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Re:U.S. is now the world’s biggest oil and gas producer by mikeash on Monday October 07, 2013 @11:22AM (#6508780)
I don't think a rapid wholesale move to nuclear power is any more pragmatic than a rapid move to cut average per capita energy consumption in half.
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Re:U.S. is now the world’s biggest oil and gas producer by marknutter on Monday October 07, 2013 @12:07PM (#6509160)
One solution requires the economy to stall, the other does not. Take your best guess as to which one will have better public support.
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Re:U.S. is now the world’s biggest oil and gas producer by mikeash on Monday October 07, 2013 @01:36PM (#6509817)
Is there a point to ranking impractical solutions?
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Re:U.S. is now the world’s biggest oil and gas producer by marknutter on Monday October 07, 2013 @04:26PM (#6511005)
Impractical, yet exactly what France did..
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Re:U.S. is now the world’s biggest oil and gas producer by mikeash on Monday October 07, 2013 @08:37PM (#6512255)
In a different age, when public opinion on nuclear energy was substantially different.
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