If the *total amount of energy we use every year* is going UP, and going up EXPONENTIALLY, going in the exact wrong direction, it DOES NOT MATTER if we "shift" or "move" the balance of energy production toward renewables We'll still be burning more coal anyway
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A "lack of buy-in", as they say People were angrily demanding "What happens if there's another Fukushima? Can you promise we'll be taken care of?" and the government didn't answer to their satisfaction (And there's no government less trustworthy on this than the US)
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It is less dangerous in virtually every way to have a nuclear plant near your community than a coal plant in the exact same place. It even exposes the neighbors to less radioactivity, amazingly. The nuclear plant issue is a strict subset of all “where do we put the power plant”
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Well, because the industry won't. But you're right that government should. But square that with corporate accountability calls, too: we want governments to NOT be on the hook for corporate malfeasance or disaster (and in fact that safety net causes cos to shirk beforehand.)
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