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Nuclear, like coal, was cost-effective until natural gas became really cheap. If we had pollution pricing all along we'd be slowly converting our infrastructure
by coryrc 5y ago
Nuclear, like coal, was cost-effective until natural gas became really cheap. If we had pollution pricing all along we'd be slowly converting our infrastructure from nuclear to solar and wind over the coming decades; instead we're entirely reliant on natural gas.
- ineedasername 5y agoWith added irony that natural gas is touted as being very clean compared to coal. Sure, it burns much cleaner but fracking sites release enormous amounts of methane into the atmosphere, worse than coal C02 emissions on a pound-for-pound basis.