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The authors profile is even more hilarious than the article: https://nationalinterest.org/profile/todd-royal https://nationalinterest.org/profile/todd-royal

speakfreely 4y ago
It looks like he keeps writing the same article over and over again.
- speed_spread 4y ago
  It looks like he has someone's agenda and is getting paid to push it.
stuff4ben 4y ago
Nuclear power is the way. If you have something to refute from the article, please do so. Otherwise I'll just lump you in with the rest of the green-party fanatics who think solar and wind will solve our energy needs.
- Krasnol 4y ago
  It is the way of wasting money while facing the reality of cheap and truly clean alternatives. It's the way backwards. https://www.forbes.com/sites/amorylovins/2019/11/18/does-nuclear-power-slow-or-speed-climate-change/?sh=3303919e506b https://www.forbes.com/sites/amorylovins/2019/11/18/does-nuc... And I'm sorry I hurt your feelings by pointing the obvious bias of the author. This was not intended.
  - stuff4ben 4y ago
    LOL, no hurt feelings here. I support nuclear power along with renewables which have their niche places to contribute. But to completely ignore nuclear in favor of just wind and solar is idiotic and misguided.
runarberg 4y ago
Some relevant quotes from the same author: > The United States under a Biden administration, similar to the British, would move towards an unsustainable, and national security risk by eliminating fossil fuels, and killing people who need electricity and global security the West provides. > The weather and climate are dynamic and ever-changing. Thus, this hysteria is a giant ploy to deprive people of freedom and liberty instead of providing them with affordable and flexible energy. Googling the author you can see he works for a lobby group called E4 Carolinas whos biggest funders include Duke Energy and Dominion Energy both massive energy companies with a massive fossil fuel portfolio. I think we can conclude the author has some obvious biases which benefit his employer.
- mdp2021 4y ago
  > Googling the author It is at the bottom of the page, explicit. > Todd Royal is the Senior Project Analyst for E4 Carolinas, a non-profit energy advocacy firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he is working on a three-year grant for the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration focusing on a value chain study for the advanced nuclear technology sector (Generation IV reactors, SMRs, and advanced reactors). Todd lives outside of Dallas, Texas
switchbak 4y ago
He also doesn't seem to have much of an educational nor career grounding to be making such proclamations. Not saying he's wrong, but he doesn't seem to be an authority on the subject per-se.

speakfreely 4y ago

It looks like he keeps writing the same article over and over again.

speed_spread 4y ago
It looks like he has someone's agenda and is getting paid to push it.

stuff4ben 4y ago

Nuclear power is the way. If you have something to refute from the article, please do so. Otherwise I'll just lump you in with the rest of the green-party fanatics who think solar and wind will solve our energy needs.

Krasnol 4y ago
It is the way of wasting money while facing the reality of cheap and truly clean alternatives. It's the way backwards. https://www.forbes.com/sites/amorylovins/2019/11/18/does-nuclear-power-slow-or-speed-climate-change/?sh=3303919e506b https://www.forbes.com/sites/amorylovins/2019/11/18/does-nuc... And I'm sorry I hurt your feelings by pointing the obvious bias of the author. This was not intended.
- stuff4ben 4y ago
  LOL, no hurt feelings here. I support nuclear power along with renewables which have their niche places to contribute. But to completely ignore nuclear in favor of just wind and solar is idiotic and misguided.

runarberg 4y ago

Some relevant quotes from the same author: > The United States under a Biden administration, similar to the British, would move towards an unsustainable, and national security risk by eliminating fossil fuels, and killing people who need electricity and global security the West provides. > The weather and climate are dynamic and ever-changing. Thus, this hysteria is a giant ploy to deprive people of freedom and liberty instead of providing them with affordable and flexible energy. Googling the author you can see he works for a lobby group called E4 Carolinas whos biggest funders include Duke Energy and Dominion Energy both massive energy companies with a massive fossil fuel portfolio. I think we can conclude the author has some obvious biases which benefit his employer.

mdp2021 4y ago
> Googling the author It is at the bottom of the page, explicit. > Todd Royal is the Senior Project Analyst for E4 Carolinas, a non-profit energy advocacy firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he is working on a three-year grant for the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration focusing on a value chain study for the advanced nuclear technology sector (Generation IV reactors, SMRs, and advanced reactors). Todd lives outside of Dallas, Texas

switchbak 4y ago

He also doesn't seem to have much of an educational nor career grounding to be making such proclamations. Not saying he's wrong, but he doesn't seem to be an authority on the subject per-se.