Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: Almost two dozen Chinese cities forced to ration electricity after Australian coal ban [View all]Warpy
(111,237 posts)13. That must by why they're burying so much of it in Nevada and NM
and that's only a stopgap solution.
And if that wasn't bad enough, nuclear power is a water hog and that's something in short supply in a lot of the country.
Plus, I should mention nature always sides with the hidden flaw. In TMI, it was a stuck pressure relief valve. In Chernobyl, a bad design combined with a staff that hadn't been told a lot of the details about plant operation. In Fukushima, it was an earthquake and tsunami bigger than any seen before.
Power generation never was and never will be one size fits all. Nuclear power won't work here because the water source is the Rio Grande--to thick to sail, too thin to plow. We have plenty of sun and wind.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
48 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Almost two dozen Chinese cities forced to ration electricity after Australian coal ban [View all]
UpInArms
Jun 2021
OP
My favorite form of nuclear energy is the fusion reaction happening eight light-minutes away. nt
Gore1FL
Jun 2021
#11
No downside at all, if "someone else" is living with power rationing.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Jun 2021
#16
On the one hand, Chinese citizens and Australian coal barons are suffering alike...
MrModerate
Jun 2021
#7
"Time to start actively discouraging having children...worldwide." Except China's doing the opposite
ancianita
Jun 2021
#20
as long as no one memorializes the Tiananmen square massacre all is good, right? nt
Javaman
Jun 2021
#39
I live in the US now. My wife is over there trying to get her Green Card
AZLD4Candidate
Jun 2021
#42
It's allowing people to have a MAXIMUM of 3 children. It's the only country in the world
progree
Jun 2021
#24