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Spider Jerusalem

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25. "Come up with ways to decrease CO2 by capture and storage"

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 05:32 AM

Apr 2014

do you have ANY IDEA how incredibly STUPID it sounds to say "well we can develop technology we don't have to deal with the problem!"? This is something we should be dealing with NOW, not in five or ten years. As part of transitioning away from fossil fuels, nuclear absolutely has to play some role along with renewables (because renewables alone can't supply the energy we currently get from fossil fuels).

And the deadliest stuff man has produced? Greenhouse gas emissions over the industrial era are 100% responsible for global warming and climate change. CO2 is far from the only greenhouse gas, by the way. Methane is far more potent in terms of warming and we're at a point where quite a lot of it is likely to be released from melting permafrost. (Fun fact: a massive methane release was responsible for the Permian-Triassic extinction.)

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Nuclear Power Plans for More Disasters [View all] RobertEarl Apr 2014 OP

"Three plants explode in the last 35 years"? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #1

Right RobertEarl Apr 2014 #3

Your argument is kind of like saying "the Titanic sank, therefore we shouldn't build more ships" Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #6

That is false RobertEarl Apr 2014 #8

Are you serious? daveMN Apr 2014 #9

Eh? RobertEarl Apr 2014 #11

Coal and gasoline emissions kill far more every year than nuclear. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #13

We have like 2% total of nuclear sourced energy RobertEarl Apr 2014 #15

75% of energy in France is nuclear; how many meltdowns and evacuations have they had? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #16

There was a report from France RobertEarl Apr 2014 #17

With the result that Germany is now burning more coal. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #19

Hmmm RobertEarl Apr 2014 #20

Actually, no, it doesn't. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #21

What are your plans for the nuke waste? RobertEarl Apr 2014 #22

There are any number of things that can be done with the waste. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #23

Well, you are wrong, again RobertEarl Apr 2014 #24

"Come up with ways to decrease CO2 by capture and storage" Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #25

Yes, I do RobertEarl Apr 2014 #31

The issue lies, I believe, in human reliability and laziness. Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #4

Yes. This is key Tom Rinaldo Apr 2014 #30

Nuclear power was and continues to be the safest form of mass energy production. Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #2

Safest? RobertEarl Apr 2014 #5

Nuclear power has the lowest deaths/TWh of any mass energy production scheme. Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #7

What you don't seem to care about... RobertEarl Apr 2014 #10

I guess you prefer today's Japan Union Scribe Apr 2014 #12

I feel better, yes RobertEarl Apr 2014 #14

Energy policy is way more complex than that. Conservation and load shifting are being used. Kolesar Apr 2014 #27

If the Government is serious about Global Warming what are they doing nationalize the fed Apr 2014 #18

Dangerous matter johnstyle Apr 2014 #26

There are several other melted cores that were quietly taken off line in the USA Kolesar Apr 2014 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author NuclearDem Apr 2014 #29

Eh? RobertEarl Apr 2014 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author NuclearDem Apr 2014 #33

Three exploded RobertEarl Apr 2014 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author NuclearDem Apr 2014 #35

Good decision to delete your posts RobertEarl Apr 2014 #36

Whatever you say, Robert. NuclearDem Apr 2014 #37

You are finally learning, eh? RobertEarl Apr 2014 #38

This is hilarious. NuclearDem Apr 2014 #39

They still haven't said RobertEarl Apr 2014 #40