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David B. Miller's avatar

Haven't you heard? The crisis is all about making a change in the 10% of the 0.04% of Earth's atmosphere that is attributable to humans. It isn't 4% (0.04) of Earth's atmosphere that is CO2 that the crisis is about. No, CO2 comprises about 0.04% (400 parts per million, or 400/1,000,000) of Earth's atmosphere. But wait--it's not about the 10% of that 0.04%, which is roughly the entire human contribution (which includes everything from 70,000 people flying jets to Dubai to reduce CO2 all the way to lawn motors and burps and cow farts) the crisis is about. No, somebody wants us to dissolve our civilization and stop driving cars and throw out our stoves so we can effect change to that 10% of that 0.04%, as if this will save the entire planet! Why are we, why is anyone even talking about such a ridiculous idea?

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This is no conspiracy to lie about global warming. It is happening, and we have crossed over into the time predicted when warming will accelerate. No--- it's no longer "will accelerate" it's "is accelerating". We are in it for the ride now, no matter what.

However, there IS a conspiracy in the energy sector, to push "green" solar and wind. Those technologies have very low EROEI (and even negative). But, those technologies lock in oil, gas, and coal in the absence of nuclear power. All they do is raise energy costs.

Why does solar and wind raise energy cost? Because now that there is so much of it, when it is high there is way too much energy, but the grid must match demand perfectly. Some mining operations can take the excess for next to nothing. Otherwise, utilities must pay but they can't charge the rate. The wholesale cost of instantaneous power drops to nothing then negative. Those figures are repeated by the solar lobby to lie about the real impact on cost.

Then, at night and when wind is low, or high, the fossil fuel energy generation has only half of the time (at most) to cover it's 24/7 costs. So, rates go up. Hugely up. All those windmills and solar panels take years to pay back the energy required to make them.

If you want a strong nation and future with plenty of energy, nuclear is it. Fusion is not here, and even if it was, we would use up most of the fuel just testing. So nuclear is the only way forward. Everything else is lies and nonsense.

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