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Man, the arguments I've had with Germans about getting rid of nuclear. It's ridiculous. Instead, now we're incredibly reliant on coal and gas because there's no

Man, the arguments I've had with Germans about getting rid of nuclear. It's ridiculous. Instead, now we're incredibly reliant on coal and gas because there's no way we can cover our base load, much less 100% of our energy needs, with renewables. https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/factsheet/fig3-share-energy-sources-gross-german-power-production-2017.png?itok=pT6aOwO- https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/l... https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/factsheet/fig10-germany-energy-mix-energy-sources-share-primary-energy-consumption-2017.png?itok=MkVrivJJ https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/l... This is incredibly depressing.

CalRobert 8y ago
There needs to be a word for "environmentalist" vs "enviromentalist who can do math".
- AstralStorm 8y ago
  Would "a tool" suffice or is that both too harsh and not specific enough? (Tools are being used for political agenda, often contrary to what they want.)
gaius 8y ago
What are the German arguments against nuclear? They banned it after Fukushima as far as I understand it, despite having totally different geology?
- jplayer01 8y ago
  The lack of a permanent storage solution, the lasting radiation even if there were a permanent storage solution, the risk that something might happen in the future with the nuclear waste regardless of storage solution. It all revolves around nuclear waste and the risk of accidents/meltdowns and the consequences. It's basically all about fear and it tends to override everything else. We have Chernobyl, Fukushima and the media to thank for that. It doesn't help that there are parties in the government that have been trying to sunset nuclear for decades (ironically, the green party).

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Man, the arguments I've had with Germans about getting rid of nuclear. It's ridiculous. Instead, now we're incredibly reliant on coal and gas because there's no

by jplayer01 8y ago

CalRobert 8y ago
There needs to be a word for "environmentalist" vs "enviromentalist who can do math".
- AstralStorm 8y ago
  Would "a tool" suffice or is that both too harsh and not specific enough? (Tools are being used for political agenda, often contrary to what they want.)
gaius 8y ago
What are the German arguments against nuclear? They banned it after Fukushima as far as I understand it, despite having totally different geology?
- jplayer01 8y ago
  The lack of a permanent storage solution, the lasting radiation even if there were a permanent storage solution, the risk that something might happen in the future with the nuclear waste regardless of storage solution. It all revolves around nuclear waste and the risk of accidents/meltdowns and the consequences. It's basically all about fear and it tends to override everything else. We have Chernobyl, Fukushima and the media to thank for that. It doesn't help that there are parties in the government that have been trying to sunset nuclear for decades (ironically, the green party).