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The interesting question, however, is not that. It’s whether that complete disruption is a worthwhile tradeoff. We make those tradeoffs all the time and just sa
by arrrg 12y ago
The interesting question, however, is not that. It’s whether that complete disruption is a worthwhile tradeoff. We make those tradeoffs all the time and just saying there is disruption is really not enough …
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoSolar has the disadvantage of disrupting ecosystems in geometrically huge areas, unexperienced in human history. Worse than strip-mining. Worse than city growth. On the order of the invention of agriculture. Compare with Thorium reactors for instance, which could supply all our power needs for centuries, with negligible impact on the ecosystem. That's the tradeoff.