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would anyone rather live near a fossil fuel power station if they have to choose?
by bno1 7y ago
would anyone rather live near a fossil fuel power station if they have to choose?
- gdy 7y agoBetween a coal plant and a nuclear one I would choose nuclear any time.
- jay_kyburz 7y agoWhat about if you were choosing between a coal plant, nuclear plant, or solar on the roof of your house with 2 tesla powerwalls and off grid.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoFor living next to? Obviously the solar installation. For generating energy to power our economies as we scramble to mitigate the impact of climate change? Obviously nuclear. What was the point you were trying to make?
- jay_kyburz 7y agoThe thread is about what you would like to live next to. I agree with you, I would like to live next to solar. With regard to powering our economies, I think we should just use a lot less energy. Turn the lights off, turn down the aircon, shut down the malls and find better ways to do things.
- gdy 7y agoShut down the factories too?
- jay_kyburz 7y agoFactories might need to find efficiencies as well, or invest in enough solar to run themselves. We'll have to pay the true cost of consuming the products they produce. Update: I didn't do it very well, but what I wanted to say was that nobody runs their home like a shopping mall. Thousands of lights blasting, air so cold you have to put a jumper on in summer, and doors wide open to let the cold out. There is a lot of waste in the commercial world that I think we should fix before we freak out that there is not enough energy.
- gdy 7y agoWe don't have much sunlight where I live. But if that was the case it would be a safer option. Probably. Do they explode?