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You're spreading misinformation, either intentional or not. The reservoir that the Clinton Power Station uses for cooling was created explicitly to cool the pla

You're spreading misinformation, either intentional or not. The reservoir that the Clinton Power Station uses for cooling was created explicitly to cool the plant, the recreational opportunities it brought were just a bonus. I can't find any references to cases of amebic encephalitis from that lake either, only a study stating that the amoeba was found in the lake both before and after the plant became operational. Their own website touts its swimming opportunities. Can you cite sources for any of your claims? https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Activity/Pages/ClintonLake.aspx https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Activity/Pages/ClintonLa... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Lake_(Illinois) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Lake_(Illinois) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Power_Station https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/About/Pages/ClintonLake.aspx https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/About/Pages/ClintonLake....

hinkley 6y ago
I'm glad they fixed that, but isn't this a case of Gell-Mann Amnesia? There's a lot of range between being so transparent you scare everyone and being the mayor from Jaws. I got it from regional news, at the time. If building a lake is how you bribe people into doing something they don't want to do, and then you take the lake away, then from their perspective you've lied. There are other ways to build a cooling plant for a nuclear power station, btw. Lots of places make them do that now, because dumping the heat back into the environment instead of into the sky causes far more mundane problems than this. And occasionally weirder ones. And since the thesis was about heat pollution, not regional nuclear politics, I'll thank you not to nitpick.
- mbrameld 6y ago
  But the lake wasn't taken away from anyone, it's still safe to swim and boat in today. No, it's not like Gell-Mann amnesia at all. It really feels like you're pushing a particular narrative, facts be damned.

hinkley 6y ago

I'm glad they fixed that, but isn't this a case of Gell-Mann Amnesia? There's a lot of range between being so transparent you scare everyone and being the mayor from Jaws. I got it from regional news, at the time. If building a lake is how you bribe people into doing something they don't want to do, and then you take the lake away, then from their perspective you've lied. There are other ways to build a cooling plant for a nuclear power station, btw. Lots of places make them do that now, because dumping the heat back into the environment instead of into the sky causes far more mundane problems than this. And occasionally weirder ones. And since the thesis was about heat pollution, not regional nuclear politics, I'll thank you not to nitpick.

mbrameld 6y ago
But the lake wasn't taken away from anyone, it's still safe to swim and boat in today. No, it's not like Gell-Mann amnesia at all. It really feels like you're pushing a particular narrative, facts be damned.