When I was in elementary school, the cafeteria switched to disposable plastic trays because the paper ones hurt trees. Stupid, I know… but are today’s initiatives any better?

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    1 year ago

    I find it astonishing that in 2023, when renewables are more ubiquitous and far cheaper than nuclear, there are still people who would advocate for an technological and societal inferior solution.

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      I’m not opposed to renewables at all, the progress in solar power has been awesome.

      But I think the scalability is hard, both in providing a reliable baseload, and also producing all of the solar panels for example. I don’t think it’s insurmountable though.

      Ideally we use all of them - we need more electricity than ever. “Degrowth” is the real enemy.

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      1 year ago

      Eh, I think you’re thinking about nuclear fission? The guy you replied to was talking about nuclear fusion.

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        1 year ago

        I mean fusion. It is just like advocating for NG as a bridging solution, true in theory, but at least three decades to late.

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          My interpretation of “today’s initiatives” is they are something already on-going rather than started today, and nuclear fusion isn’t really one of them. So, I don’t think you guys are on a different page here?