Exactly right. They should have at least 10-20 SATs up there now testing individual SATs AND the network. From there they can send up newly modified units.
Good points about the deceiving ppl. BUT, again, that is not just the GOP. Look at China.
In fact, look at most govs. For example, France was claiming that trees were being put in for them over in eastern europe. Yet, it was known by them that it was not happening.
So, deception continues by most govs, and we all need to deal with that.
That is why I want to see us put an increasing tax on consumed goods/services based on where the worst part/service comes from. That would solve many issues.
LOL
I wish that ppl would quit repeating such BS.
First off, 40% of the electricity in America is CLEAN. i.e. it comes from Nukes, wind, hydro, bio, solar, geo-thermal, and does not add to the CO2/CH4 issues.
Secondly, 30+% comes from Nat Gas, which is VERY clean. That leaves us with less than 30% from coal, and by the end of this year, it should be around 27%.
With that, it means that EVs running around AMerica will be very clean. Now, as to the manufacturing of it, Tesla is now using Solar to power making their cells, batteries, and motors. It is doing it day/night. So, how clean is it? Far far cleaner than any ICE out there. We need ppl to move to EVs, and for gov/businesses to move to not only EVs, but also to move electricity over to clean energy (nukes, wind, hydro, biol, solar, geo-thermal, etc).
The real truth is that nuclear power is in unattractive investment for capitalists, and without a lot of orders the industry has shriveled and become unreliable for those who do place orders.
Hmmm.
Lets see. unsubsidized Nuclear power cost $33 / MWh, on average. And when I consult your handy industry webpage, we see that wind gets a $23 MWh subsidy from the feds (and in some states, even more), which brings their $40-50 MWh down to $17-27 / MWh. It is hard for a clean nuke plant to compete with that.
However, if we were to NOT pick winners, but instead say that anything that is clean energy (in terms of emissions) gets a subsidy, then Nukes would get the same 23/MWh, making them be $10 / MWh. I suspect that at that time, Nuke would win over everything, except for geo-thermal and hydro.
This was NEVER going to be built here. All that Jia Yueting was interested in, was obtaining any and all tech from CA, esp. from Tesla. All of this will go back to CHina and be used to create the cars over there. This is no different than how outsourcing has been going on with India.
You described American politics spot on. However, as I have said elsewhere, the far lefts fight against nukes, while in Canada, you folks do just fine with them. Combined with your hydro, add some wind, and you folks are in great shape.
Actually, navajo really does not impact the grand canyon that much. It is the Rocky Mountain Forest in Colorado that gets the bulk of the Lead, Mercury, etc from the plant.
First off, Solar in AZ is not 90%. It is around 45%.
Again, I agree with your assessment of nukes. That is why we need SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS that are built offsite and transported there. That would keep the real costs and build time, low. In fact with nuscale, once they are started, once they are going and a site is approved, within 1-2 years, they would be up and running.
I'd mod you up if I had not started this.
Seriously, this is far more of an issue than the idea of building new ones.
In fact, if we were smart, we would put nuscale in place of coal plants
Then while also developing thorium, we could then put thorium reactors in the old nuke sites, re-use the 'waste' that is sitting on site for driving the thorium, while burning up all the 'waste'. THat would allow all of the utilities to continue making their profits, while we clean up the air, land, and water.
Seriously, this is insane. We are losing the battle with AGW not because of far right extremists, but BOTH far left/right extremists.
Far righties, even in Eastern Europe, along with Trump combine with far left like CHina, and those claiming that China can continue to grow their coal emissions faster than what the west is cutting, are the ones to blame.
Just because a small group of idiots claim that it is not real, it not that big of an issue. America continues down the right path (so far).
The one path we need desperately is to restart out nuke industry. Trump is doing as little for it as O/W did (clinton was a disaster to nuke energy).
If you are driving around in a fossil fuel vehicle, OR riding in said bus, then you are as much responsible for this as the GOP. In many cases, we do not have choices. That is why I continue to say that we need tax goods/services based on where the worst part comes from. However, you DO now have a choice on buying electric vs fossil fuel. But most here will not choose electric.
You are correct that blue states have more nuke power. BUT, the problem is, that the dems are the ones constantly blocking us now.
As to letting jackoffs off the hook, im making sure that BOTH the far right/left are blamed correctly since 1 of them denies that it is happening, while the other blocks the main solution for it. This is just insane.
Actually, there really is NOT a lot of ppl denying it. Yes, we have trolls here denying it, but in the Academia world, as well as in most of the political world, finally, in the real population, it is accepted that it is occurring and that we MUST do something about it.
So, you will NEVER get 100% of any large population that will agree on something.
