Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Change starts with your underwear.

As much as I love food and could blab endlessly about my recent local food excursion at SNOB, I've decided to do a post on something else I'm interested in. And you should be, too.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
(and the profound degree to which coal sucks)

In light of the recent radiation scares in Japan, alternative forms of energy production have been hotly debated. While the disastrous effects of the earthquake should never be discounted, the situation has created a unique opportunity for Japan to install new and environmentally friendlier energy. The estimated cost of repair in Fukushima is $310 billion, with a sizable portion of that going to the repair and rebuilding of the nuclear reactors. Instead of investing that money in a technology that can be potentially harmful, officials could choose to back other alternative energy sources such as solar or wind. Even still, nuclear power will be reestablished due to the extensive power needs of the area. While my opinion doesn't really matter, I think nuclear power has its place in the green, environmentally friendly future. Granted, its waste creates an issue, but that's what science is for, right? Unfortunately, the disaster in Japan has given nuclear energy a bad reputation again after a short-lived moment in the positive spotlight (think post-3MI&Chernobyl, pre-Fukushima) which coal execs the world over are LOVING.

With that said, I bring the issue to our own backyard and our own awesome coal-fired power plants. I think it's safe to say we all understand the epic awfulness of coal? If not, type in "disadvantages of coal power" into google and ignore anything that has "advantages" in the title. If you think nuclear is "bad," coal is like...baddd.er.

Anyway, I have a solution. This solution starts with change. And change...starts with our underwear. Watch this:

Why college is awesome.

So I mean, my college career is almost up. I've never run around the city of Charleston in my undies. I think this should change. Let me know if you want to run around half-naked with me!

Article: College activists strip down

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