This article is from 2016. It says almost half of Europe’s NPPs are set to close “in the next decade” which would be by 2026, so essentially 5 years. The bill for nuclear waste disposal is more than half of the cost.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/04/europe-faces-253bn-nuclear-waste-bill
Yet the article says the NPPs may be replaced. Today, now that renewables plus storage are so low cost, it’s unlikely that new NPPs will be built.
LED streetlights are decimating moths in England. The LEDs have blue light which insects use to see. The moths are pollinators like bees plus they’re food for many animals.
There are a number of solutions for mitigating the problem. The blue light can be filtered out, among other things.
My thinking is that the streetlights should be fitted with motion detectors that go on for maybe ten seconds when a vehicle approaches. During late night / early morning the traffic is so low that there will be very little LED light to attract insects. The LED lights can be dimmed to 1/4 or less brightness so they attract insects less but the dimming saves electricity.
From FB climate change group
Geoff Goeggel
Said, “Dems and Libs rule with fear: “The sky is falling! We’re all going to die! Unless you all do exactly what we say.”
Then you said, “The climate is warming and some of it is man-made. Okay, but it is not gonna kill us.”
I think you’ve been misinformed by the right wing extremists, who are instilling Fear into you about “them” (the Libs and Dems). No, “them” have been saying, but you haven’t listened, that the longer that humans resist the changes that need to be done to stop climate change, the worse it’s going to be for everyone. The people will have to make much greater changes in their lives to adapt to climate change.
You said, “We cannot continue to spend trillions subsidizing electric cars, solar farms, and windmills.”
If you had not been misinformed, you would have known that we are *not* spending trillions on subsidizing electric cars, there are tax rebates and these are not trillions. And the reason for them is obvious: to make Battery Electric Vehicles competitive with ICEVs. The more BEVs there are the less fossil fuels will be burned.
Solar farms are subsidized even less. The cost of a kilowatt-hour of solar or wind power is now less than any other form including cheap gas turbine power. This is why the governments are trying to get the utilities to switch to renewables.
The 51 billion tons of CO2 emitted by fossil fuels is *the* major problem. It’s not a minor problem.
Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell faces disciplinary action including fines for abusing the court.
<< “This lawsuit represents a historic and profound abuse of the judicial process,” Parker said in her decision, adding that the case “was never about fraud – it was about undermining the People’s faith in our democracy and debasing the judicial process to do so.”
The judge said Powell, Wood, and other lawyers who worked with them “have scorned their oath, flouted the rules, and attempted to undermine the integrity of the judiciary along the way.” >>
Now we’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. When are they going to discipline Trump with civil and criminal penalties?
https://news.yahoo.com/judge-sanctions-sidney-powell-other-220308680.html
This short synopsis of a report says that California offshore wind has a high 50% capacity factor and “could help solve California’s reliability problem”. But is California’s electricity unreliable? I didn’t think so.
What’s remarkable is that offshore wind is shown to be blowing steadily 24 hours; I’m sure there are times when the wind is calm but if there is a wind farm spread across a large area, will this guarantee that at least some part of the wind farm will have wind blowing all the time? How certain are they? If California depends on renewable resources, geothermal is running 24 hours a day. Is offshore wind that reliable?
I think that after the technology for autonomous EVs advances to a plateau and independent scientists analyze the failures (accidents) then there will be changes made to the road infrastructure, such as traffic signals that have their LEDs modulated with data about the location, etc. The vehicles will be more controlled by the traffic system they are in and the vehicles will not have to be so aware. The traffic system will control more and the vehicles less. I think it may take a few decades to get to the point where the system will allow driverless vehicles.
My comment to a Vox video
I’m a boomer and I faced the same problem for forty years. This is nothing new. Here a few miles from Disneyland the housing prices rose faster than a single income wage earner could get a better job, and that was the way it was since the 1970s. So people moved 30 miles away and commuted every day to work – two hours of driving!
What I see is the same whining that I went through for forty years. I lived in apartments and the living was less than desirable. Now that I own my home, the neighborhood is much less stressful and i can understand why the suburban owners of homes don’t want their neighborhood to be as heavily populated as the urban cities where 3 or more story buildings are common.
