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10. Are you keeping up with the latest saturation propaganda?

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 11:05 PM

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There is a concerted online effort to portray renewable energy as nothing more than an attack on nuclear energy and actually claiming that nuclear energy is the one and only viable clean energy source. These folks are known as "nuke-bros" and you can read a bunch of examples of this tech-bigotry right here in River City (DU Environment & Energy forum), mostly from one bitter, self-identified "scientist".

No, it's not to be taken seriously but it's kind of annoying. It is also very easy to refute such arguments because they are so extreme and fly in the face of reality.

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New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power [View all] Caribbeans Saturday OP

Not to mention time to, and ease of, deployment. usonian Saturday #1

a conventional weapons strike on a nuclear facility is NOTHING like stopdiggin Saturday #2

Who said it was? Just contamination for many miles for a very long time. usonian Saturday #3

and now - the equation becomes - "something, something - solar panels!" - ? stopdiggin Saturday #5

The equation is P2X: Solar + Wind 2 Direct Electricity + Hydrogen thought crime Sunday #6

"- think there is some kind zero-sum game between renewable energy and nuclear energy .." stopdiggin Sunday #7

I see way too much "renewable BAD" on this forum. thought crime Sunday #8

how about "the only viable means" CURRENTLY (and probably in any conceivable practical sense, potentially?) available? stopdiggin Sunday #9

Are you keeping up with the latest saturation propaganda? thought crime Sunday #10

that is not my gig - nor do I feel responsible for defending .... stopdiggin Yesterday #11

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