People think Germany's a climate leader but it produces 6x more emissions per unit of electricity than France
People say nuclear is too expensive but nuclear-heavy France spends 59% as much for electricity as Germany, which will have spent $580B on renewables by 2025
People say nuclear is too expensive but nuclear-heavy France spends 59% as much for electricity as Germany, which will have spent $580B on renewables by 2025
There is a high up-front cost to building new nuclear plants, and when workers don't have experience building them, they are more expensive.
But costs come down significantly over time as workers gain experience building them
And what's the cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
But costs come down significantly over time as workers gain experience building them
And what's the cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
Nuclear keeps nations safe.
It provides highly reliable zero-pollution power, and has thus saved 2M lives to date.
And nuclear allows nations to stockpile fuel on-site, liberating them having to depend on foreign nations for their survival, as Europe today must on Russia.
It provides highly reliable zero-pollution power, and has thus saved 2M lives to date.
And nuclear allows nations to stockpile fuel on-site, liberating them having to depend on foreign nations for their survival, as Europe today must on Russia.
In truth, over-dependence by Europe on Russian energy exports threatens all of us
High energy's prices could trigger a global recession, which is why politicians are reluctant to stop buying Russian oil
Biden could limit oil exports — but it would strengthen Putin's hand more
High energy's prices could trigger a global recession, which is why politicians are reluctant to stop buying Russian oil
Biden could limit oil exports — but it would strengthen Putin's hand more
I had an otherwise taciturn South Korean nuclear engineer practically shout at me over hot soup in a restaurant, "Before nuclear power, we were slaves!"
Good Europeans forgot what it was like to be serfs and slaves & thus the renewables-God/nuclear-Devil colonized their brains
Good Europeans forgot what it was like to be serfs and slaves & thus the renewables-God/nuclear-Devil colonized their brains
Putin's feet were on the ground while Europe's head was in the clouds
Just look at the numbers
bariweiss.substack.com/p/the-wests-gr…
Just look at the numbers
bariweiss.substack.com/p/the-wests-gr…
There are people out there talking about how more renewables could have prevented Putin's invasion. That's ridiculous. Only more nuclear and natural gas could have.
The West needs to pull its head out of its ass or the green Rousseauians are going to get us all killed
The West needs to pull its head out of its ass or the green Rousseauians are going to get us all killed
P.S. $580B is from Bloomberg but old. If people have a newer better estimate please reply to this tweet and I'll correct
bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-…
bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-…
People think, "But we used to not have smart phones, Uber, or Instagram, so therefore solar, EVs, and batteries will replace the grid!"
No, no, no. That's idiotic, 50 year-old propaganda
Just look at how slowly wind and solar have scaled compared to less capital-intensive techs
No, no, no. That's idiotic, 50 year-old propaganda
Just look at how slowly wind and solar have scaled compared to less capital-intensive techs
People say nuclear is expensive and renewables are cheap, but nuclear-heavy, renewables-light France spends 59% per unit of electricity as anti-nuclear, renewables-heavy Germany
France has a low-cost & low-carbon system that is low in renewables & high in nuclear
Germany has a high-cost & high-carbon system that is high in renewables & low in nuclear
Germany has a high-cost & high-carbon system that is high in renewables & low in nuclear
The cost of managing nuclear waste is built into the cost of electricity provided by nuclear plants
The cost of managing the waste from solar panels and wind turbines is externalized onto taxpayers
The cost of managing the waste from solar panels and wind turbines is externalized onto taxpayers
https://twitter.com/hughpearman/status/1500945901497507846?s=20&t=eP5THXNrtKRlS-0Fc32frA
Europeans are dumping their crappy old solar panels on Africans
nytimes.com/2019/05/12/cli…
Americans are dumping their crappy old wind turbine blades on Nebraskans
In the name of Environmental Justice, naturally
ketv.com/article/hundre…
nytimes.com/2019/05/12/cli…
Americans are dumping their crappy old wind turbine blades on Nebraskans
In the name of Environmental Justice, naturally
ketv.com/article/hundre…
The reason my tweets showing the raw data and basic facts on nuclear and renewables go viral is because 90% of journalists are naked propagandists for renewables and haters of nuclear
Just look at the misinformation regarding Ukraine's nuclear
Just look at the misinformation regarding Ukraine's nuclear
https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1499568842816692225?s=20&t=sTrSLg3Mi8iSKi9eyGIT7Q
There is an environmental backlash underway worldwide against the ecological impacts of industrial wind turbines & solar projects, but few are covering it.
This excellent overview of the resistance movement by @pwrhungry @Quillette is a rare exception
quillette.com/2022/03/07/was…
This excellent overview of the resistance movement by @pwrhungry @Quillette is a rare exception
quillette.com/2022/03/07/was…
The reason banal video footage of solar farms goes viral is because people have been fed propaganda
In truth, solar projects are an ecological horror show
The West has been in the clouds while Putin's feet have been on the ground
In truth, solar projects are an ecological horror show
The West has been in the clouds while Putin's feet have been on the ground
https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1459607006747189264?s=20&t=ZiN-WkVUo8akzKcQTt8YOQ
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