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I imagine building a new plant -- even to replace an existing one -- would be a politically uphill battle. There are plenty of folks who consider coal or natur
by cbhl 8y ago
I imagine building a new plant -- even to replace an existing one -- would be a politically uphill battle.
There are plenty of folks who consider coal or natural gas to be "more renewable" or "more green" than a nuclear plant.
- loeg 8y agoWait who considers coal more green than nuclear? That's nonsense. Renewable is understandable as a sort of redefinition of terms, but I don't see how anyone explains away coal as "green."
- kijin 8y agoThere is such as thing as "green coal", a.k.a. "clean coal". Methinks it's an oxymoron, but some people seem to disagree :/
- pjc50 8y agoI don't think there's anyone who believes in "clean coal" that isn't a lobbyist or a dupe of one. Theoretically coal-with-carbon-capture could be clean, but I'm not sure if any of these have ever been built and they would have high running costs.