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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jun 2

    The Newest Fear About Nuclear Plants: They May Close. (Without carbon pricing, the market undervalues nuclear’s emission-free energy.)https://nyti.ms/2thvtRw 

    7:29 AM - 2 Jun 2018
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      2. Robert Hampton‏ @sillynotabsurd Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        Open newer, safer ones? And whatever happened to fusion?!?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Jeff Stevens‏ @TKardinal Jun 2
        Replying to @sillynotabsurd @sapinker

        Still working on fusion. Not viable yet. Energy consumed is till greater than output.

        0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
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      2. Justin Laith‏ @justinlaith529 Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        we NEED to tax carbon. It is a negative externality associated with business that can now be accounted for in the cost of business, this is economically sound.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. John Harrington‏ @thebeartiger Jun 2
        Replying to @justinlaith529 @sapinker

        In his current book, Enlightenment Now, Pinker makes a broad argument about how to respond to climate change. His response includes taxes on carbon emissions.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Go Fuck Yourself Industries CEO 8% Cherokee‏ @DJ12GAUGE00 Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        Without artificial price inflators X is undervalued Where the fuck did you study economics

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      2. ♕Deborah G. Mayo♕‏ @learnfromerror Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        0 emissions but far from 0 risk.

        3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      2. Lava Lump‏ @Obsidiandy Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        Lava Lump Retweeted Chernobyl Status

        https://twitter.com/chernobylstatus/status/1002897949851111424 …

        Lava Lump added,

        Chernobyl Status @chernobylstatus
        CHERNOBYL IS CURRENTLY █▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 1.07011427013% SAFE
        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Brad Sharpe‏ @BSharpEh Jun 2
        Replying to @Obsidiandy @sapinker

        I was born the year Chernobyl happened. I’m still 100% safe from Chernobyl.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Lava Lump‏ @Obsidiandy Jun 2
        Replying to @BSharpEh @sapinker

        Born couple of month later. Mom had to undergo special treatment and order decontaminated food. Many soils in central europe still tainted.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. John Blackman‏ @DefyMasters Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        Fukushima off

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Brad Sharpe‏ @BSharpEh Jun 2
        Replying to @DefyMasters @sapinker

        I can’t say agree but that is still funny.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. James McGowan‏ @jamsmcgowan Jun 3
        Replying to @sapinker @stewartbrand

        Which of you has been on a fuel pool floor when the reactor cap was off? Just because an important part of the emissions are invisible does not make them emission-free, believe me. Also, with so many nukes at sea level along the coasts, decommissioning is an urgent task.

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      2. Derek Masselink‏ @derekmasselink Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        Let’s be clear - #NuclearPower is not #emmisionfree.

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Slee‏ @sleethestak Jun 2
        Replying to @derekmasselink @sapinker

        Let's be clear. NOTHING is emission free.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. kir‏ @politicoid_us Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        Not really. The only reason fossil fuels are still used is because the world governments promote them. Most of the world's oil production is government owned and operated and the $USD literally relies on oil sales for a lot of its value.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3.  🐏 Radical  ⚛️ Goats  🐏‏ @RadicalGoats Jun 3
        Replying to @politicoid_us @sapinker

        The thing a lot of anti-nuke folks don’t get is that nuclear would let us totally displace fossil fuels for electricity and many other uses (because it would allow low-carbon electrification of transport and such).

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      5. kir‏ @politicoid_us Jun 3
        Replying to @RadicalGoats @sapinker

        But the US is an oil dictatorship, which is one reason why other energy sources aren't really being promoted.

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      2. Jacopo GIOLA‏ @jacopogio Jun 2
        Replying to @sapinker

        Well PV and Wind don't need carbon tax to beat #nuke in costs...

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Josh MacDonald‏ @RakushinCalgary Jun 2
        Replying to @jacopogio @sapinker

        The just need subsidies?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Jacopo GIOLA‏ @jacopogio Jun 2
        Replying to @RakushinCalgary @sapinker

        Not anymore!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Josh MacDonald‏ @RakushinCalgary Jun 2
        Replying to @jacopogio @sapinker

        Depends on the market/region.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Josh MacDonald‏ @RakushinCalgary Jun 2
        Replying to @RakushinCalgary @jacopogio @sapinker

        All sorts of juicy contracts to be doled out for green power. Would not be built otherwise. If carbon taxes get high enough, these projects will build themselves.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Jacopo GIOLA‏ @jacopogio Jun 2
        Replying to @RakushinCalgary @sapinker

        Even more... But PV in Sun Belt cannot be beaten as Wind in windy counties and Offshore is already competitive in North Sea in Europe

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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