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

[hunter]

81. You, personally, can quit fossil fuels any time you like.

Walk out to your electric main and shut it off.

Take apart your car and recycle the pieces.

There. Done.

I burn about a hundred gallons of gasoline a year driving around in my own car and I still feel bad about that. I can't quit gasoline. My wife and I have managed to avoid commuting since the mid 1980's but we've not yet lived in a place where it's more hassle to own a car than not.

Whenever I cut back my electric use to an amount I could conceivably afford to support with solar, it simply doesn't seem worth the trouble.

I was in Home Depot a couple of months ago and a guy there was hard selling solar, "No cost to you! Just pay what you normally pay on your electric bill!"

So I told him what I pay on my electric bill, and he said "Oh...then. Keep it up!" and walked away to hit on the next customer.

I live in a mild climate and cook with gas. We do heat our house somewhat, but no air conditioning. We have friends here who don't heat or cool their houses ever. The weather never gets cold enough to freeze pipes or hot enough at night that it's impossible to sleep.

If we restructure society in such a way that green power is adequate then it really doesn't matter if we are using green power or not. In such a society we could probably power the entire state of California on hydroelectricity and a handful of natural gas plants, turning back the clock to the days of two lane highways and a railroad depot in every town.