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9. To your point around destruction of wilderness

Reply to NNadir (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 11:55 AM

Feb 2025

this hits a bit close to home:

Michigan plans to clear 400+ acres of state forest near Gaylord for solar farm

All for 200 MW?

Another question I've had - the new Ford class aircraft carriers have a dual core reactor putting out 1400MW that fits on a boat and in some sources say could last 20 years.

Why can't that tech be introduced for the public? I mean, it could power what, some 700,000 homes?

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James Hansen and Pushker Kharecha - The Acid Test: Global Temperature in 2025 [View all] OKIsItJustMe Feb 2025 OP

As it's so dire, it's not amusing to see an antinuke quoting the two most pronuclear climate scientists in the world. NNadir Feb 2025 #1

I'm not "antinuke." OKIsItJustMe Feb 2025 #2

In my position, I hear a lot from people who tell me they're not antinukes who nevertheless drag out every idiotic... NNadir Feb 2025 #3

Simple questions OKIsItJustMe Feb 2025 #4

Spoken like a true "I'm not an antinuke" antinuke. QED. One might ask how long it will take the useless solar.... NNadir Feb 2025 #5

Who are you arguing with? OKIsItJustMe Feb 2025 #6

To your point around destruction of wilderness Pull_Left Feb 2025 #9

The first commercial nuclear reactor in the US was... NNadir Feb 2025 #10

Really appreciate the detailed response Pull_Left Feb 2025 #13

Let's not pretend that solar farms can only be built in the wilderness OKIsItJustMe Feb 2025 #11

Absolutely agree! Pull_Left Feb 2025 #12

Wherever and whenever they are built they will represent an unconcionable waste.. NNadir Feb 2025 #14

None of this is relevant to the OP OKIsItJustMe Feb 2025 #17

I certainly am very familiar with Jim Hansen and Pushkar Kharecha's work. I must have linked their highly cited... NNadir Mar 2025 #18

I should know better OKIsItJustMe Mar 2025 #19

Great post! Thanks for posting. Jim__ Feb 2025 #7

You're welcome OKIsItJustMe Feb 2025 #8

We can of course consider whether an appreciation of science... NNadir Feb 2025 #15

I have worked with several scientists, some of them I call friends. OKIsItJustMe Feb 2025 #16