On Feb 27, 2008, at 4:23 AM, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:

> Heck, we already /know/ that most things we
> create don't last longer than a few years.

We've been storing nuclear waste of one sort or another for close
to 60 years now.  That should be something of a case study.  As
far as I know, the (known) ecological consequences have been less
than those from conventional mining of various sorts, or even
farmland construction via rain forest destruction.  (and perhaps
less than the results of burning 60y worth of fossil fuels.)

(I suppose with all the excitement about bombs and/or bomb grade
material leaking out of politically destabilized areas, there has
been some scrutiny to check for raiding of waste facilities for
"dirty bomb" manufacture in those same regions?)

BillW


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