I share your concerns, Mark And, according to studies I've read, hardening the grid would not really cost that much - certainly just a small fraction of what's spent to protect against imaginary dangers.
I am not sure, but I believe a meteor or comet strike (Tunguska scale) could also cause an EMP large enough to cause a cascading failure. Looking at the state of politics, there is no reason for optimism. Lou Pagnucco Mark Goldes wrote: > Vo, > > A pair of little reported Time Bombs threaten to end billions of human > lives. > > The first is the Fuel Ponds at Fukushima. A highly probable, near-term, > powerful earthquake can release enough radioactivity to endanger most of > our lives in the Northern hemisphere. > > The second is a little recognized, but surprisingly very possible, solar > storm emission that can bring down power grids for months. Nuclear plants > would become meltdown candidates. That could end human life almost > everywhere on the planet. > > Both might be stopped by a massive government initiative that can > stimulate major involvement of private capital. > > This would be the economic equivalent of fighting a life threatening war. > It can reboot the economy and generate large numbers of jobs. > > Solar roofs have become much more important than any grid dependent > technology. > > LENR is one of the most promising Black Swans that might make a > contribution. > > See www.aesopinstitute.org for a few details - and possible paths to > prevent the worst from happening. > > Mark > > Mark Goldes > Co-founder, Chava Energy > CEO, Aesop Institute > 301A North Main Street > Sebastopol, CA 95472 > > www.chavaenergy.com > www.aesopinstitute.org > > 707 861-9070 > 707 497-3551 fax > >
