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NNadir

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18. Of course, rather than read pop articles, one could read tons of...
Fri May 7, 2021, 09:07 AM
May 2021

...technical information about how copper is made, for just one tiny bit of information.

I've been studying all of the wishful thinking about how "energy conservation" would save the world my entire adult life, and I'm certainly not young.

Last week we hit 420 ppm at the Mauna loa atmospheric carbon dioxide observatory and frankly wishful thinking leading to this result passes me off.

Of course, since I make the study of energy and its external costs both in the environmental and health sphere, a priority, and because I give far more than a rat's ass about these issues, I know what Jevon's Paradox is all about.

It has a Wikipedia page. Anyone could look it up, were they actually interested.

It sounds like they've still got some time in hand . . . . hatrack May 2021 #1
the HBO "Chernobyl" mini-series was awesome and dealt with some of that LymphocyteLover May 2021 #2
Greg Mazin who created the show "Chernobyl" sis an amazing job. It felt like you were Pepsidog May 2021 #10
Some more info on the Elephant's Foot Best_man23 May 2021 #3
Disagree. Nuclear is a necessary evil if we want to "go green" and cut carbon emissions dsp3000 May 2021 #4
It's not an "evil" at all. It's our last best hope. NNadir May 2021 #7
Modern nuclear technology is leaps ahead of old designs oldsoftie May 2021 #5
Issues with both of those plants were well known JT45242 May 2021 #11
It may work a little like Oklo did 1.8 billion years ago... NNadir May 2021 #6
what is Oklo? LymphocyteLover May 2021 #14
The half-life of uranium-235 is much shorter than that of U-238. As a result... NNadir May 2021 #15
Thanks for the info! LymphocyteLover May 2021 #17
Embers that'll grow cold in how many million years? ... marble falls May 2021 #8
Oh please... NNadir May 2021 #9
Is nuclear power necessary? No. scipan May 2021 #12
Something else interesting from the article: scipan May 2021 #13
Of course, rather than read pop articles, one could read tons of... NNadir May 2021 #18
Bullshit. NNadir May 2021 #16
They're playing fast and loose with "nuclear reactions" FBaggins May 2021 #19
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