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Greenpeace did wonderful work saving the lignite coal industry in Europe by making nuclear public enemy #1. The open pit mines are truly a great improvement ove
by joecool1029 8y ago
Greenpeace did wonderful work saving the lignite coal industry in Europe by making nuclear public enemy #1. The open pit mines are truly a great improvement over towns and trees.
Best part is GP now protests the problem they caused: https://www.npr.org/2018/08/06/635911260/germany-turns-to-brown-coal-to-fill-its-energy-gap https://www.npr.org/2018/08/06/635911260/germany-turns-to-br...
- fjsolwmv 8y agoGreenpeace opposes both coal and nuclear in favor of renewables. Saying they caused coal is ridiculous; they are neutral on coal vs nuclear.
- joecool1029 8y ago> Saying they caused coal is ridiculous Renewables cannot practically replace base load at this time. Name a group that's done more to oppose operating nuclear power plants. Not just planned new construction, GP actively opposes and tries to shutdown operating plants. If you remove nuclear plants you have to replace base load generation with coal. Other than pumping hydro which has its own environmental issues and won't work everywhere... what else do you expect to replace that base load with in most of the world? Rolling blackouts? So yes, I'm quite comfortable in saying they caused increased coal usage in their shortsightedness, with all the baggage it comes along with.