This is the guy who wrote "Sustainable Energy – without the hot air" David J.C. MacKay, LInk: http://www.withouthotair.com/  

For me, I dont believe Nuclear power is the answer.

The start up costs are unbelievable making for a high cost per unit.

I have not read anywhere where anyone has taken into account the cost of waste storage

of spent fuel. So the cost becomes higher and no longer "GREEN"

Is there a Nuclear Power Station that can use spent fuel to generate more power ??

"Solar, Wind and Thermal" power generation is grossly under developed.

Maybe we need neighbourhood "Power Stations" to do away with long distance

transmission lines and sub stations.

If all buildings had Green roofs and Solar panels. All high rise building lifts were

fitted with an ability to generate more power and all homes and buildings had local

Power generation that used recycled waste from these buildings.

For me, the only way we will change our consumption of power and its inferstructure

is if we change our thinking. Instead of National we have to think local.

A council and the community may form a partnership and build a Methane gas power generator

put solar panels on every ones roof and wind turbines in less populated local areas.

This wont make the community Independent of the National grid, but it will make a big difference

If this could be done Nationally, all dirty power stations culd be shut down and no replacements

would be needed. The cost of power per unit to the end user would be greatly reduced, and local

communities would have a say in what power infrastructure could be built in their local area.

GAV--> See link to my journal on Bill Gate TED presentation about Traveling Wave nuke using spent urainium fuel rods.

Link: http://www.thailandfriends.com/index.php?name=Journal&view=journal&jid=69872&juid=43336

I agree, we need alot more renewable energy

I'm with Gav here, nuclear is unbelievably expensive in every way, lead-in costs before any nuclear station can be put into operation, cost of storing and making (relatively) safe used nuclear fuels, decommissioning costs when the station reaches the end of its life - and that's before we even start to look at the human cost of another Three Mile Island or Chernobyl. Wind and wave power are a step in the right direction, but as David McKay (incidentally from my alma mater, Cambridge) says, what we all need to do is re-think the amount of energy we use and in particular,the amount we waste.

BTW, how many politicians does it take to change a light bulb? None, they like to keep us in the dark :-)