nukes
if this country really wants energy independence, we need to go nuclear. the question right now is, what will the emergencies in japan do to the american nuclear program? there are already knee jerk reactions to put all future nuclear power plants on hold. as if they aren't already. the administration has a chance to spin things in favor of nuclear power. the strange marriage of eco-terrorists, big coal, and big oil have made us absolutely terrified of radiation. phooey. the reactors in japan just took a one-two shot ten times more powerful than their design criteria. and you know what? the things held together. not exactly flying colors. but it wasn't chernobyl. at worst, it'll be like three mile island. ie negligible radiation. the damn things are safe. let's put it this way. the priorities in japan are: water, food, security, shelter, medicine, tentacle porn, nuclear power plants. should be pretty easy. cause there isn't any. and most likely, won't be anything significant. and even if there were, the number of extra deaths from a nuclear plant meltdown is insignificant compared to the deaths from the earthquake, tsunami, and non-nuclear aftermath.