The Democrats' Infantile "Position" on Energy

[BULLDOG]

Should you read discussion boards or be too busy studying science journals?

I don't have the training required to understand many scientific journals, and at my age I probably never will. I have to rely on the leaders in the scientific community.

 

[Mac-7]

No, I prefer a competitive free market so that I can choose the best option

but does this mean you are all in for nuclear energy?

BULLDOG asks questions but seldom answers any

 

[BULLDOG]

No, I prefer a competitive free market so that I can choose the best option

but does this mean you are all in for nuclear energy?

Don't know. I'm not a nuclear scientist, and nobody that matters cares about my opinion anyway. I'll go with the judgement of the leaders in the field to decide.

 

[BULLDOG]

BULLDOG asks questions but seldom answers any

I honestly answer all questions. If I don't, know, I'm not afraid to say I don't know.

 

[DGS49]

Nuclear has been rendered obsolete by over-regulation by Government and irrational fears by common citizens. No massive nuke plant CAN be built, except in a state where utilities are "regulated" and the building entity can be assured of getting its money back in higher rates in the future. If it were not unconstitutional I would suggest that the Feds fund a couple new ones to get the ball rolling.

Nuke's only prospect in the foreseeable future is SMR's - Small reactors that can be manufactured in a plant then disassembled and reassembled on site. Where one is not sufficient, multiple units can be grouped together to meet the need.

On a related issue, "we" still have the problem of spent fuel (often improperly called. "nuclear waste") sitting around at nuclear power plants around the country. This should all be transported to a Federal repository such as Yucca Mountain or WIPP in New Mexico. In the future, it will inevitably be sought out for reprocessing and re-use; we have the technology to do that right now.

 

[Auld Phart]

Let's see. Should I believe the world's top scientists or some nutbag on a discussion board?

stick with the voices in your head.

they're never wrong.

 

[rightwinger]

Democrats actually have an energy plan that does not rely entirely on Big Oil

 

[Mac-7]

I honestly answer all questions. If I don't, know, I'm not afraid to say I don't know.

You dont know what your opinion is?

I find that hard to believe

 

[Mac-7]

Democrats actually have an energy plan that does not rely entirely on Big Oil

But does rely on scarcity and higher prices

 

[Moonglow]

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[rightwinger]

But does rely on scarcity and higher prices

It does nothing of the kind

Alternative energy decreases the reliance on oil and increases supply

 

[hadit]

You gonna strap a nuclear reactor to your car?

If I want to be able to recharge it reliably after being forced into an EV while keeping my home comfortable and being able to work on my computer without worrying about brownouts,, we'll need some reactors.

 

[BULLDOG]

You dont know what your opinion is?

I find that hard to believe

My opinions are based on the best information available to me. Sometimes, I need more information before I make a firm decision about what to believe.

 

[Mac-7]

It does nothing of the kind

Alternative energy decreases the reliance on oil and increases supply

I was referring to obama/biden/harris junta policy of limiting fossil fuel availability

Which will be their policy again immediately after the election

 

[Mac-7]

My opinions are based on the best information available to me. Sometimes, I need more information before I make a firm decision about what to believe.

Ok

I think the energy issue has been around forever and if you have not formed an opinion by now you never will

 

[rightwinger]

I was referring to obama/biden/harris junta policy of limiting fossil fuel availability

Which will be their policy again immediately after the election

Oil production has increased under Biden/Harris

 

[BULLDOG]

Ok

I think the energy issue has been around forever and if you have not formed an opinion by now you never will

I didn't say I don't have opinions about the energy issue. My opinion is the experts in the field are more qualified than nutbags on the internet, so I'll go with their suggestions.

 

[EMH]

Let's see. Should I believe the world's top scientists or some nutbag on a discussion board?

PARROT is as PARROT does.

Maybe you can answer simple basic climate questions, because the "top scientists" you parrot cannot...


1. Why does one Earth polar circle have 9+ times the ice of the other?
2. Why is there ice age glacier south of Arctic Circle on Greenland but no such ice age glacier north of Arctic Circle on Alaska?
3. If the oceans are "warming" why is the record decade for canes still the 1940s?
4. If the oceans are "rising" why can't we see one single photo of land sinking?
5. How did Co2 thaw North America and freeze Greenland at the same time?

 

[Mac-7]

Oil production has increased under Biden/Harris

Only because the junta is running for reelection

Biden and therefore harris has never retracted his vow to kill oil production

 

[Mac-7]

I didn't say I don't have opinions about the energy issue. My opinion is the experts in the field are more qualified than nutbags on the internet, so I'll go with their suggestions.

If I am the “nutbag” you refer to, and I support nuclear, then you must be “agin”