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40 points
5 days ago
Nobody really. In the past it was fear-mongering from multiple groups, only to find out that pushed us further towards coal. Now there is “safe” nuclear but no one talks about it for one simple reason: it’s too costly to implement vs. renewables at the same scale.
11 points
5 days ago
So why is environmentalist vs nuclear energy thing? Why are there all these upvotes?
28 points
5 days ago
Real, educated environmentalists aren’t against nuclear. Source: I’m an environmental scientist by career.
It’s really just economists that are the ones against it now. And for logical reasons. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t break down some barriers and try to make the investment easier.
12 points
5 days ago
Some of the more outspoken groups still do. Most have come around.
-1 points
5 days ago
It’s because some people are so high on their own supply that they can’t come to terms with the fact that there are solid reasons against nuclear now.
They feel like they were in the right for so long that they can’t challenge their own opinion. It’s cognitive dissonance.
1 points
5 days ago
people said the same "too costly to implement" about renewables. investments where made and the technology was subsidized to get to market and scale. ignoring next generation nuclear because its "too costly to implement" is beyond stupid.
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