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hunter

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8. New hybrid natural gas / wind / solar / battery power systems are not "cheaper" than nuclear power.

Reply to farmbo (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 3, 2024, 09:52 AM

Nov 2024

What's worse they reduce carbon emissions by 40% at most, leaving filthy natural gas as the primary power source.

Nuclear power is the only energy resource capable of displacing fossil fuels entirely. Solar and wind will do nothing in the long run to reduce the total amount of greenhouse gasses humans dump into earth's atmosphere and oceans.

As an environmentalist I oppose all solar and wind development on all previously undeveloped land and seascapes. We are not going to save the world by trashing it.

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Ummmm...delicious....let's distribute lead AND polymers all over the world for the solar energy fantasy. [View all] NNadir Nov 2024 OP

There's a lot of science there.... wysimdnwyg Nov 2024 #1

As a scientist who follows the environmental literature closely, I share exactly zero of your reassurances. NNadir Nov 2024 #3

Well, this is why I listen to people who know more than I do wysimdnwyg Nov 2024 #6

The "plenty of concerns" with nuclear remind me... NNadir Nov 2024 #13

To be honest, I find that offensive wysimdnwyg Nov 2024 #14

I reported in another thread with data (Mauna Loa) now active... NNadir Nov 2024 #15

And yet you continue to misrepresent - or misunderstand - what I'm saying wysimdnwyg Nov 2024 #16

I would suggest it is the former OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #17

Depressing as hell. cachukis Nov 2024 #2

I am curious Bayard Nov 2024 #4

It seems to me that fossil fuel waste is the much greater threat. hunter Nov 2024 #9

While a comprehensive answer would be highly technical... NNadir Nov 2024 #12

Perovskites solar panels will not replace silicon panels until (unless) the lead problem is fixed. farmbo Nov 2024 #5

Naturally, the OP only talks about what its author wishes were true OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #7

New hybrid natural gas / wind / solar / battery power systems are not "cheaper" than nuclear power. hunter Nov 2024 #8

EIA: The Electricity Mix in the United States Shifts from Fossil Fuels to Renewables OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #10

NREL: 100% Clean Electricity by 2035 Study OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #11