Washington 'snubbed Iran offer'

[Amianthus]

"Thermal pollution' is nothing more than heat. Hot water. Big Effing Deal.

If it's hot enough, it can be turned into energy.

Thermal pollution leads to evironmental damage.

But if it's no big deal, why are people railing against global warming? The human input to global warming is "thermal pollution".

[Xavier_Onassis]

Heating a river at most damages fish and aquatic fauna.

Leaving the door open in the winter is not 'thermal pollution'.

If any power plant is emitting too much heat, energy can be extracted from the exchange, which eliminates most of the excess heat.

Neither is driving your car with the AC on and the windows down, that is only moronic.

[Amianthus]

Heating a river at most damages fish and aquatic fauna.

And the aquatic flora as well. Ever heard of "the cycle of life"? It's not just a song in a children's movie. Damaging the environment of a river causes damage downriver, which usually includes cities and the ocean.

If any power plant is emitting too much heat, energy can be extracted from the exchange, which eliminates most of the excess heat.

And your degree in either chemistry or physics comes from which university?

[Xavier_Onassis]

Energy can always be extracted from differentials between heat and cold.

Stop carping and just look it up.

[Amianthus]

Energy can always be extracted from differentials between heat and cold.

Stop carping and just look it up.

Don't want to answer the question?

I already know about it; it's obvious you do not.

[Plane]

Energy can always be extracted from differentials between heat and cold.

Stop carping and just look it up.

Don't want to answer the question?

I already know about it; it's obvious you do not.

The thermal energy that spun the turbines had to go somewhere , it isn't possible to convert the entirety of that energy to the desired form , electricity. There has to be a place to dump it . The hot reactor core and the cool river are not near each other by accident.

ON the upside when this situation is benefiting an aquatic creature , the creature finds conditions much more constant and dependable than nature.

Turkey point for example has a healthy population f endangered Florida crocodiles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Point_Nuclear_Generating_Station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscayne_National_Park

[Amianthus]

ON the upside when this situation is benefiting an aquatic creature , the creature finds conditions much more constant and dependable than nature.

Well, it also causes algae bloom, which reduces available oxygen in the water. This is not good for those creatures that have gills.