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Nuclear energy is an alternative to oil. However after those incidents in Russia, with the leaks, I feel that it's just too risky. But, I did once hear that if you cover 90 miles of arizona in solar panels, you could power the entire U.S.

Unfortunately, being independent of foreign oil won't solve the whole problem. In fact, it won't solve much at all. We'll be using just as much energy, just burning oil from Alaska. So even if it is possible, it won't do much of anything at all for the entire climate crisis. (And on a political note, Mitt Romney isn't concerned much at all with global warming. He's concerned with money.)

Nuclear energy is extremely powerful and promising, but it has a lot of problems. Not only do we have to worry about leaks, but all of the Uranium, after it's used, has to be put in basically giant concrete containers and buried in the ground. That's okay for a while, but we have no idea what will come out of it in hundreds of years. Remember, not knowing what we were doing to the environment is what got us into this whole mess to begin with.

Short answer, it won't make a difference, and no.

In all honesty, nuclear power could be a way to solve our energy/oil crisis. But then, what would happen to people? No matter what, nuclear energy is BAD for the human body, in whatever form.

I am much more like the idea of Solar Panels. They are cheap to make *or so I here* and have, basically, an unlimited fuel supply *the Sun* All in all, I wouldn't be very surprised if Romney, hypothetically speaking, gets to be the President and doesn't do anything. All politicians are sleazy and never keep their promises. Just my opinion though~

right, but the fact that radiation spreads should also be considered. With those nuclear messes the area had to be immediatly closed off, or else the radiation would have spread, the fish that were contaminated needed to be destroyed or else risk the spreading of disease, what happens the day when no one notices the leak? the contamination can spread through states or at the very least miles....