Do you agree with Nature magazine that solar is the most expensive way to generate electricity?
. . . and that coal and nuclear are the cheapest?
In the current issue of Nature, page 872 shows a comparison of costs of producing electricity.
The cheapest is coal without carbon capture storage ("CCS"). Then nuclear. Followed by coal "with mature CCS", then municipal solid waste, then wind onshore, biomass, wind offshore and finally, at the extreme end of cost is solar photovoltaic.
So – if you don’t like coal, then it seems that nuclear is the way to go. Or do you disagree with the findings presented by Nature?
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EDIT @ gcnp58
No, I don’t want to ask that. You go off into your tie-dyed world of living by candlelight if you like, and good luck to you. But please don’t try and force the rest of the world to conform to your vision for it. There’s a word for that.
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What is the easiest way to get the US green?
My opinion is that anyone who has any environmental knowledge should know that unless we limit the number of people in this country all of the progress toward alternative energy and attempts to get us off of foreign oil is meaningless.
Due to legal immigration we are growing faster in numbers then ever before in history and thus using more energy then ever before. Add the unknown millions of illegal immigrants and we are in real trouble for the future.
To me the easiest way to use less energy, reduce the impacts of our consumption and secure a strong future for our children is to find a way to limit immigration and send the illegal immigrants home. Just think – If 12 million people left how much energy we would save as a country!
What do you think?
Can we continue to allow more immigration then the rest of the world combined and ever get green?
I have no "fear" of immigration. But I admit I am scared to think what this country will look like in another 50+ years if we continue at this pace. All projections show us at around 600 million people. At that point there will be a much lower quality of life for everyone here. Countries that can limit their population growth will be in a much better position to get the best people/minds from around the world. Its a sad legacy to think we are so self centered on reproduction and immigration that we would jeopardize our childrens future!
So you don’t think that removing 12-20 million people from this country would have a positive effect on our environment? We have no power or control over other countries so we need to take care of our own limitations or we will not be in a position to help anyone.
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They never put anything out on recycling day. The wife seems like a kind of snob, doesn’t talk to the neighbors, not too friendly. I guess she doesn’t care about the rest of the world. But recycling is so easy, and it really really bothers me that she can’t be bothered.
Any ideas on how I could approach her about recycling? I even spoke to the town council, and they don’t want to force people to recycle, so they won’t do anything.
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