Reply #17: Your conclusion is unfounded.

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If hydro and nuclear permit us to avoid the emission of some carbon, they can permit us to avoid the emission of more carbon. Though there's a limit to how much hydro can contribute, there's no theoretical limit to how much nuclear can contribute, even to the point of reducing carbon emissions.

Past performance is no guarantee of future profits, and trying to quantify ignorance as a factor into why nuclear isn't as publicly "acceptable" as coal is futile.