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hunter

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9. It seems to me that fossil fuel waste is the much greater threat.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 3, 2024, 09:10 AM

Nov 3

There's enough gas in the ground to destroy what's left of the natural world as we know it, and our entire civilization as well.

We may already be past the point of no return because of fossil fuels, not nuclear power.

The volume of nuclear waste is small and manageable. The volume of fossil fuel waste is not. Fossil fuel waste is simply dumped everywhere and we mostly ignore it, even when it's killing people. Some of that toxic fossil fuel waste has a half life of forever.

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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 2 OP

There's a lot of science there.... wysimdnwyg Nov 2 #1

As a scientist who follows the environmental literature closely, I share exactly zero of your reassurances. NNadir Nov 2 #3

Well, this is why I listen to people who know more than I do wysimdnwyg Nov 2 #6

The "plenty of concerns" with nuclear remind me... NNadir Nov 4 #13

To be honest, I find that offensive wysimdnwyg Nov 4 #14

I reported in another thread with data (Mauna Loa) now active... NNadir Nov 4 #15

And yet you continue to misrepresent - or misunderstand - what I'm saying wysimdnwyg Nov 4 #16

I would suggest it is the former OKIsItJustMe Nov 4 #17

Depressing as hell. cachukis Nov 2 #2

I am curious Bayard Nov 2 #4

It seems to me that fossil fuel waste is the much greater threat. hunter Nov 3 #9

While a comprehensive answer would be highly technical... NNadir Nov 4 #12

Perovskites solar panels will not replace silicon panels until (unless) the lead problem is fixed. farmbo Nov 2 #5

Naturally, the OP only talks about what its author wishes were true OKIsItJustMe Nov 3 #7

New hybrid natural gas / wind / solar / battery power systems are not "cheaper" than nuclear power. hunter Nov 3 #8

EIA: The Electricity Mix in the United States Shifts from Fossil Fuels to Renewables OKIsItJustMe Nov 3 #10

NREL: 100% Clean Electricity by 2035 Study OKIsItJustMe Nov 3 #11