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Yes. Ramp up nuclear, ramp down coal. Potentially it is a very green technology, and at worst it's an improvement over the fossil fuel status quo.

• afterburner 16y ago
  I'd rather ramp up renewables, ramp down coal, and let nuclear dwindle on its own. Renewables aren't just "potentially" green, they are green, and without the extremely obvious risks that can contaminate a region for decades and increase the entire planet's risk of cancer. Renewables (and the advanced power grid that would support it) have huge room for improvement in generation, nuclear does not have huge room for improvement.
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  • webXL 16y ago
    We do not have a nonfossil alternative that can make up the substantial power needs of the world other than nuclear power. --Glenn Sjoden In other words, unless we litter the plains with windmills (a form of contamination IMO), we cannot get off of coal and NG.
  • afterburner 16y ago
    Oh, look at me being downvoted because what I'm saying can't possibly be true...