Re:Canada battles more than 180 wildfires with hundreds dead...
by sandworm101 on Monday July 05, 2021 @12:41PM
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Nuclear isn't truly green. It still involved mining, and industry that as of today does burn lots of hydrocarbons. Nuclear is certainly better, but it isn't 100% green. It could become green if we can manage to electrify mining and/or get uranium from alternative sources such as water. While I am a fan of nuclear power I don't think it is perfect nor totally carbon free. True renewables, when they are working, are still better than nuclear. Nuclear's niche is that 24/7 reliability that we need to gap-fill wind and solar.
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Re:Canada battles more than 180 wildfires with hundreds dead...
by curiousgal on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:05PM
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I mean obviously it's not green but this particular classification is about financial investment. The bar for what is considered green could be lowered to encourage investment into those sectors.