I have no doubt that If we were invaded by aliens today, a number of religious fanatics would scream that it is god/allah/buddha/etc come back to take us to heaven. And they would say that while watching the rest of their family be eaten.
Why are you blaming the GOP? You Dems/far lefties are the ones blocking nuclear power. There is NO LOGICAL, RATIONAL, OR SCIENTIFIC reason to block using nuclear energy to replace not just fossil fuels, but a number of the old nuclear power plants.
Why crash on the GOP? Look at how the left/dems are blocking nuke energy from replacing fossil fuels. We can do that rapidly, but the far left is stopping it. And their fear is not founded on science or logic. Just fear. There really is NO difference between the far left and right. Both hate science and logic.
Seriously, this is insane. We are losing the battle with AGW not because of far right extremists, but BOTH far left/right extremists.
Far righties, even in Eastern Europe, along with Trump combine with far left like CHina, and those claiming that China can continue to grow their coal emissions faster than what the west is cutting, are the ones to blame.
Even now, America is cutting their coal 7% this year, BUT, China is growing theirs by 250-300% over the next couple of years. This is a no-win situation.
Well, in AZ's case, their water is the waste water. Specifically, it comes from the Colorado river, and is processed once and then used in various places.
Az's real problem is that they are apparently playing games with what is considered Colorado river water. It is even now going to court. BUT, because APS is using waste water, they will continue to have PLENTY.
As to the whining about the 'safety issue', I fear AGW far far more (it is HAPPENING NOW), than a supposed possible accident in decent Nukes. Bear in mind that I want to close the older nukes. I think that we are making a mistake keeping them open. BUT, we have NOTHING that can replace nuclear power. Not at this time. Fossil fuel is a joke, and AE, even with batteries, would be over.10/kwh MINIMUM.
No, we need to push for multiple new nuclear SMRs and get them GOING NOW. We are losing the battle on AGW.
base-load is a type of on-demand, since it will run 24x7. If you do not have the ability to deliver it 24x7 i.e. on-demand, then it can not be baseload.
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True. But in this case, the CEO is actively taking care of issue by going after the right ppl.
Exactly right. They should have at least 10-20 SATs up there now testing individual SATs AND the network. From there they can send up newly modified units.
Uh no. ISS is around 200-300 miles, while starlink will be mostly around 750 miles. Another small layer of SATs ( backbone ) is over 1000 miles high.
You mean like these?
Good points about the deceiving ppl. BUT, again, that is not just the GOP. Look at China.
In fact, look at most govs. For example, France was claiming that trees were being put in for them over in eastern europe. Yet, it was known by them that it was not happening.
So, deception continues by most govs, and we all need to deal with that.
That is why I want to see us put an increasing tax on consumed goods/services based on where the worst part/service comes from. That would solve many issues.
LOL
I wish that ppl would quit repeating such BS.
First off, 40% of the electricity in America is CLEAN. i.e. it comes from Nukes, wind, hydro, bio, solar, geo-thermal, and does not add to the CO2/CH4 issues.
Secondly, 30+% comes from Nat Gas, which is VERY clean. That leaves us with less than 30% from coal, and by the end of this year, it should be around 27%.
With that, it means that EVs running around AMerica will be very clean. Now, as to the manufacturing of it, Tesla is now using Solar to power making their cells, batteries, and motors. It is doing it day/night. So, how clean is it? Far far cleaner than any ICE out there. We need ppl to move to EVs, and for gov/businesses to move to not only EVs, but also to move electricity over to clean energy (nukes, wind, hydro, biol, solar, geo-thermal, etc).
The real truth is that nuclear power is in unattractive investment for capitalists, and without a lot of orders the industry has shriveled and become unreliable for those who do place orders.
Hmmm.
Lets see. unsubsidized Nuclear power cost $33 / MWh, on average. And when I consult your handy industry webpage, we see that wind gets a $23 MWh subsidy from the feds (and in some states, even more), which brings their $40-50 MWh down to $17-27 / MWh. It is hard for a clean nuke plant to compete with that.
However, if we were to NOT pick winners, but instead say that anything that is clean energy (in terms of emissions) gets a subsidy, then Nukes would get the same 23/MWh, making them be $10 / MWh. I suspect that at that time, Nuke would win over everything, except for geo-thermal and hydro.
This was NEVER going to be built here. All that Jia Yueting was interested in, was obtaining any and all tech from CA, esp. from Tesla. All of this will go back to CHina and be used to create the cars over there. This is no different than how outsourcing has been going on with India.
You described American politics spot on. However, as I have said elsewhere, the far lefts fight against nukes, while in Canada, you folks do just fine with them.
Combined with your hydro, add some wind, and you folks are in great shape.
Now, we just need to push EVs faster.
self insured. No problem.
