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hunter

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3. Nations that burn fossil fuels to make electricity are scum...

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 03:33 PM

Aug 2013

Yep, that includes the USA and Germany.

Germany's solar program is a failure. They closed their nuclear plants and built new coal plants. Their wind and solar schemes are greenwash.

If Germany had closed both fossil fuel AND nuclear plants then I'd be be impressed. So far Germany's solar and wind programs have been an expensive exercise in self-deception.

The French made a decision to build nuclear plants. You can agree with it or not, but they know where their electricity comes from now and a hundred years from now.

Here in the U.S.A. we are building new gas power plants on a mirage. Fracked natural gas is as bad as coal and the estimated gas reserves are fraudulent.

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To Meet Emissions Targets, We’ve All Got to Be like France [View all] OKIsItJustMe Aug 2013 OP

The French also initiated the Age of Reason pscot Aug 2013 #1

WWII is a better example of the effort needed - it did far more in far less time kristopher Aug 2013 #2

Nations that burn fossil fuels to make electricity are scum... hunter Aug 2013 #3

What a crock of nuclear loving bullpuckey kristopher Aug 2013 #4