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Unpopular solution, but obvious: nuclear energy.

• jodrellblank 18y ago
  Also somewhat impractical - when did the USA last build a nuclear power plant? Where are they going to magic up the people with skills to build and run one? What about the fact that nuclear fuel sources are just as much a limited resource as coal or oil? What about nobody wanting one built near them?
  • philwelch 18y ago
    Build a plant, good question. Run a plant, you get those people from the Navy (which runs nuclear plants on every submarine and aircraft carrier). What about fuel sources? We've hardly begun to explore for uranium—nuclear is a stopgap for 100-200 years that doesn't have the drawbacks of fossil fuel. I don't have an answer for NIMBY, because I don't know politics.
  • anamax 18y ago
    > What about the fact that nuclear fuel sources are just as much a limited resource as coal or oil? We have 200 years worth of coal....
    • jodrellblank 18y ago
      a) It's OK to burn all the coal we can extract and sod the pollution -> build more coal power plants now to use for electric cars. Burn through the coal more quickly. b) It's not OK to burn all the coal we can extract -> "200 years worth" is a meaningless statment as we have to stop using it, and the sooner the better.
      • anamax 18y ago
        The suggestion was that nuclear wasn't an option because it was as limited as coal. If so, that limit is 200 years, which suggests that the limit isn't all that important.