Submission + - Australian Pro-Nuclear Straw Man (decarbonisesa.com)
gordm writes: Giles Parkinson (editor of RenewEconomy) has a curious recollection of the pro-nuclear talk delivered by Ben Heard at Brisbane City Hall (for Brisbane Global Café).
http://reneweconomy.com.au/201...
"Nuclear cheerleader Ben Heard blamed everyone from lefties to greenies for the current state of the nuclear industry."
Just as my own province of Alberta emits almost 900g CO2/kWh, so does Australia. I'd love to see these numbers come down. Ben was pointing out Ontario as an example of a once coal-dependent province which has stopped burning coal: http://live.gridwatch.ca/home-...
What Ben did NOT do, was pass blame for the current state of the nuclear industry... in fact nuclear power is illegal in Australia.
http://youtu.be/IzbI0UPwQHg
Giles Parkinson's assertions can be found here: http://reneweconomy.com.au/201...
I think anyone considering the challenge of ditching coal will find Ben's talk as interesting as the "rebuttal" it triggered.
http://reneweconomy.com.au/201...
"Nuclear cheerleader Ben Heard blamed everyone from lefties to greenies for the current state of the nuclear industry."
Just as my own province of Alberta emits almost 900g CO2/kWh, so does Australia. I'd love to see these numbers come down. Ben was pointing out Ontario as an example of a once coal-dependent province which has stopped burning coal: http://live.gridwatch.ca/home-...
What Ben did NOT do, was pass blame for the current state of the nuclear industry... in fact nuclear power is illegal in Australia.
http://youtu.be/IzbI0UPwQHg
Giles Parkinson's assertions can be found here: http://reneweconomy.com.au/201...
I think anyone considering the challenge of ditching coal will find Ben's talk as interesting as the "rebuttal" it triggered.