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joshcryer

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10. I'm pretty sure none of my statements defend coal.

Reply to kristopher (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 1, 2014, 07:11 AM

Jan 2014

I am simply rebuffing the asinine idea that nuclear was the cause.

Sort of how you are annoyed by the insinuation that Japan's nuclear faults are causing the next fucking apocalypse.

The cause was budgetary and if it helped anyone it helped coal. I have no desire to try to make up some conspiracy as to how that is the case. But it's simply more logically probable than the nuclear industry doing it since there's no benefit to the nuclear industry by doing so.

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UK govt sabotages energy efficiency program to ensure market for nuclear power (93%YOY drop) [View all] kristopher Dec 2013 OP

Wow. Nuclear is really really determined to go out screaming and kicking, djean111 Dec 2013 #1

2010: Subsidy for eight nuclear reactors rejected kristopher Dec 2013 #2

This is criminal. nt bananas Dec 2013 #3

According to the world's pre-eminent climate scientist, nuclear energy saves lives. NNadir Jan 2014 #11

Uh, they predicted a drop, it dropped, and they sabatoged it? joshcryer Dec 2013 #4

That could have been more clear kristopher Dec 2013 #5

They expected the cut. The cut was obvious. joshcryer Dec 2013 #6

So you are saying the government is using the excuse of nuclear to ensure funding for coal? kristopher Dec 2013 #7

Uh, no, the cut benifitted coal. joshcryer Dec 2013 #8

A little bit late for that isn't it? kristopher Dec 2013 #9

I'm pretty sure none of my statements defend coal. joshcryer Jan 2014 #10

"...leaving a shortfall of 16TWh to be made up by either energy efficiency or new nuclear" kristopher Jan 2014 #12

So you contend that new nuclear will be built? joshcryer Jan 2014 #13

Says longtime diehard nuclear advocate joshcryer... kristopher Jan 2014 #14

Who cares what they try to do. joshcryer Jan 2014 #15

Who care what someone who spends all their time... kristopher Jan 2014 #16

Does not parse. joshcryer Jan 2014 #17

Then you should feel right at home with it kristopher Jan 2014 #18

No, seriously, you OK? joshcryer Jan 2014 #19