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His credentials seem phenomenal: I went to work in construction to build energy-efficient homes, and I started a company that built composting systems for ci

by fasteo 4y ago

His credentials seem phenomenal: I went to work in construction to build energy-efficient homes, and I started a company that built composting systems for cities and businesses. I became executive director of an organization that championed green building policies and became CEO of a consulting firm that commercialized clean energy technologies and ran energy-efficiency programs. I then founded a software startup to help promote green home upgrades, and I led business development for a company making wireless power technology. This is more than "clever writing" to me and you are just adding more data that do not invalidate his points.

jakewins 4y ago
I think it seems like yet another environmentalist that’s realized they were wrong on nukes and is now overcorrecting. This is a “yes, and”, not an “or”. Yes we should build nukes and we should continue the massive ongoing deployment of renewables. Recall the IEA estimates at current rates of consumption, we will be out of nuclear fuel in 200 years. Replacing fossil plants with nukes would mean accelerating that consumption rate such that we will be out of fuel in 25 years or so. Yes, there are non-commercial and experimental systems to run on other fuels and extract uranium from other places, but we should not bet the planet on them panning out. We should invest in all available options.
throwaway5752 4y ago
Why do you trust him about his credentials? Who is paying him now? He has no articles older than 2020 on his website, and the same is true of his podcasts. Where are his thoughts prior to that?
- 7402 4y ago
  > Where are his thoughts prior to that? They aren't hard to find. Looks like he got into YCombinator in 2016. See https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/utilityscore/ https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/utilityscore/
boringg 4y ago
No those credentials are not phenomenal credentials in the climate tech space.

by fasteo 4y ago

jakewins 4y ago

I think it seems like yet another environmentalist that’s realized they were wrong on nukes and is now overcorrecting. This is a “yes, and”, not an “or”. Yes we should build nukes and we should continue the massive ongoing deployment of renewables. Recall the IEA estimates at current rates of consumption, we will be out of nuclear fuel in 200 years. Replacing fossil plants with nukes would mean accelerating that consumption rate such that we will be out of fuel in 25 years or so. Yes, there are non-commercial and experimental systems to run on other fuels and extract uranium from other places, but we should not bet the planet on them panning out. We should invest in all available options.

throwaway5752 4y ago

Why do you trust him about his credentials? Who is paying him now? He has no articles older than 2020 on his website, and the same is true of his podcasts. Where are his thoughts prior to that?

7402 4y ago
> Where are his thoughts prior to that? They aren't hard to find. Looks like he got into YCombinator in 2016. See https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/utilityscore/ https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/utilityscore/

boringg 4y ago

No those credentials are not phenomenal credentials in the climate tech space.