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Why Sustainable Power Is Unsustainable
Urchin writes "Although scientists are agreed that we must cut carbon emissions from transport and electricity generation to prevent the globe's climate becoming hotter, the most advanced 'renewable' technologies are too often based upon non-renewable resources including indium and platinum —
resources that could dry up in 10-15 years if they were widely used in the renewable energy market."
No, they are. You simply refuse to accept it.
Why does he have to show anything? The original claim was they're in agreement.
The burden is on you to find the proof, why should any of us have to waste our time researching shit you're just going to reject because you can't think for yourself.
Yeah, it has nothing to do with the constant spam from the climate crowd of "hot winters" and "dying oak trees because the climate is too hot", no, we're all just idiots for believing what was said by so many "scientists".
As far as I know, scientists do not agree that we must reduce our carbon emissions to stop global warming. Opening your story with an obvious fallacy is not a good way to gain credibility. Objectivity is important to science. In fact, there can be no real science without objectivity. I'll stop now. The likelihood of this post ever being seen is infinitesimal anyway.
"Nuclear is clean, safe and practically inexhaustible."
Is it now? Has any nation yet found a solution to store the waste? France ships it to Germany, which still has only a "temporary storage (leaking) yet for example.
Safe? It's unlikely that something happens, but far from save, because you can lose control over the reaction, unlike Fusion. I don't feel save with all the Soviet designed and underfunded stuff standing around here in Europe.
Inexhaustible. I always wonder how long the power would really last if we switch fully to nuclear plants - I read reports ranging from 15 years to 1000 years of Uran available. And most of it in less than democratic or stable countries. Do you have a better source regarding the amount of Uran? Would breeders really solve the resource problem if there is one?
... then gets in his Explorer to commute to work by himself, getting 3 mpg... There is so much BS going around about alternative energy sources...
You may help the "BS" problem by not adding to the shit pile yourself. Yes, hyperbole does count. Riding a high-horse because of your 25mpg car looking slightly down on those at 17mpg, is NOT impressive. Why is the green movement filled with so many damn liars? What motivates you? You know what I did to help (myself)? Moved close to work: 5 miles. Go fuck yourself and your horse.
Regarding your signature,
It is not against any Federal law in the United States to compare Obama to a chimp. In fact, you can even call him a nigger. You can walk around the streets of Washington DC, randomly ducking into businesses saying "Obama is a NIGGER! Why do we have a NIGGER PRESIDENT? Don't you know NIGGERS ARE INFERIOR TO US?", and there's nothing the police can do to you on hate speech grounds. You can even sue the people who beat the hell out of you for being a racist.
If you're going to be a ridiculous victimized racist, at least make sure your pathetic whining is based on an actual sleight. In America, the first amendment prevents the congress from making hate speech legislation.
It's been a long time.
There's a world of difference between saying "The president is a chimp" and saying "The president is a chimp and we should kill him".
It doesn't matter if it's Obama or Bush. If you tried to incite people to kill the president, you'd be lucky if you simply disappeared.
It's been a long time.
Your name is as funny as - a hernia? a ruptured disk? dysentery? Sorry, I missed the humor....
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