Russia Unveils Detailed Plans To Build 21 New Nuclear Power Units By 2030

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60. "Green" hasn't replaced fossil fuels or nuclear power anywhere.

Green isn't compatible with this industrial civilization.

The only way to quit fossil fuels is to quit fossil fuels.

There are two ways to accomplish that: one is nuclear power, the other is to shut down most industry.

With the nuclear power option you ride in an electric vehicle to work. With the green option you get to work using the power of your legs.

At this point I figure Mother Nature will shut down most industrial civilization in her traditional manner, by killing many humans. We could shut down most industry in an orderly manner more to our liking, but we probably won't.

France and Russia have decided to keep the lights on and the trains running by the use of nuclear power. It's not an unreasonable choice and they will be less responsible for the climate catastrophes to come than those nations that continue to burn fossil fuels.

As bad as the accident at Fukushima is, it's still a lesser catastrophe than coal or tar sands mining.