tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404118141499222583.post124645957450571980..comments2024-01-31T04:22:18.553-06:00Comments on Plan of the Day: Shale Oil: US Could Become Energy Independent in Five YearsThe Chiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936821912558798727noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404118141499222583.post-48980676275340239782013-05-17T06:25:13.180-05:002013-05-17T06:25:13.180-05:00Oil is only half the picture, though... I'll h...Oil is only half the picture, though... I'll have to hunt for the link (it might have been on Zerohedge), but apparently 40% of the uranium used to run US nuclear power stations comes from mines in Russia or Russian client states - and global demand is about to go through the roof. That's a problem too, given the proportion of US electricity that comes from nuclear and the EPA's war on coal (and coal-fired power stations).Heisenbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853011593271456367noreply@blogger.com