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> Where should we get our energy? Preferably using some process that won't leave the planet uninhabitable when something, inevitably, goes wrong.
by psykovsky 13y ago
> Where should we get our energy?
Preferably using some process that won't leave the planet uninhabitable when something, inevitably, goes wrong.
- odonnellryan 13y agoI agree.
- mildtrepidation 13y agoThe main techniques we have now will make the planet uninhabitable even if nothing goes "wrong." Pollution is an ongoing disaster. I think it's clear we should be spending more time, money, and effort on truly renewable and environmentally friendly power sources. People have been turning that discussion into a "nuclear or not" debate for a long time, which has certainly hampered whatever progress we have made in that direction.
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- PeterisP 13y agoIf instead of containing Fukushima we bombarded the area with nuclear bombs, it still wouldn't leave the planet uninhabitable. Even on years with major nuclear disasters, coal energy production kills more people than nuclear plants. Proper nuclear plants are the second safest option after hydro, and we can't get all our energy from hydro unless we start using much, much less energy.