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minus-squareCybranM@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down7·20 hours agoIf only people weren’t fearmongering about nuclear 50 years ago we’d have clean energy today. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, second best is now”
minus-squareHoimo@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down9·18 hours agoThat saying works for trees. We didn’t make trees obsolete with better technology.
minus-squareCybranM@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·16 hours agoReliable clean energy isn’t a solved issue today either. Until we have grid-level storage we need something that can provide a reliable base and had enough mass/momentum to handle grid fluctuations.
If only people weren’t fearmongering about nuclear 50 years ago we’d have clean energy today.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, second best is now”
That saying works for trees. We didn’t make trees obsolete with better technology.
Reliable clean energy isn’t a solved issue today either. Until we have grid-level storage we need something that can provide a reliable base and had enough mass/momentum to handle grid fluctuations.