I believe nukes are worth the risk even if there were no AGW issues involved.

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ER — 5/22/2013 6:50:51 PM (archived)

Oil is much too valuable a commodity to be burned as fuel.

I just think we should

1) recognize there are grave risks

2) be willing to pay the true costs of minimizing them

3) don't let the people who profit from nukes be the ones who decide what to do about 1) and 2).

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So how do we solve a real AGW crisis? - ER - 5/21/2013 3:16:19 AM
- Auto emissions, and fuel economy mandates. - RobVG - 5/22/2013 2:33:06 PM
  - I believe nukes are worth the risk even if there were no AGW issues involved. - ER - 5/22/2013 6:50:51 PM
- A week ago I said "now what?" on this subject. - TB - 5/21/2013 4:59:50 PM
  - Pre-emptive fall-back position #5 - ER - 5/21/2013 6:20:36 PM
    - I already covered that. In detail. - TB - 5/21/2013 6:26:37 PM
      - You covered nothing. You just made excuses. - ER - 5/21/2013 6:51:11 PM
  - I must conclude that this is your response to my question. - alcaray - 5/21/2013 5:40:25 PM
    - We went through something like this in the gun threads. - TB - 5/21/2013 6:08:58 PM
      - Back when I was a supervisor and project manager... - alcaray - 5/21/2013 7:24:54 PM
      - What's liberalism have to do with it? - ER - 5/21/2013 6:36:02 PM
        
        "...we must act quickly to do something about it" - TB - 5/21/2013 6:52:49 PM
        
        We use diplomatic and political pressure. - ER - 5/21/2013 7:06:54 PM
        
        Better. - TB - 5/21/2013 8:12:41 PM
        
        Now why didn't you say that before? - ER - 5/21/2013 8:41:41 PM
- As long as business is good in the short term, "What, me worry?" - alcaray - 5/21/2013 6:54:52 AM
  - I guess that's why they call it "freedom". - ER - 5/21/2013 12:19:03 PM
- We don't. - podrock - 5/21/2013 4:03:58 AM
  - I presented a chart of nations that made that point a while ago. - TB - 5/21/2013 2:03:59 PM
    - So the only problem we really have is that you're scared of Commies. - ER - 5/21/2013 2:52:20 PM

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