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A thorium salt reactor in every home.
This is true. But it only works transmitting it over short distances (cost of transmission can easily become the dominant factor) so the benefit is local. You have to be near a major river to do it. That's why it only accounts for a small percentage of all electricity produced.In America, Hydroelectric power costs 60% less per kilowatt hour than Fossil fuels.
Yes, you can't run nuclear power plants without prior electricity, so if your answer is simply nuclear power, that isn't possible without electricity to run the power plants, where does that power come from? Thin air?Is this a serious question?
No, before you create nuclear power, you need electricity. So if your plan is solely nuclear, how do you even get started, without electricityUranium?
That's not what they were suggesting
The point of this is we had over a decade to have made adjustments to our lifestyles such as driving smaller cars creating more alternative transportation options such as additional trains and buses. Changing our lifestyles such as commuting with others and saving more. These ideas do not need a nuclear power plant or electric cars mostly basic stuff could have reduced the demand even with cuts in supply and lack of new wells. Instead we let cheap oil and gas drive the demand for bigger trucks and more wasteful lifestyles. We are burning more oil then ever as OPEC cuts production to drive up costs and what has Washington done to curb our waste?
How do you know some of those sources aren't cheaper? Do you have a study in mind?
In America, Hydroelectric power costs 60% less per kilowatt hour than Fossil fuels.
http://www.wvic.com/Content/Facts_About_Hydropower.cfm
- Hydropower is the most efficient way to generate electricity. Modern hydro turbines can convert as much as 90% of the available energy into electricity. The best fossil fuel plants are only about 50% efficient. (1)
- In the U.S., hydropower is produced for an average of 0.85 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh). This is about 50% the cost of nuclear, 40% the cost of fossil fuel, and 25% the cost of using natural gas.
With coalHow they gonna produce the electricity?
waste ? Not every one wants a limp dick and a prius. Its consumer choice you commi, i drive what i want and pay of it. If it eats double the gas its my choice to drive it or not.
Also price goes up fracking become more economical and opec takes it up the ass, thats what Washington has done.
But i'm sure you are so noble you only take the bus or walk, and live a zero fossil fuel aided lifestyle.
Yes, you can't run nuclear power plants without prior electricity, so if your answer is simply nuclear power, that isn't possible without electricity to run the power plants, where does that power come from? Thin air?
theres always next timeToo bad that referendum didn't go your way.
Just have them show Braveheart around the clock. That should do the trick.theres always next time
The future is blackWith coal