Think about this: why do people want to live in a metro area? Because they’re near a place where there are decent jobs. Instead of demanding more homes in metro areas where there are jobs, why not demand better jobs where housing is more affordable, like in rural areas. There are thousands of towns across America where one can buy a nice home for under 100 thousand. In Detroit they bulldozed homes because they were abandoned. Why? No jobs. 😢😱
This video complains about how the zoning restrictions prevent millennials from buying affordable housing. That’s not the way I see it.
My comment:
I’m a boomer and I faced the same problem for forty years. This is nothing new. Here a few miles from Disneyland the housing prices rose faster than a single income wage earner could get a better job, and that was the way it was since the 1970s. So people moved 30 miles away and commuted every day to work – two hours of driving!
What I see is the same whining that I went through for forty years. I lived in apartments and the living was less than desirable. Now that I own my home, the neighborhood is much less stressful and I can understand why the suburban owners of homes don’t want their neighborhood to be as heavily populated as the urban cities where 3 or more story buildings are common.
Think about this: why do people want to live in a metro area? Because they’re near a place where there are decent jobs. Instead of demanding more homes in metro areas where there are jobs, why not demand better jobs where housing is more affordable, like in rural areas. There are thousands of towns across America where one can buy a nice home for under 100 thousand. In Detroit they bulldozed homes because they were abandoned. Why? No jobs. 😢😱
More replies to antivaxxers.
Ms. Busby says she lives in Orange, CA.
But Zaba says Idaho.
Tina Marie Busby
The antivaxxers are making money upon the deaths of innocent people who fall for their lies. The antivaxxers kill many to make money by lying to others that they are trying to save lives. There is a special place in hell for that kind of pure evil.*
Everyone should have the right to choose to protect themselves from deadly disease. But when other unscrupulous grifters feed them Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt in order to make money, then the grifters should be punished.
If you refuse to get vaccinated then the virus has your permission to kill you. You’re one less foolish human who is wasting space and resources on earth. It’s okay to give your body back to Mother Nature to be reborn as a person with more common sense.
I said a prayer at night:
May the great Almighty dispel the misconceptions of vaccine hesitancy and replace them with the truth that getting vaccinated is the right thing to do.
* Questions: (picture the answers in your mind)
What is the punishment for murdering a person?
What is the punishment for serial murderers who kill many people?
What should the punishment be for the serial killers who kill unknown thousands of people with their lies? Should they receive the death sentence?
YouTube Video including the Dirty Dozen
Tina Marie Busby
Do I make money by telling you lies? No. Do I care what you think of me? No. Do I care if 12 (or more) greedy, irresponsible liars make money by sensationalizing anything they can, causing fear, uncertainty, doubt in millions of people? Yes I do, because it causes great harm to those people and especially to the rest of humanity who are hurt and killed by COVID-19.
Young adults, children and anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated are especially vulnerable. Those adults who are not vaccinated are going to be shut out more and more as more entities require being vaccinated to participate. That’s a form of discrimination but it’s necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19. Protect yourself and your family by getting vaccinated.
Amy Anderson Luciene
Said, “(Israel) only used Pfizer-mRNA technology…”
Have they used Pfizer vaccine? Or was it their own vaccine made like Pfizer?
Have they kept the vaccine under -95 degrees C? This is a tough one to do because it has to be so cold.
What other factors are causing Israel to have such poor results compared to the US?
I wouldn’t be concerned about Israel because their investigations will get to the cause of their vaccine failures.
Amy Anderson Luciene
So you have 1 chance in 9 of getting covid-19 and 1 chance in 60 of dying. Then statistically you have about 1 chance in 540 of dying from covid-19 in the US.
But vaccinated people have much better odds of not dying from covid-19. COVID-19 vaccination reduces chances of death by 98% or better than fifty times safer if you’re vaccinated.
I stand by my statement that if you’re more concerned about the dangers of vaccination than concerned about getting covid-19 and dying, then you’ve been bombarded with disinformation to the point that you’re brainwashed.
