Don’t Call Me a Pessimist on Climate Change. I Am a Realist

Re:Don’t Call Me a Pessimist on Climate Change. I Am a Realist by RickJWagner on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @09:39PM (#21520737)

I agree. Sooner or later, we'll need to have a serious discussion about nuclear energy. It's the best way out of this mess.

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Re:Don’t Call Me a Pessimist on Climate Change. I Am a Realist by jfnixon on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:02AM (#21524860)

Annnnnd the downvotes start. What is it about nuclear energy that terrifies the ycombinator crowd?

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Re:Don’t Call Me a Pessimist on Climate Change. I Am a Realist by mark-r on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @11:09AM (#21525686)

Proposing nuclear power is an easy knee-jerk reaction. But it ignores a few critical facts. First, nuclear plants are impractical due to NIMBY and out-of-control building costs. Second, the pesky problem of nuclear waste has not been solved yet.

All indications are that renewable power is more practical at this time than nuclear.

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