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Now let's do coal and oil/gas
by anonymars 9mo ago
Now let's do coal and oil/gas
- wolvoleo 9mo agoNo let's do renewables. Nobody's arguing for more fossil. But nuclear isn't an option either.
- anonymars 9mo agoAre they so different? There may be good reasons not to pursue nuclear (high complexity and upfront cost), but by the overall numbers I don't think pollution or death rate make that case
- danaris 9mo agoI guarantee you that "let's do" was "let's look at the pollution, including radioactive pollution, from". Because coal mining releases more radiation into the world than nuclear power. ...But yes; with the efficiency and price of solar, wind, and batteries now, nuclear makes much less sense.
- LorenPechtel 9mo agoDidn't realize coal also did it in mining. It's evil stuff! But the price of batteries is far, far too high for renewables to make sense.
- danaris 9mo agoIt was, several years ago. That's so much not the case now that renewables + batteries were by far the largest source of new generation in the US (yes, the US, with Trump actively trying to destroy them) last year. Look up some of the new information coming out about them recently. Here, I'll give you a relevant video I watched recently to start with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM (channel is Technology Connections)
- LorenPechtel 9mo agoYes, they are. They just don't know it. Reality: arguing for renewables over nuclear actually ends up making more fossil fuel use as the renewables are not viable.