Modern nuclear is extremely safe. The handling and storage of nuclear waste is mostly a logistical issue - there is PLENTY of room to store it contained.

As for denying global warming or what right-wingers are finally "upgrading" to - claiming it's just nature, not manmade - how do you feel smart when your opinions differ from vast consensus in the scientific community? Do you believe you're smarter in this topic than all of them? Or is it conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton paying all those scientists off?

Totally demented. I hope you're just greedy morally defunct people (lots of evidence to support that) who stand to gain money in some way by denying it. That, I can accept. But intellectual dishonestly and rampant disrespect for the scientists who elevated us out of the dark ages? Shame on you.

problem with nuclear is its a defensive liability

theres a reason why basically only the french go heavy nuclear

@Dr.Cosby How am I showing them disrepect by disagreeing with them and their proxy? Science has been wrong before. Did you know that they once supposed that there will be a ice age rather than a global warning? I think this because we, as the human race, do not nearly release enough c20 (or other green houses gasses) into the astophermere to get melting polar shit.

we have records of GHG levels and their correlation with global temps going back millenia

the consensus on a causal relationship is accepted

im in the field ive read plenty of the science

you dont have to believe me but as the kids say

it is what it is

the maginitude and consequences of change are debated

@chuckayy So you think global warning is man made?

to some degree

pun intended

@chuckayy why?

`we have records of GHG levels and their correlation with global temps going back millenia
the consensus on a causal relationship is accepted`

@GoldenGail3 what about chernobyl really though?

like do you think driving in a car is safer than flying?

many people might think that way, but the statistics show that the chances of injury or death from driving in a car are way higher than flying by air and i think that plays a big role into fears about nuclear energy

people associate it with these undeniably horrible events

but that skews their perception on it

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2018/06/11/if-nuclear-power-is-so-safe-why-are-we-so-afraid-of-it/#322c5ee66385

good read either way i think

Nuclear is safe as fuck (as the article states)

But yeah, it's all about perception

USE THORIUM

Nuclear energy is one of the safest methods of getting electricity

The problem is with the method of getting energy from fission and the maintenance of the facilities

Which raises concerns in some places

GG @Boo, you just advanced to level 8!

There is also the method of getting rid of nuclear waste

And also precautions when something is about to go wrong

But overall i can say that nuclear energy is one of the best ways of getting electricity

And who knows maybe in a decade humanity will be able to do nuclear fusion with the yield of Q=10

wrong

climate change is REAL.

If climate change is real then "climate-debate" is a huge fucking waste of energy and time. What about "climate change discussion" instead? Can we actually talk about real issues in the climate change era instead of indulging russian trollz and calling it a debate

I think the channel is for discussing all things climate related. And believe it or not, there really are folks here who seem skeptical about the extent of human contributions to climate change...

@Deleted User im confused, did someone say climate change isn't real here recently?

supporting nuclear energy doesn't mean you dont believe in climate change