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I was reading Megatrends the other day, an old ’80’s copy, and it was talking about how Nuclear Power used to be touted (before the book was written) as the one and only necessary total solution for our energy woes. Megatrends went on to say that the best solution would instead be diversification.
A few [...]

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I used to think it was, but it isn’t.
Some people still try to argue it is.
Here’s why I don’t think nuclear power is clean: it produces toxic waste.
There. Simple, right? Sure, we store it away, hide it, save it for a rainy day, but that toxic sludge builds up and builds up. [...]

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How fast can we make the conversion? I want one! Well, I want it to be safe. None of the whole, “Oh, the humanity!” issues to worry about. But seriously, are we moving along developmentally at a steady clip? Or could things go faster?
How quickly and efficiently could we set [...]

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It’s so weird… A few months ago, I heard about a Peak Oil Shortage crisis, a predicted catastrophe that entailed massive blackouts and economic turmoil. But that can’t happen, let’s get back to our normal practical lives…
Now, our economy is experiencing definite turmoil, and the price of oil is steadily rising. Could [...]

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I just watched “Six Degrees Could Change The World.” It’s a documentary shot in high-definition and narrated by Alec Baldwin about how an increase of 6 degrees Celsius of the average temperature of the earth would be catastrophic. It would basically be the end of civilization. 1-2 degrees is the maximum we [...]

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Recently I mentioned how underwater turbines seem like a good idea. Yesterday I watched “Life After People,” and it presented the likely scenarios of how things will fall apart if humanity suddenly disappears. It said the gas-powered electricity-producing facilities would shut down in a matter of hours, nuclear power plants would automatically shut [...]

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I saw something on TV recently that caught my eye. It said that scientists have calculated that the U.S. on average receives 10^25 units of sunlight energy per year. We only consume 10^20 units per year of energy from various sources.
This means that if we could perfect solar technology, we’d be set for [...]

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I recently read that off the coast of Florida tons of water rushes by in a strong, smooth current, never pausing, never stopping. This energy can be harnessed with turbines, and would equate to 10 nuclear power stations, capable of supplying power to (I believe) 1/3 of Florida. What if we did that [...]

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When I heard that nuclear power was making a comeback, I figured there’d be a bustling new industry created virtually overnight. Left and right, guys with the experience and training would be hired into cushy nuclear power plant jobs. Suddenly, there’d be a knowledge vacuum, and training programs would pop up everywhere.
But could [...]

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I heard somewhere, some political setting on television, that coal would be great once we’ve developed the technology to harness the wastes emitted from its use. I didn’t think much of coal, because of all the old stories about England being covered in coal dust. The image isn’t very clean.
Anyway, the other day [...]

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