, or 1979, or 1970, for that matter? There is a process that extracts uranium from seawater which is rich in the element, but the energy needed to do so (the process requires electricity) coupled with the high costs involved currently makes it the economic and technological equivalent of trying to turn lead into gold.

Or even…. using an atomic bomb to power a cuckoo clock.

large energy companies are only interested in renewables for window dressing

That’s easily solved, though, by making it worth their while to try a bit harder. Can’t actually believe, with the weight of recent history to go on, you think the government would do a better job? Where have you been living since 1997, or 1979, or 1970, for that matter?

]]> By: Devil's Kitchen http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15509 Devil's Kitchen Sun, 16 Jul 2006 04:03:27 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15509 Wind power is crap. Yes, the turbines make a noise and yes, they look horrible (which does have implications for tourism and therefore cashflow, especially in the Highlands), but mainly they are simply rubbish for energy production. The level of power produced is inconsistant (despite the capacitors beneath each turbine) and, more importantly, they cannot be "ramped up" when everyone puts the kettle on after work. I repeat, wind power is shit. Now, wave power, yes; very good. I have been ranting about the extremely efficient LIMPET systems for some time now but no one, including the government, seems to be taking a blind bit of notice. I'm not sure whether this is because bloggers are as ignorant about power as everyone else seems to be: who knows? But naturally, Justin, your household does not -- and never will have -- any Playstations in it, nor any other unnecessary electrical goods, such as TVs, hi-fis or radios. I imagine that you have already bought your hand-cranked generator and consulted your Amish energy minister for when your lights go out? DK Wind power is crap. Yes, the turbines make a noise and yes, they look horrible (which does have implications for tourism and therefore cashflow, especially in the Highlands), but mainly they are simply rubbish for energy production. The level of power produced is inconsistant (despite the capacitors beneath each turbine) and, more importantly, they cannot be “ramped up” when everyone puts the kettle on after work. I repeat, wind power is shit.

Now, wave power, yes; very good. I have been ranting about the extremely efficient LIMPET systems for some time now but no one, including the government, seems to be taking a blind bit of notice. I’m not sure whether this is because bloggers are as ignorant about power as everyone else seems to be: who knows?

But naturally, Justin, your household does not — and never will have — any Playstations in it, nor any other unnecessary electrical goods, such as TVs, hi-fis or radios. I imagine that you have already bought your hand-cranked generator and consulted your Amish energy minister for when your lights go out?

DK

]]> By: Friendly Fire http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15479 Friendly Fire Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:41:47 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15479 OK, will Prescott be in charge when a Hezbollah missile hits HMS Illustrious as it docks in Beirut to free british gambling babes (et.al.) from the casinos? Back to topic: Or will Tony be on the bridge as he dodges Israeli "made in USA" missiles as he rescues them from hell? OK, will Prescott be in charge when a Hezbollah missile hits HMS Illustrious as it docks in Beirut to free british gambling babes (et.al.) from the casinos?

Back to topic:

Or will Tony be on the bridge as he dodges Israeli “made in USA” missiles as he rescues them from hell?

]]> By: Red Ensign http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15474 Red Ensign Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:03:03 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15474 Mitch, you would have to take a huge amount of energy out of the weather system - far more than any field of windfarms would be capable of - to have any effect on the planet. What makes windfarms and tidal generators so good in terms of energy is that the amount of energy involved in tides and winds is massive, far more than we could possibly use... the only trick is finding efficient and reliable means of extracting it. Mitch, you would have to take a huge amount of energy out of the weather system – far more than any field of windfarms would be capable of – to have any effect on the planet.

What makes windfarms and tidal generators so good in terms of energy is that the amount of energy involved in tides and winds is massive, far more than we could possibly use… the only trick is finding efficient and reliable means of extracting it.

]]> By: mitch http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15471 mitch Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:58:55 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15471 just a thought but if i remember my physics energy cannot be created or destroyed only changed so wind farms take energy out of the weather system and create heat which warms the planet and changes the local weather. has this been investigated i would think not. just a thought but if i remember my physics energy
cannot be created or destroyed only changed so wind farms take energy out of the weather system and create heat which warms the planet and changes the local weather. has this been investigated i would think not.

]]> By: June Collins http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15449 June Collins Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:31:11 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15449 "Every inch the concerned statesman"? Looks more like he's got wind. “Every inch the concerned statesman”?

Looks more like he’s got wind.

]]> By: rob http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15390 rob Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:37:02 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/07/14/bye-bye-oil-crisis-hello-uranium-crisis/#comment-15390 Having worked in renewables for a bit, it became obvious quite quickly that the large energy companies are only interested in renewables for window dressing, large DTI grants and Renewables Obligation Certificates to offset a tiny proportion of their emissions. I think the only viable way forward with renewables is in the public sector. Having worked in renewables for a bit, it became obvious quite quickly that the large energy companies are only interested in renewables for window dressing, large DTI grants and Renewables Obligation Certificates to offset a tiny proportion of their emissions.

I think the only viable way forward with renewables is in the public sector.

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