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Creator of the Gaia Hypothesis Urges Nuclear Power

Posted by Hemos on from the making-those-splitting-decisions dept.

SteamyMobile writes "Professor James Lovelock, creator the Gaia Hypothesis and long-time intellectual leader of the Green movement, says that global warming is a dire threat, more urgent than was previously realized. He compares the threat of global warming with the threat of the Nazis in 1938, and says that in both cases, the Left was not able to grasp the urgency of the situation and see the necessary solution. What is the necessary solution to stop the global warming problem? He says it's nuclear power. Needless to say, the Greens don't agree with him, and he chides them as having irrational phobias of a safer, cleaner energy sources. Even if the "Left" isn't fully aware of the urgency of the world's energy problems, it seems like Slashdot is."

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  1. wow by trs9000 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    not much else to say than that.
    seems like a pretty bleak future is ahead if we cant figure this out.... maybe even if we can

  2. Re:What about using the most obvious Nuclear Energ by Azghoul · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "The SUV syndrome is mob mentality at its utter finest. "If no-body else is going to stop driving SUV's, why should I stop" is really one of the biggest problems with this issue, a typical Consumerican viewpoint, derived directly from the callous mob mentality currently perpetuated by "consumerist" ideals ..."

    Sorry, this is about the dumbest tripe I've heard in quite a while.

    Is it so hard for people like you to accept that many people like the convenience, the look, the style of an SUV? Why must their enjoyment of such vehicles be the result of some kind of moron mentality? Maybe they just don't give a shit what people like you think.

    I used to own an Explorer Sport. Most useful vehicle I ever owned.

    Not to mention the complete bullshit of the argument. Let's look at it and fake some numbers, shall we? 1. Assume 50% of all vehicles on the road are SUVs. 2. Assume we have 20 years of gas left (bullshit, but just run with it).

    Now, let's assume all the SUVs suddenly disappear and are replaced by foreign lunch box cars that get 2x the mileage. Oooo ahhh, now we have 30 years of gas left.

    In the big picture: What the hell difference does that 10 years make?