1) Author suggests improving energy efficiency by strengthening building codes? I have lived in India all my life, I don't think any builder in the entire country follows any building codes.
2) The author uses the common fallacy of pointing out that there hasn't been a new nuclear reactor built in the US in recent years. This is a wrong argument, because there hasn't been very many of any power plants built in the US in recent years. The US is already a RICH country, they already have sufficient power production. Can you say the same for India?
3) Author suggests that going back to the Nehru growth rate of 2-3 percent would be tollerable? Therefore condeming even more people to poverty?
4) The author says that nuclear energy won't provide all of India's needs right away. Fine, but in the LONG run it will provide a significant portion. France gets 70% of its energy from nuclear sources. Why must Indians always dream so small?
RE:Disagree
by Prashanth on Apr 23, 2008 10:16 PM Permalink
The whole point he is making is that even IF builders follow the building codes, the codes themselves are not conducive to saving energy as they were not done with saving energy in mind.
The point is that US haven't built one in decades. Therefore its possible that they dont have up to date technology in nuclear reactors. But I don't agree with his point totally.
The point he is trying to make is that it is tolerable for the 'Nehru dynasty' Congress party.
On this point, I agree partly. But it takes a HUGE investment to come up to a 70% level that not many countries can afford plus there is the problem with adequately dealing with nuclear waste, radiation etc.
RE:Disagree
by BrotherhoodofNod on Apr 24, 2008 10:29 AM Permalink
I agree ..esp.."problem with adequately dealing with nuclear waste, radiation etc." I fear that indians might be very careless in handling nuclear waste..as u can clearly see how we handle other waste... bt having said that..we still need to work to find alternatives.. Dont know what the IITians are doing in this front..all they can do is go to US and get settled.. if they are the brightest and the smartest(as they claim)....and if they dont look into these serious matters..then we are doomed..
RE:Disagree
by Sahadevan KK on Apr 24, 2008 11:03 AM Permalink
Our leaders said globalization is good. Indian people suffered a lot. Nuclear did not allowed by the Left. People of India escaped from the web of the US.
