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Re:New York state wants both renewables and nuclear energy (... by fearhugs on Friday September 13, 2019 @09:43AM (#20962057)
Yes... is this an American phrasing? I (from UK) would definitely write this as "renewables and nuclear".
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Re:New York state wants both renewables and nuclear energy (... by KoftaBob on Friday September 13, 2019 @10:01AM (#20962213)
I've never heard an American refer to nuclear power as "nukes". This wording is pure clickbait.
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Re:New York state wants both renewables and nuclear energy (... by tomjakubowski on Friday September 13, 2019 @10:35AM (#20962533)
Nuclear powered submarines are commonly called "nukes".
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Re:New York state wants both renewables and nuclear energy (... by PhasmaFelis on Friday September 13, 2019 @09:54AM (#20962156)
It's not uncommon slang in the US to call nuclear power plants "nuke plants." Hell, cooking something in a microwave oven is often called "nuking it," and that's not even the same kind of radiation.
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Re:New York state wants both renewables and nuclear energy (... by keeganjw on Friday September 13, 2019 @12:25PM (#20963534)
This isn't American phrasing just the original poster's bad title.
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Re:New York state wants both renewables and nuclear energy (... by tomschlick on Friday September 13, 2019 @10:13AM (#20962335)
No. This is Vox phrasing to drum up controversy. They do this crap all the time.
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Re:New York state wants both renewables and nuclear energy (... by keeganjw on Friday September 13, 2019 @12:24PM (#20963523)
To be fair, if you clicked through, it wasn't Vox's phrasing but the original poster's.
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Re:New York state wants both renewables and nuclear energy (... by tomschlick on Friday September 13, 2019 @12:31PM (#20963602)
My bad. I did click through but didn't re-read the headline. Just assumed it was the same based on Vox's history with clickbait BS.
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