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So we're pulling Bill Nye out of the mothballs now? The way I see it Copenhagen couldn't get commitments from anyone and things have only gotten worse for Pro-
by SamAtt 17y ago
So we're pulling Bill Nye out of the mothballs now?
The way I see it Copenhagen couldn't get commitments from anyone and things have only gotten worse for Pro-GW side since then. It seems we're at least a decade away from legislation (assuming man-made GW is a valid theory) since no one is going to reshape their economy on "a maybe".
Given that I'd like to see two things.
1. Have the scientists turn back to the science and eliminate the measurement/methodology problems that have led to questions in the last 10 years.
2. Have the politicians and pundits turn their attention to funding and/or raising money for the literally millions of clean energy startups out there. Because the easiest fix here is energy entrepreneurialism. Space based Solar Power alone could fix this problem.
At least, that's what would happen in my perfect world
- fleitz 17y agoNuclear energy could fix this problem in 5-6 years for about what we pay for coal, no need to go out on a limb with "space based solar". Sure it's cool, but a solution exists that is less toxic than what exists (nuclear radiation from coal) and is about the same price. Sounds like a no brainer to me.
- smallblacksun 17y agoThe problem is that a lot of people are irrationally scared of anything with the word "nuclear" in it.
- abstractbill 17y agoI don't think people are as scared of nuclear as they were in, say, the 80s. It might be time to try again.
- anamax 17y ago> The problem is that a lot of people are irrationally scared of anything with the word "nuclear" in it. A lot of people are also scared of spiders.
- smallblacksun 17y agoBut that's not irrational. They have too many legs, and they bite!
- DaniFong 17y agoLiterally millions of cleantech startups? Space based solar power? What are you talking about?
- anamax 17y ago> 2. Have the politicians and pundits turn their attention to funding and/or raising money for the literally millions of clean energy startups out there. Because the easiest fix here is energy entrepreneurialism. Space based Solar Power alone could fix this problem. How about not. Politicians don't "raise money" - they take it, by force. Invest your money in whatever you'd like. I hope that you get rich. But leave me out of it.