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Hazel1928 t1_j02ok74 wrote

Reply to comment by Pink_Slyvie in Pennsylvania lifts ban on gas production in polluted village of Dimock by Extreme_Qwerty

I disagree that we could use all renewables. Nuclear has much less environmental impact. The correct path is to switch all our fossil fuels to natural gas. Use natural gas until we can build fission. By the time we get the fission built, hopefully we can build fusion.

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Pink_Slyvie t1_j02psyi wrote

We could use all renewables. It would take a shift in our energy usage habits, but it's very obtainable.

Even things like properly insulating all homes would be massive, making it so the vast, vast majority of US homes would not need heating at night to stay comfortable.

Really all that would need constant power is refrigeration, creature comforts, and emergency services. This is obtainable with different energy storage methods, and If we hold to capitalism, increasing electric rates in the evening.

Yes, there are countless exceptions, but they are in the minority and we can adjust to them.

Yes, nuclear is an option to, but it should be a stopgap for now to go renewable. Fission might come, it might not. Plan for what we have, not what might be.

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