Knee Jerk Reaction to Nuclear Power Will Further Increase Energy Costs

Are you ready to go the whole summer without air conditioning and other luxuries? Higher energy costs may force you to do just that.

The Japanese earthquake is once again giving us a knee jerk reaction from the media. Nuclear power is bad and dangerous. No--earthquaked and tsunamis are dangerous and these nuclear power plants were running fine until the big one hit. They supplied millions of Japanese with energy, and now other countries are closing down their nuclear power plants, which means there will be less sources of energy this summer. I have no doubt this debate will soon head to the United States.

Germany will shut down its seven oldest nuclear power reactors and may not restart them, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.

The plants will be closed for at least three months under a moratorium imposed in response to the Japanese nuclear crisis, she said.

"Power plants that went into operation before the end of 1980 will be shut down for the period of the moratorium," Merkel said.

IF this begins to happen in the US, which isn't as dependent on nuclear power, but nuclear power still provides energy for millions of Americans, less sources of energy will drive up costs. With gas prices looming, can you afford another spike in your energy bill?