The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread

[kruddler]

I have a few issues with Nuclear.  Effectively it fails the would I want one near me test and does have problems I would like to see overcome from a waste perspective.  Solar, and turbines are less of an issue in that regard although I really dislike seeing a bunch of windmills everywhere littered across the landscape and I do get concerned about the disposal and replacement timelines.  I would prefer to get the worst case scenario out of these and how they are going to perform rather than the best.

Name me one type of technology, green or otherwise, that people DO want to have near them.

Coal, wind, solar, nuclear.....there are issues with all of them, no matter where they are.

To borrow from Star Trek - "The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few."

Some people might be put out, sure, the rest of the state, country, planet can thank them for it later.

Nuclear is the way. I've been saying it for decades.
It just needs some better PR and less opposition from people who make decisions, but have large conflict of interests. That is, people who get their pockets lined by opposing it.


People who baulk at the costs need to think long term.
What kind of costs will there be if we DONT do anything to help this planet sooner rather than later.
Costs now, will be less than the cost of doing nothing.
Just make it happen. Yesterday.