We're going to need a lot of solar panels

Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by pfdietz on Saturday July 23, 2022 @04:11PM (#32207151)

I see. The Green movement is globally all powerful, and you explain away the fact that the world is still not a Green utopia by saying the Green movement isn't actually Green. This is awesome mental gymnastics!

The alternate explanation is that nuclear is a sick technology, and the Green movement is not responsible for its failure. Nuclear was so weak even a group as feckless as the Greens could have success against it.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by robertlagrant on Monday July 25, 2022 @02:36PM (#32228921)

Greenpeace etc have long protested against nuclear, and have boogeymanned their way into the public consciousness on this topic. It's conceivably set us back decades and released millions of extra tons of CO2 in the process.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by pfdietz on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @09:34AM (#32238063)

A classic correlation/causation confusion. Yes, Greenpeace complained about fission. No, that doesn't mean they caused fission's failure.

If there's many billions of dollars in value to be created, that will trump anything a NGO can whine about. That's why we're still burning so much fossil fuel. Nuclear was vulnerable because it wasn't creating value.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @09:23AM (#32237923)

They have done sone damage, but you cannot lay the entire problem at their feet.

Do you think lobby from fossil fuel companies just sat on their hands all this time?

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