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		imtringued on Aug 23, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: July was the hottest month ever recorded, accordin... Because it's faster and cheaper to invest in renewable energy. Building a nuclear power plant requires a massive amount of money and time.

throwanem on Aug 23, 2016 [–]

Faster, cheaper, and much less effective. Renewable is very much worthwhile, but I'd argue it is at its best as part of a strategy which addresses irreducible baseload demand by means of modern nuclear.

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