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No one is very worried about the consequences of climate change here on earth. Exhibit A: The White House's official policy on climate change does not mention
by CptJamesCook 10y ago
No one is very worried about the consequences of climate change here on earth.
Exhibit A: The White House's official policy on climate change does not mention the word "nuclear"
When Obama came into office, 66% of America's power was from fossil fuels. When Obama left office, 66% of America's power was from fossil fuels.
- cmurf 10y agoI don't think your last sentence is accurate. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_1_01 https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cf...
- wott 10y agoYou table shows figures that sum up to 70-71% fossil fuel in 2008, and 66-67% in 2015. The major change is the shift from coal to gas but the total did not decrease as significantly.
- dajohnson89 10y agoThe oil price plummet, and the natural gas boom, both made it very hard economically to not use fossil fuels. I'm not making excuses, just providing an explanation.
- m0llusk 10y agoNuclear is too dangerous, complex, and expensive to compete with solar wind and hydro. Rating the Obama administration time frame is complex because of the impacts of fracking on production, markets, and usage. Presidents actually have far less influence on energy use than industry and consumers.