The worst point is those who give false vaccination information are directly contributing to the deaths of others. That’s evil.
Stephanie Blackwell Geiger
Said, “This (vaccine) is messing with peoples’ DNA without any trials.”
Those are both FALSE.
The DNA is located inside of the cell’s nucleus. The vaccine mRNA *never* enters the nucleus; it uses the cell’s proteins *outside* of the nucleus to make the virus spike protein. The vaccine does *not* “mess with the DNA”!!
The vaccines have been tested on tens of thousands of patients *before* they were authorized for everyone. Then over 135 million people have been vaccinated in the US alone, which is the biggest test yet. And it passed successfully! Next week (it’s Sat 2021 Aug 21) the Pfizer vaccine will be given full approval!
You said people are dying from the vaccination. You have to make the choice of one chance in 500 of dying from covid-19, or one chance in millions of dying from a vaccination. The best choice is obvious! Don’t be a fool! Get vaccinated!
Amy Anderson Luciene
Said, “1.67% of people who have experienced covid in America have died.”
That has been over a period of a bit more than a year. So “when you look at it as a whole”, over the period of a decade, assuming so many people don’t get vaccinated, the US will lose close to 20% or 1/5th of its population. Now is that “”still a very low number when you look at it as a whole”” ??? Your statement looks absurdly idiotic.
Next week they will give the Pfizer vaccine full approval. Over 135 *million* human “guinea pigs” have been given the vaccine and it has passed with flying colors! So go get vaccinated! Stop being part of the problem and start being part of the solution!
Amy Anderson Luciene
Said, “… majority against the vaccine are refusing because it is a new technology that has failed in animal studies as is not tested on humans.”
It’s a new technology that has succeeded in over 135 million “humans” in the US, and has proved that it keeps the vaccinated out of the hospitals – 99.8% in hospitals are unvaccinated.
How can you say it has not been tested on humans? That’s a pants-on-fire lie!
A million people a week are now getting vaccinated because it is accepted by all those who are not living a lie. You’ve been living a lie of fear, uncertainty and doubt. Break free from that and get vaccinated so you can join others who are vaccinated. The unvaccinated will be increasingly shut out of participating in activities with groups of people, and that’s for their own protection.
If you prefer, get inoculated by becoming infected with Covid-19. But if you’re sick, you must self quarantine. Some states are fining sick people who don’t – $5000.00.
Mon Aug 23 followup reply:
Amy Anderson Luciene
Said, “Your stats about 99.8% are completely inaccurate.”
Quote:
<< Of the more than 168 million fully vaccinated Americans, 0.004% have been hospitalized or died from the virus. >> Source: CDC
I am accusing you of telling pants-on-fire LIES. Stop the BS! Stop making lame excuses!
Get vaccinated! The FDA gave full approval to the Pfizer vaccine today, Mon, Aug 23, 2021.
I couldn’t find the proof of the above quote on the CDC website and reported it to the CDC. But numerous media outlets quote this figure and source it from the CDC. Here is an example with the exact numbers.
Someone left this meme:
It should say, “I can KILL stupid!
My friend told me about a powerful lesson in her daughter’s high school class this winter.
They’re learning about the Salem Witch Trials, and their teacher told them they were going to play a game.
“I’m going to come around and whisper to each of you whether you’re a witch or a regular person. Your goal is to build the largest group possible that does NOT have a witch in it. At the end, any group found to include a witch gets a failing grade.”
The teens dove into grilling each other. One fairly large group formed, but most of the students broke into small, exclusive groups, turning away anyone they thought gave off even a hint of guilt.
“Okay,” the teacher said. “You’ve got your groups. Time to find out which ones fail. All witches, please raise your hands.”
No one raised a hand.
The kids were confused and told the teacher he’d messed up the game. “Did I? Was anyone in Salem an actual witch? Or did everyone just believe what they’d been told?”
And that is how you teach kids how easy it is to divide a community.
Keep being welcoming, beautiful people.
Shunning, scapegoating and dividing destroy far more than they protect.
