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7. In my experience, most people advocating alternative energy are not defending the indefensible.

Reply to NNadir (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 09:41 AM

Jun 7

I prefer wind/solar because it does not produce fossil fuel toxins/carbon or radioactive waste, and is economically viable, now.

I would not call myself an "anti-nuke", but I do know there is a record of mismanagement of radioactive material. Very strict regulation is necessary at every step of the cycle, and that drives cost. Relaxing regulation increases the probability of contamination.

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Hydrogen is only slightly more stupid than batteries. The idea that storing energy is "green" is pernicious bullshit. NNadir Jun 6 #1

Obviously, hydrogen produced from fossil fuel energy is not "green". thought crime Jun 7 #2

I am really, tired, as we just passed 430 ppm of concentrations CO2, of the substitution of the word "could" for "is." NNadir Jun 7 #3

You are maximizing costs of wind/solar and minimizing costs and risks of nuclear. thought crime Jun 7 #4

Nuclear energy vastly out produces, in units of energy (Exajoules) the combined trillion dollar solar and wind garbage. NNadir Jun 7 #6

Your chart shows energy output from wind/solar growing. thought crime Jun 7 #8

OMG Table A.1a again OKIsItJustMe Jun 7 #9

Oh my fucking Gawd!!!!! Denial and soothsaying AGAIN! I've been listening to soothsaying about... NNadir Jun 7 #10

Oh, and by the way, I always hear this bullshit about so called "nuclear waste" from people defending the indefensible. NNadir Jun 7 #5

In my experience, most people advocating alternative energy are not defending the indefensible. thought crime Jun 7 #7