I dislike the framing "we're in a climate emergency" because there is nothing meaningful people can do about it, either in the short or medium term. It's the equivalent of a blaring car alarm—people will tune it out. It creates anxiety with no outlet, not a winning political call
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It doesn't help that the movement to fight climate change in the US has now been welded to a social justice agenda that has nothing to do with climate, but guarantees the permanent polarization of what could otherwise be a cross-cutting political issue
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One honest and very human alternative answer to climate change might be "let's spend a ton of money on mitigation, which will give us immediate benefits, rather than doing painful things to address the root cause of the problem, which will only help our theoretical grandchildren"
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This is yet another issue where the American left's message is a combination of "eat your vegetables" and "I told you so!", while the right replies "America is AWESOME" and revs a soot-belching monster truck. It's just more fun on their side. And that's why I think Trump will win
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South Carolina loves nuclear power so much that they’re paying $9 billion for a nuke plant that doesn’t even work
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You're right. Nuclear power is an awesome source of energy, and in an appropriately leftist government, all of the negative aspects capitalism has over it (spent fuel rods not being recycled like they should, expenses, etc) can be easily answered. It has a great future.
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Reprocessing is utterly uneconomical. Even without reprocessing, nuclear is uneconomical, which is why in merchant power states, nuclear plants are being decommissioned at a disturbing clip. Renewables are cheaper (and unfortunately gas is still cheaper than renewables).
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“Nobody is being honest about the incredible economic and social transformation it would take to eliminate chattel slavery from the plantation system of the cotton-growing south.”
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I follow some smart people who'll show you great numbers proving that renewables and batteries are cheaper faster than nuclear without the same risks. I used to think like you, but it doesn't seem like it's totally true anymore.
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Nope. Step 1 is learning to let go of an emotional attachment to grandiose failures like nuclear power and to be realistic and focus on wind, solar and battery power.
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