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Environment & Energy

StevieM

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21. Thank you for your post. I appreciate the work you put into making your arguments.

Reply to NNadir (Reply #20)

Sun May 27, 2018, 03:04 PM

May 2018

I have a few more questions for you, if you have the time to answer.

1) Can DME ever work in regular passenger cars? You talk about wanting car culture to end, but realistically that is not going to happen. People are not giving up their cars and so we need to find a way to make them cleaner. A large percentage of European cars, for example, run on diesel. Could those cars start running on DME?

2) I have read that DME is highly flammable and toxic. Your response?

3) Wouldn't it take a long time to start building all these new nuclear power plants? As I understand it, the industry doesn't have enough trained workers to simply start building them all tomorrow.

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2017: Number of US Nuclear Plants that Produced More Energy than All the Wind Turbines In Denmark. [View all] NNadir May 2018 OP

I personally think you are wrong Vinnie From Indy May 2018 #1

I personally KNOW I am right, and I very much have the motivation and responsibility... NNadir May 2018 #2

I happen to work in the power industry captain queeg May 2018 #3

Have they found a way to rid the planet of nuclear waste yet? Control-Z May 2018 #4

Of course you're not interested. In order to oppose nuclear energy... NNadir May 2018 #6

All fossil fuels contribute to global warming captain queeg May 2018 #5

Hear! Hear! aka-chmeee May 2018 #7

Three Mile Island was a classic. JayhawkSD May 2018 #8

The US has plenty of BWRs caraher May 2018 #10

You left off another important point FBaggins May 2018 #11

I figured that much was obvious caraher May 2018 #12

You can always rationalize away the accidents that happen at nuclear plants by saying Finishline42 May 2018 #14

As a civil/environmental engineer I generally agree with your position on nuclear. Also, didn't Bil c-rational May 2018 #9

Wind capacity factor cstar May 2018 #13

Yes. The renewable scam complaining about "subsidies" is like Donald Trump complaining... NNadir May 2018 #15

A society powered by renewable energy would look nothing like the industrial consumer society... hunter May 2018 #16

baseload is the only way? cstar May 2018 #17

Every time this nuclear vs. renewable debate heats up, I notice something. StevieM May 2018 #18

Good point cstar May 2018 #19

Thank you for your post. StevieM May 2018 #24

Actually, using thermochemical water and/or carbon dioxide splitting cycles, petroleum and gas... NNadir May 2018 #20

Thank you for your post. I appreciate the work you put into making your arguments. StevieM May 2018 #21

I know you asked NNadir, but here's a link to International DME trade group... hunter May 2018 #22

Thank you for your questions. It's no sweat on my part. NNadir May 2018 #23