Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by adrianN on Sunday December 24, 2017 @04:16AM
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We could have shut down our coal plants first and our nuclear plants later and would have much reduced total emissions. But we chose to do it the other way round.
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Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by raverbashing on Sunday December 24, 2017 @04:39AM
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Thank the "environmentalists"
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by static_noise on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:07AM
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There was also that incident in Fukushima that turned the political tides against nuclear power.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by justinjlynn on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:16AM
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Humans are terrible at evaluating rare but expensive failure modes. Nuclear power is far safer than just coal mining operations, even taking into account accidents.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by realusername on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:19AM
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At least now, if a Tsunami hits Germany, we are safe.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by isostatic on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:33AM
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If a tsunami hits Germany, places like Kiel will be screwed. The Netherlands too. Most of Germany will be fine.
Deaths from Tōhoku earthquake and taunami: 16,000 Deaths from subsequent nuclear plant issue: maybe 300 long term
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by paublyrne on Sunday December 24, 2017 @06:37AM
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I think the parent's comment may have been glib.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by BjoernKW on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:51AM
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Tsunami in the Baltic Sea (or North Sea, for that matter)?! How's that supposed to happen?
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by ekr on Sunday December 24, 2017 @06:00AM
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Lots of ways. Imagine a meteorite strikes the North Sea for instance (tongue-in-cheek).
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
by exyi on Sunday December 24, 2017 @06:57AM
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Tsunami in Germany would have to be caused by a meteorite in the near sea, so you are not safe :P