(August 22, 2019 at 11:08 pm)Grandizer Wrote:(August 22, 2019 at 10:59 pm)BryanS Wrote: 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.
lol @ last sentence.
I am intentionally ignoring the nuclear power red herring, if that wasn't clear before.
I know you are ignoring it. That's why I keep mentioning it. I think it helps to draw attention to your an many activist types blind spot to the issue.
And it's no red herring:
Bernie Sanders' $16 Trillion Climate Plan Is Nothing Short of a Revolution
Quote:The thing is, Sanders won’t make this easy. The plan explicitly says it will not rely on nuclear power, a move that will resonate with activists but could also wreak havoc on the electrical grid. Nuclear provides a baseline type of energy because it can, if needed, always be on.
