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Originally Posted by photon
Solar, wind, nuclear all need to be part of powering our planet now.
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Replace nuclear with hydro, and I will agree with you. deGrasse Tyson's point was that the sun produces more than enough power to provide for our electricity needs; even if those needs increased 100 fold. (Which is possible if we switch from gas heat to electric.)
I just don't see why nuclear has to be one of the options. It's a messy solution when cleaner solutions are also available.
Then comes the political aspect. Do we allow North Korea, Iran, etc to have nuclear power? Outside of the odd James Bond movie, I've never heard of a terrorist using hydro or solar as a weapon of mass destruction.