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Ron Green

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26. I don't believe nuclear's a "path," but I could be wrong.

Fri Apr 8, 2022, 07:02 PM

Apr 2022

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I think anything that allows us to prolong the population/consumption bubble is not a way to keep humans viable on earth.

Paring the human population back to half is necessary, but not sufficient, to make a future. We must also stop making plastics and other chemicals that alter the biosphere, as well as (and this is the most important and least likely) turn away from an accumulator/aggrandizer mindset and toward a loving and supportive creature of the earth.

“Human nature” being what it is, I don’t expect this last to ever happen - so all this is probably moot.

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In a first, wind power is second-leading U.S. source of electricity in one day [View all] babylonsister Apr 2022 OP

ONE nuclear power plant equals 431 Commercial Wind Turbines. WarGamer Apr 2022 #1

431 commercial wind turbines don't melt down and threaten all life on earth. Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #4

neither do modern nuclear power plants. WarGamer Apr 2022 #6

OK. They only threaten life for a few miles around. Wind turbines don't do that either. Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #8

THIS!!! Nuclear is the only viable answer to counter climate change at this time Amishman Apr 2022 #9

There needs to be a little bit of everything, including nuclear dsp3000 Apr 2022 #15

+1, Germany could lead world in SMR tech since too many in US are sKeered uponit7771 Apr 2022 #30

No, but the huge blades end up in landfills Bonx Apr 2022 #20

This is the comparison everyone makes. Am I the only one who finds it dopey? Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #21

Probably. Bonx Apr 2022 #24

Democrats need to step into 21st century when it comes to nuke knowledge uponit7771 Apr 2022 #27

But how much cancer did it cause that day? SoonerPride Apr 2022 #2

But but how many eagles had to die?? Shermann Apr 2022 #3

That is nothing to sneeze at! Blues Heron Apr 2022 #5

THIS *is* also exciting news!!! Ty. 👍 electric_blue68 Apr 2022 #7

Without storage systems, a lot of that energy is intentionally wasted NickB79 Apr 2022 #10

Lots of high voltage monster transmission lines in NM womanofthehills Apr 2022 #11

Could electric vehicles and a smart grid Retired Engineer Bob Apr 2022 #13

Yep. NickB79 Apr 2022 #14

Well, do you want to prematurely wear out your expensive batteries to benefit your neighbors... hunter Apr 2022 #16

Yes, absolutely ... currently night energy in US is wasted even with FF turbines uponit7771 Apr 2022 #28

120 million American homes already have an energy storage system. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #19

+1, uponit7771 Apr 2022 #29

NM wind project womanofthehills Apr 2022 #12

After reviewing the responses here, I've got to remind us all that the only reliable Ron Green Apr 2022 #17

This! But no one ever talks about this! It's the only answer. Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #18

That's easy to say, but how do we accomplish it? hunter Apr 2022 #25

I don't believe nuclear's a "path," but I could be wrong. Ron Green Apr 2022 #26

It's a frequent quip of mine that if I knew the secret of cheap fusion energy... hunter Apr 2022 #31

Wind power will only prolong our dependence on natural gas. hunter Apr 2022 #22

While that is true Finishline42 Apr 2022 #32

This post reminded me of Rush newdayneeded Apr 2022 #23