Re: Global Warming (NUCLEAR)

[Ludwik Kowalski <KowalskiL@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>]

Thanks for correcting me. The "only way" phrase should not
have been used. Fortunately, most people knew what was
intended. Nuclear electricity (about 80% in France and 20%
in U.S.) would reduce the CO2 pollution very significantly.
Ludwik Kowalski

Daniel Schroeder wrote:

> > The only way to reduce the CO2 emission significantly is to
> > make electric industry nuclear, as in France.
>
> The ONLY way?  It might be the best way, or the way that's
> most likely to be implemented, but it surely isn't the only way.
>
> We could get electricity from wind
> or from solar energy (thermal or PV)
> or switch from coal to gas (until the gas runs out)
> or raise the price of electricity so people use less
> or pay people to replace their inefficient lights and appliances
> or pay people to use their air conditioners less
> or insulate our homes better
> or use more solar energy for space heating and water heating
> or make cars more efficient
> or build better transit systems so people don't have to drive so much
> or build better cities so people don't have to travel so far
> or do a little bit of all these things.
>
> C'mon, have some imagination!
>
> Dan