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Bernie Sanders AMA on Reddit
1. He wants college to be free for all
2. He said investing in solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, alternative sources of energy is more cost effective than building new gen nuclear plants.
That's the two biggest takeaways I saw. He ranted plenty about bought and paid for Congress and the Koch brothers.
Didn't answer two questions about gun control.
2. He said investing in solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, alternative sources of energy is more cost effective than building new gen nuclear plants.
That's the two biggest takeaways I saw. He ranted plenty about bought and paid for Congress and the Koch brothers.
Didn't answer two questions about gun control.
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Nuclear needs to happen in a big way.
Maybe we just don't pay $1.5 trillion on a plane that doesn't work.
Does the cost effective analysis you're doing include waste disposal?
But to say spending money on technology that doesn't have the capability to produce right now is more cost effective than a full time, no back up needed nuclear power plant is disingenuous.
Like I said, I fully support investing in alternatives. And I have always maintained that coal is dangerous and filthy. I want us to get away from coal and gas, build nuclear while investing in alternatives.
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Is he talking about spending money on building these plants now, or full pressing into making them viable alternatives? I read it as the latter. I don't think that it is disingenous to say that in the long run, investing in these alternatives is a more cost effective solution than nuclear considering the waste disposal problems associated with nuclear.
What are the start-up costs on a nuclear power plant? What are the costs of disposing of waste that must be stored and protected from the public for a 1,000 years? What happens if there is a natural disaster and the plant is compromised? Have you really weighed these costs and very real risks against the potential power output? Can we build one in your backyard?
I think nuclear is outdated technology that is well past its usefulness and it certainly has not weened anyone off of fossil fuels even in regions where nuclear plants exist. Solar has great potential. Look what they have achieved in Germany. I know Germany gets more sun than America, but still. Then there is wind, geo-thermal and other potential sources that not only could provide us with plenty of energy but could make sure there is still an inhabitable planet for your children and their children to come.
When my lawyer turns against me, who can I turn to?
I've said this before, there IS one in my backyard. Plant Hatch in Baxley GA. There are two more slotted to come online in Savannah in the next couple of years.
I'm not scared of nuclear power.
And you're talking as if I said no to any and all alternatives. I'll say it for the third time in this thread. I'm FOR investing in alternative energy. It's decades down the road though and in the meantime I want us off coal. It's killing my river and ocean with mercury.
Live free or die, Ethan Allen. Live free or die.
Yeah. Look at France.
That is because the choice was nuclear or coal. That is not the choice we are presented with.
oh... wait.
He is qualified to discuss handling hazardous waste
Look at Japan
Look at Chernobyl.
That's the biggest hurdle I see facing alternative energy is transmission, storage, and the ability to provide peak load.
I get it. You don't like nukes. Then tell me how we get rid of them and coal and provide power to the grid.
Solar panels on F35s
Agreed, let's invest in making it a more viable alternative. Which is what Bernie is saying.
I also have no problem investing a shitton of money in trying to figure out the nuclear waste problem.
Anything to reduce our dependence on coal.
Two examples? Actually there's only a total of Three, plus one near miss. And there are currently nuclear power plants in 33 countries.
Couldn't you just as easily say look At American Airlines flight 191? Air travel is unsafe. Take a car.
Car= Coal.