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Environment & Energy

GliderGuider

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4. Unfortunately for all of life, a real disaster is taking place, on an unimaginable scale.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 09:42 AM

Apr 2016

That disaster is human activity. One of its side effects is climate change. Others are rampant species extinctions, oceanic and fresh-water over-fishing, soil depletion, deforestation and chemical pollution. None of those would be helped by switching to either nuclear or renewable energy.

The only long-term answer is a drastic (99%+) overall reduction in both human numbers and economic activity levels.

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New record for atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations established: 405.61 ppm. [View all] NNadir Apr 2016 OP

Tool Monkeys!! Fuck Yeah!!! hatrack Apr 2016 #1

Fukushima was a movie? Blues Heron Apr 2016 #2

Fukushima and Chernobyl were trivial events. NNadir Apr 2016 #8

Nuclear is a trivial source of energy and sinking kristopher Apr 2016 #9

Hey Dude. kristopher Apr 2016 #3

Unfortunately for all of life, a real disaster is taking place, on an unimaginable scale. GliderGuider Apr 2016 #4

Yeay! Winning! pscot Apr 2016 #5

It's okay. Solar and wind energy augmented fossil fuel use is "natural." hunter Apr 2016 #6

The April 3 value is 405.98 GliderGuider Apr 2016 #7