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4. You are maximizing costs of wind/solar and minimizing costs and risks of nuclear.

Reply to NNadir (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 07:04 AM

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In the US, Nuclear is the ultimate could be, or rather, could have been.

Wind/solar are available now. In China a floating offshore wind turbine is producing hydrogen with "raw" (undistilled) seawater.

But I anxiously await the success of Fusion. It could be the best solution.

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Hydrogen is only slightly more stupid than batteries. The idea that storing energy is "green" is pernicious bullshit. NNadir Friday #1

Obviously, hydrogen produced from fossil fuel energy is not "green". thought crime Saturday #2

I am really, tired, as we just passed 430 ppm of concentrations CO2, of the substitution of the word "could" for "is." NNadir Saturday #3

You are maximizing costs of wind/solar and minimizing costs and risks of nuclear. thought crime Saturday #4

Nuclear energy vastly out produces, in units of energy (Exajoules) the combined trillion dollar solar and wind garbage. NNadir Saturday #6

Your chart shows energy output from wind/solar growing. thought crime Saturday #8

OMG Table A.1a again OKIsItJustMe Saturday #9

Oh my fucking Gawd!!!!! Denial and soothsaying AGAIN! I've been listening to soothsaying about... NNadir Saturday #10

Oh, and by the way, I always hear this bullshit about so called "nuclear waste" from people defending the indefensible. NNadir Saturday #5

In my experience, most people advocating alternative energy are not defending the indefensible. thought crime Saturday #7