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Environment & Energy

kristopher

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6. *sigh* More boilerplate misinformation?

Reply to johnd83 (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 12, 2012, 10:24 PM

Mar 2012

If you are an engineer then I would expect a hell of a lot better understanding of the problem than that response indicates.

Does all of our energy come from oil? Nuclear? Coal? Any single energy source? Of course it doesn't so why would you take the approach you have when it comes to renewables. All you are doing is trying to make it sound hard, you aren't engaging in analysis at all.

Try some reality
The broad outline is here
http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/sad1109Jaco5p.indd.pdf

and supporting information is here
http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/susenergy2030.html

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Nuclear power: A dream that failed [View all] kristopher Mar 2012 OP

The real failure is that nuclear power has become synonymous with "light water boiling reactors" johnd83 Mar 2012 #1

Bullpucky kristopher Mar 2012 #2

*sigh* let's do some math... johnd83 Mar 2012 #3

I won't honor your post with a response, your numbers just don't add up. n/t tech3149 Mar 2012 #4

What the is that supposed to mean? johnd83 Mar 2012 #5

It means you shat upon his glorious revolution Confusious Mar 2012 #8

It means your math is wrong - the area needed is TINY. bananas Mar 2012 #18

*sigh* More boilerplate misinformation? kristopher Mar 2012 #6

I've seen articles like that before johnd83 Mar 2012 #7

The article is backed up by a hell of a lot more than your hand waving... kristopher Mar 2012 #9

There are lots of critiques besides mine johnd83 Mar 2012 #11

"Track down a complete counter-argument"??? kristopher Mar 2012 #12

That website is full of bad information (to be polite). nt bananas Mar 2012 #19

WRONG!!! PamW Mar 2012 #14

My problem with nuclear power other than health reasons, have been as follows... freshwest Mar 2012 #10

The bomb is why we went with nuclear and that is pretty much why everyone else is building madokie Mar 2012 #13

Agreed. Gotta keep that MIC going. It's not just nuke vs. coal. Media is MIC owned. freshwest Mar 2012 #15

No doubt madokie Mar 2012 #17

WRONG AS ALWAYS!! PamW Mar 2012 #16

And still... kristopher Mar 2012 #20