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Environment & Energy

OKIsItJustMe

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3. Indeed

Reply to thought crime (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 05:33 PM

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A rational response might see that intermittent power sources like wind and solar could be used to “make hay while the sun shines,” reserving (relatively) constant sources like nuclear fission to supply the electrical grid.

However, any proposal to use renewable sources for any purpose is gainsaid, by our local Nuclear Zealot, for irrational reasons.

If the proposal were to build large numbers of nuclear plants to power carbon capture, I’m confident it would be enthusiastically endorsed.

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