Enviromentalistic Politics

[BryanS]

The more we postpone seriously addressing the issue, the harder and harder it becomes to fix it. We can't afford to go easy on this problem anymore. Enough with the" climate change is real but it's not so bad, let's take our time to fix it" bullshit.

I agree more should be done. But why is there so much opposition to nuclear power? We could shut down all our coal/oil/nat gas plants if we made a serious effort to convert more to nuclear. We should also stop wasting our time and money subsidizing ethanol--research into cellulosic ethanol is still worth pursuing, but growing feed corn to make fuel is a terrible waste and a handout to farm interests. The biggest opposition to carbon free electricity in the US are environmental activists' opposition to nuclear power.

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From wiki:

Of the 100 reactors operating in the U.S., ground was broken on all of them in 1974 or earlier

That is just sad. And really, technology has advanced somewhat in the past 45 years. I would think we can do better with newer plants. If there is a subsidy worth paying, its to nuclear power, not ethanol. Reallocating that money to nuclear would actually reduce carbon output.