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GliderGuider

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15. Actually, accelerating BAU may provide the surest resolution to the global crisis.

Reply to kristopher (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:59 AM

Mar 2014

I'm being only slightly ironic or sarcastic here. the road we are on will lead, sooner rather than later, to a collapse of global civilization. Along with that goes a collapse in fossil fuel and nuclear power, as well as in things like land use and cement production. That seems to me to me to be the surest and safest way out of this planetary coffin corner we've found ourselves in. Certainly a surer bet than you building and defending castles in the RMI sandbox.

We're done. Let it go.

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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