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In my opinion, there are two solutions to USA's energy problem (in relation to climate change). Either... (1) USA bets on nuclear. The real production energy d
by sovietmudkipz 6y ago
In my opinion, there are two solutions to USA's energy problem (in relation to climate change). Either...
(1) USA bets on nuclear. The real production energy demands can be supplied by nuclear reactors.
(2) USA decides to bet on wind and solar. USA then re/opens it's own local rare earth material mines. USA also manufactures all energy collectors locally. All of this is to avoid having to pay the carbon cost of having the raw materials mined in China, and energy collectors shipped over from China to USA.
The uninformed opinion doesn't take into consideration raw material extraction, fabrication, and shipping.
- pfdietz 6y agoRenewables don't need rare earths. PV doesn't use them, and wind doesn't require them (there are generators for them that don't use permanent magnets.)