Nuclear power is more carbon-free than any other commercially operating energy source, IMO.
But let's take a quote from your source, "Most studies have found life-cycle emissions of nuclear to be comparable with renewable. Some show nuclear to be extremely high, but we do not find those credible."
If this is true, which I believe it is not as renewable systems tend to underrate infrastructure, then the efficiency of a nuclear plant is off the chart in the energy produced. Molten salt reactors still appear to be the safest fission systems to construct but we don't do so because the government monopoly (read slush fund) of energy producers will never let go of their cash cows.
A girl who went to high school with my on has been touring the west coast for 8 years working clubs and concerts. She's not sitting on American Idol, but she cleared $200K last year. She also doesn't play anywhere with smoking allowed. If I were that talented I sure would think that a decent living.
So far, the majority of government sponsored green tech has consisted of government loans to Democratic donors. Not the panacea they imagined from the returns.
We have thorium for 4,000 years capable of powering the entire world sitting on the back lot of the copper mine nearby. Thorium is something we could not run out of in any reasonable future. I sincerely agree that all that spent fuel could easily be consumed if we'd just get molten salt systems running. Unfortunately, our energy policy continues to be run my government monopolies that have voted themselves the ability to block technological advances that make them less money than fossil fuels.
So if we have these high concentrations of energy in say, thorium, maybe we should exploit them instead of continuing to flood the atmosphere with radioactive waste by burning fossil fuels. Considering the energy to run 1,000 thorium reactors could fit in a couple square feet of storage I'm thinking there are other aspects of using high concentrations of energy sources over multiple millions of tons of standard fuels or millions of tons of waste products creating solar systems.
Thorium doesn't need any work. There are plenty of working models tested safe beyond any solid fuel systems.China is investing in continuing the systems developed in molten salt research at ORNL. America has ignored it because of the power of energy monopolies. If anything, solar has no chance of reaching critical mass to power any core population area in America.
I sat on a jury where a lady didn't want to convict someone for masturbating in front of kids because we didn't know what he was thinking. She wasn't the nerd in the group.
Clearly you're ignoring the fact that Aaron Swartz committed these offenses in order to disrespect Eric Holder, that bastion of truth, justice, and transparency. Aaron is obviously racist.
Unfortunately, California has consistently not used revenues for purposes collected. If something seems ironclad, an "emergency" always comes up. Where's that ad on Prop 30 paying for teachers' salaries? rofl
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Nuclear power is more carbon-free than any other commercially operating energy source, IMO.
But let's take a quote from your source, "Most studies have found life-cycle emissions of nuclear to be comparable with renewable. Some show nuclear to be extremely high, but we do not find those credible."
If this is true, which I believe it is not as renewable systems tend to underrate infrastructure, then the efficiency of a nuclear plant is off the chart in the energy produced. Molten salt reactors still appear to be the safest fission systems to construct but we don't do so because the government monopoly (read slush fund) of energy producers will never let go of their cash cows.
Transparency?
ROFL You just wait till I get my patent for breathing through the pipeline!
Exactly. Had four potential sales for Diablo III in my house and no one purchased it because of the always on DRM.
Seriously. I could apply that patent to the last 40 years of naval communications systems; most of which are public domain.
IDK what you'll be doing but I'll get that extra half hour nap on the way to work in my Google car!
MBAs do what at Uncle Harold's conglomerate?
ROFLMAO! Let me show up and surveil the place for a semester. We'll see how serious they take cheating.
I thinking he didn't get his ObamaPhone. Jealous.
Yes, I was just commenting the other day that we need to make more solar-powered carriers to maintain seapower into the century.
A girl who went to high school with my on has been touring the west coast for 8 years working clubs and concerts. She's not sitting on American Idol, but she cleared $200K last year. She also doesn't play anywhere with smoking allowed. If I were that talented I sure would think that a decent living.
So are you implying that we can squander any amount of money up to $35 billion and it's okay with you?
Evergreen Solar ($25 million)
SpectraWatt ($500,000)
Solyndra ($535 million)
Beacon Power ($43 million)
Nevada Geothermal ($98.5 million)
SunPower ($1.2 billion)
First Solar ($1.46 billion)
Babcock and Brown ($178 million)
EnerDel’s subsidiary Ener1 ($118.5 million)
Amonix ($5.9 million)
Fisker Automotive ($529 million)
Abound Solar ($400 million)
A123 Systems ($279 million)
Simply use something besides missiles. Seems like laser-based tech holds the best promise for long-range repetitive targeting.
So synthesizing uranium from seawater is somehow easier than shoveling the thorium waste into a ore refinement vat? Don't see it.
So far, the majority of government sponsored green tech has consisted of government loans to Democratic donors. Not the panacea they imagined from the returns.
We have thorium for 4,000 years capable of powering the entire world sitting on the back lot of the copper mine nearby. Thorium is something we could not run out of in any reasonable future. I sincerely agree that all that spent fuel could easily be consumed if we'd just get molten salt systems running. Unfortunately, our energy policy continues to be run my government monopolies that have voted themselves the ability to block technological advances that make them less money than fossil fuels.
So if we have these high concentrations of energy in say, thorium, maybe we should exploit them instead of continuing to flood the atmosphere with radioactive waste by burning fossil fuels. Considering the energy to run 1,000 thorium reactors could fit in a couple square feet of storage I'm thinking there are other aspects of using high concentrations of energy sources over multiple millions of tons of standard fuels or millions of tons of waste products creating solar systems.
Thorium doesn't need any work. There are plenty of working models tested safe beyond any solid fuel systems.China is investing in continuing the systems developed in molten salt research at ORNL. America has ignored it because of the power of energy monopolies. If anything, solar has no chance of reaching critical mass to power any core population area in America.
Which then means that we have energy reserves that do not come from our Sun. That wasn't hard.
One good asteroid harvest and the world's gold market crashes. 433 Eros!
Which is sad; the classic science fiction section at B&N has shrunk down to two shelves in Chula Vista. At least Twilight isn't there anymore.
I sat on a jury where a lady didn't want to convict someone for masturbating in front of kids because we didn't know what he was thinking. She wasn't the nerd in the group.
Clearly you're ignoring the fact that Aaron Swartz committed these offenses in order to disrespect Eric Holder, that bastion of truth, justice, and transparency. Aaron is obviously racist.
Marking this moment I agree with you fully. :)
Unfortunately, California has consistently not used revenues for purposes collected. If something seems ironclad, an "emergency" always comes up. Where's that ad on Prop 30 paying for teachers' salaries? rofl