stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · edit-213 days agorural americans will drive past a coal-fired power plant, in their five mpg ford truck, to go to a small town city council meeting and complain about how environmentally destructive solar panels areslrpnk.netimagemessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1515arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1495arrow-down1imagerural americans will drive past a coal-fired power plant, in their five mpg ford truck, to go to a small town city council meeting and complain about how environmentally destructive solar panels areslrpnk.netstabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · edit-213 days agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
And their vote counts more than yours because they live in rural districts with lower populations. Smh at “democracy.”
minus-squareMonkRome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoI thought the primary problem with nuclear is that it is incredibly expensive?
minus-squarebountygiver [any]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days agoAnd the big roadblock is it takes way longer than an election cycle to get online, so there’s little to no incentives to start a project of one. Renewables have the advantage of going online within that window.
minus-squareWiredBrain@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoPrivate insurance for the project is incredibly expensive. But there are ways to go about it differently, if the will is there.
I thought the primary problem with nuclear is that it is incredibly expensive?
And the big roadblock is it takes way longer than an election cycle to get online, so there’s little to no incentives to start a project of one. Renewables have the advantage of going online within that window.
Private insurance for the project is incredibly expensive. But there are ways to go about it differently, if the will is there.