They buy their land. What issue do you have?
Actually, navajo really does not impact the grand canyon that much. It is the Rocky Mountain Forest in Colorado that gets the bulk of the Lead, Mercury, etc from the plant.
First off, Solar in AZ is not 90%. It is around 45%.
Again, I agree with your assessment of nukes. That is why we need SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS that are built offsite and transported there. That would keep the real costs and build time, low. In fact with nuscale, once they are started, once they are going and a site is approved, within 1-2 years, they would be up and running.
I'd mod you up if I had not started this.
Seriously, this is far more of an issue than the idea of building new ones.
In fact, if we were smart, we would put nuscale in place of coal plants
Then while also developing thorium, we could then put thorium reactors in the old nuke sites, re-use the 'waste' that is sitting on site for driving the thorium, while burning up all the 'waste'. THat would allow all of the utilities to continue making their profits, while we clean up the air, land, and water.
Seriously, this is insane. We are losing the battle with AGW not because of far right extremists, but BOTH far left/right extremists. Far righties, even in Eastern Europe, along with Trump combine with far left like CHina, and those claiming that China can continue to grow their coal emissions faster than what the west is cutting, are the ones to blame.
Just because a small group of idiots claim that it is not real, it not that big of an issue. America continues down the right path (so far).
The one path we need desperately is to restart out nuke industry. Trump is doing as little for it as O/W did (clinton was a disaster to nuke energy).
If you are driving around in a fossil fuel vehicle, OR riding in said bus, then you are as much responsible for this as the GOP. In many cases, we do not have choices. That is why I continue to say that we need tax goods/services based on where the worst part comes from. However, you DO now have a choice on buying electric vs fossil fuel. But most here will not choose electric.
You are correct that blue states have more nuke power. BUT, the problem is, that the dems are the ones constantly blocking us now.
As to letting jackoffs off the hook, im making sure that BOTH the far right/left are blamed correctly since 1 of them denies that it is happening, while the other blocks the main solution for it. This is just insane.
Actually, there really is NOT a lot of ppl denying it. Yes, we have trolls here denying it, but in the Academia world, as well as in most of the political world, finally, in the real population, it is accepted that it is occurring and that we MUST do something about it.
So, you will NEVER get 100% of any large population that will agree on something.
I have no doubt that If we were invaded by aliens today, a number of religious fanatics would scream that it is god/allah/buddha/etc come back to take us to heaven. And they would say that while watching the rest of their family be eaten.
And you think that AGW is not a problem?
Why are you blaming the GOP? You Dems/far lefties are the ones blocking nuclear power. There is NO LOGICAL, RATIONAL, OR SCIENTIFIC reason to block using nuclear energy to replace not just fossil fuels, but a number of the old nuclear power plants.
Why crash on the GOP? Look at how the left/dems are blocking nuke energy from replacing fossil fuels. We can do that rapidly, but the far left is stopping it. And their fear is not founded on science or logic. Just fear. There really is NO difference between the far left and right. Both hate science and logic.
Seriously, this is insane. We are losing the battle with AGW not because of far right extremists, but BOTH far left/right extremists.
Far righties, even in Eastern Europe, along with Trump combine with far left like CHina, and those claiming that China can continue to grow their coal emissions faster than what the west is cutting, are the ones to blame.
Even now, America is cutting their coal 7% this year, BUT, China is growing theirs by 250-300% over the next couple of years. This is a no-win situation.
lets do unsubsidized solar, and add batteries so that it is available on-demand. NOW, how cheap is it? Yeah. Exactly.
Well, in AZ's case, their water is the waste water. Specifically, it comes from the Colorado river, and is processed once and then used in various places.
Az's real problem is that they are apparently playing games with what is considered Colorado river water. It is even now going to court. BUT, because APS is using waste water, they will continue to have PLENTY.
hmmm.
.10/kwh MINIMUM.
So, solar, which is more expensive than Nuclear, will be pushed with this bill. And yet, you are going to argue economics? Really?
in 2015, the price from APS was $.043 / KWh.
Note that solar or wind, with battery for both, costs a great deal more.
As to the whining about the 'safety issue', I fear AGW far far more (it is HAPPENING NOW), than a supposed possible accident in decent Nukes. Bear in mind that I want to close the older nukes. I think that we are making a mistake keeping them open. BUT, we have NOTHING that can replace nuclear power. Not at this time. Fossil fuel is a joke, and AE, even with batteries, would be over
No, we need to push for multiple new nuclear SMRs and get them GOING NOW. We are losing the battle on AGW.
base-load is a type of on-demand, since it will run 24x7. If you do not have the ability to deliver it 24x7 i.e. on-demand, then it can not be baseload.
Idiot back at.