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kristopher

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11. You were just pumping nuclear - what's that plan again?

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:27 AM

Mar 2014

We are literally decades ahead with renewable deployment of where year 2000 projections put us. If you want a faster transition, then work for it instead of standing in the way every chance you get. The world has the capability to put us on a completely different trajectory re carbon emissions within ten years.

But here you are yet again, trying to justify a the dead end technological twins of nuclear and coal, while sneering at the amazing progress renewables are racking up.

ReInventing Fire - a soup to nuts plan for changing the way the world meets all of its energy needs; details included.

http://www.rmi.org

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NBC investigative report: U.S. Nuclear Agency Hid Concerns, Hailed Safety Record as Fukushima Melted [View all] kristopher Mar 2014 OP

Dirty & dangerous tech from a bygone era. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #1

So is fossil fuel. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #2

Nuclear and coal are two sides of the same corrupting coin. kristopher Mar 2014 #3

Politically, I agree. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #4

They are functionally equivalent and act together to stop change. kristopher Mar 2014 #5

As long as we deal with the carbon. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #6

Nuclear is cutting off your livable world nose to spite your carbonaceous face kristopher Mar 2014 #7

How does nuclear power support gasoline and natgas sales? GliderGuider Mar 2014 #8

How do you think a completely new way of structuring our energy system gets rid of them? kristopher Mar 2014 #9

So the answer is electric cars, electric/geothermal space heating and a rework of all grids then? GliderGuider Mar 2014 #10

You were just pumping nuclear - what's that plan again? kristopher Mar 2014 #11

Not standing in the way, so much as GliderGuider Mar 2014 #13

I phrased it correctly. kristopher Mar 2014 #14

Actually, accelerating BAU may provide the surest resolution to the global crisis. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #15

Right, GG - you are advocating BAU but you aren't part of the problem... kristopher Mar 2014 #16

I have no control over anything. And anyway, this is just a run-of-the-mill political blog. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #17

Why does it matter to you then? kristopher Mar 2014 #18

It's chit-chat. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #19

Riiiiiiight.... kristopher Mar 2014 #20

:-) GliderGuider Mar 2014 #21

GG, it's pretty obvious to all that kristopher has only one answer ... oldhippie Mar 2014 #22

I know. I've been tweaking his argument for a long time now. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #23

And also more expensive than unlimited energies like wind: grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #24

Jinko Solar Hits DOE SunShot Target w/ Modules < $0.50/watt kristopher Mar 2014 #12