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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Sun 1 Jun, 2014 08:43 pm
Tonight Tyson made a pretty convincing and also scary case for global warming.
Finn dAbuzz
 
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Reply Sun 1 Jun, 2014 09:39 pm
@Brandon9000,
I didn't watch it. Did he also make a good case for how best to respond to it?
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panzade
 
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Reply Sun 1 Jun, 2014 10:32 pm
@Brandon9000,
Quote:
Tonight Tyson made a pretty convincing and also scary case for global warming.

Yes he did. Anybody denying climate change after that hour of information is a dimwit.
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Mon 2 Jun, 2014 06:02 pm
He suggested conversion to solar and wind power and gave some historical details about them.
panzade
 
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Reply Mon 2 Jun, 2014 06:22 pm
@Brandon9000,
Who was that Frenchman in 1875 Brandon?
He was the first to use solar power.
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oralloy
 
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Reply Mon 2 Jun, 2014 07:22 pm
@Brandon9000,
Brandon9000 wrote:
He suggested conversion to solar and wind power and gave some historical details about them.

Solar and wind alone are not enough. We need something like nuclear or fracking to add to the mix.

Phasing out coal makes sense however.
Brandon9000
 
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Reply Mon 2 Jun, 2014 09:31 pm
@oralloy,
I have nothing against nuclear power as long as the plant is nowhere near me.
raprap
 
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Reply Tue 3 Jun, 2014 12:24 am
@Brandon9000,
In General, reality and experience shows that living near a coal fired power plant will expose individuals to more radiation than living near a nuclear power plant.

Thorium-232 in the flyash of the coal fired plant is the culprit.

Rap

Brandon9000
 
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Reply Tue 3 Jun, 2014 03:40 am
@raprap,
Unless, of course, there's an accident.
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Finn dAbuzz
 
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Reply Tue 3 Jun, 2014 03:48 pm
@Brandon9000,
Brandon9000 wrote:

He suggested conversion to solar and wind power and gave some historical details about them.


Well, that's not very helpful on it's face.

Everyone who believes climate change is a threat suggests conversion to solar and wind power.

The question I have is whether or not it can be addressed properly, and in time on a global scale, without crippling the economy.

He's not required to offer proposals for detailed solution, but it would be helpful if someone did.
Setanta
 
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Reply Tue 3 Jun, 2014 04:03 pm
@Brandon9000,
Brandon9000 wrote:
I have nothing against nuclear power as long as the plant is nowhere near me.


NIMBY
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Tue 3 Jun, 2014 04:25 pm
@Finn dAbuzz,
Finn dAbuzz wrote:

Brandon9000 wrote:

He suggested conversion to solar and wind power and gave some historical details about them.


Well, that's not very helpful on it's face.

Everyone who believes climate change is a threat suggests conversion to solar and wind power.

The question I have is whether or not it can be addressed properly, and in time on a global scale, without crippling the economy.

He's not required to offer proposals for detailed solution, but it would be helpful if someone did.

Actually, he addressed that to some extent.
Finn dAbuzz
 
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Reply Tue 3 Jun, 2014 09:10 pm
@Brandon9000,
Good then I will see what he has to say.
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Sat 7 Jun, 2014 01:45 pm
Neil DeGrasse Tyson appeared a couple of years ago in a "Superman" comic book:

http://www.razorfine.com/news/news-and-notes-neil-degrasse-tyson-discovers-krypton/
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Sat 14 Jun, 2014 09:45 am
It's wonderful. We bought the DVD set and are watching it again.
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