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Every year there is less snow, lets face it winters are becoming shorter. yet no one does anything about it. WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO FIX IT. ski stations wont help us
honestly China isn’t that bad if you look at per capita. America and Canada produce double what China does and we make half our shit there. It’s a problem here as well, but our gov doesn’t hold these big corps accountable.
WisconsinDogfartedit:I dont know much about the issue so take my OPINION with a grain of salt.
The american ski industry isnt nearly as much of a climate problem as this bullshit in china
All of that so “woke” people can upgrade to the more environmentally friendly iphone and get the latest funko pop because its “collectible”. The way i see it, we should be holding these nations that produce the most emissions accountable, especially when they dont seem to do anything about it. China produces roughly 1/3 of carbon emissions in the world.
Of course we can and should do our own part to reversing our carbon footprint, but we wont do nearly enough without cooperation from china and the rest of the world.
Next we should get rid of the idea of Consumerism.
Unfortunately, people arent going to commit to fixing the issue until it is too late
**This post was edited on Apr 1st 2021 at 12:57:53am
Coleg55Solar and wind is kinda shit tbh. Without proper maintenance they just get sent to a landfill when they break. Nuclear energy is the future
How about hydro power it’s what powers pretty much the whole south east and doesn’t have toxic waste that sits for millions of years just spewing radiation
A clean energy plant is not spewing toxic radiation. But yeah hydro power is very efficient. Canada used a lot of it. But nuclear energy is the way to go for most of our world
WoFlowzHow about hydro power it’s what powers pretty much the whole south east and doesn’t have toxic waste that sits for millions of years just spewing radiation
Coleg55A clean energy plant is not spewing toxic radiation. But yeah hydro power is very efficient. Canada used a lot of it. But nuclear energy is the way to go for most of our world
Yeah idk My dad works for the army core who helps clean up a bunch of nuclear waste from factory’s and old disposal sights. If done right it isn’t toxic it just doesn’t seem to be done right often in my experience
WoFlowzHow about hydro power it’s what powers pretty much the whole south east and doesn’t have toxic waste that sits for millions of years just spewing radiation
coming from bc, where pretty much all our power is hydro, u'd be amazed at the irreparable damage done to rivers that hydro power does, but its kinda the best option
hud4raptorscoming from bc, where pretty much all our power is hydro, u'd be amazed at the irreparable damage done to rivers that hydro power does, but its kinda the best option
Yeah I mean with all aspects of power production there is down sides
Coleg55Solar and wind is kinda shit tbh. Without proper maintenance they just get sent to a landfill when they break. Nuclear energy is the future
Everybody except Texas maintains their solar and wind. Nuclear may be a great transition fuel, but it definitely isn't the sole answer for "the future " and you can get large community solar/wind project's up beforethe plans for a nuclear plant even get approved. Both those lines of arguments are misleading.
hud4raptorscoming from bc, where pretty much all our power is hydro, u'd be amazed at the irreparable damage done to rivers that hydro power does, but its kinda the best option
basically all of our wind energy is in Texas.
and nuclear is insanely efficient, it has zero emissions, and a single plant takes up a good amount of space, but can provide energy for miles. It doesn’t get effected by clouds, cold weather, anything really. It can produce for a majority of the year
ThaLoraxEverybody except Texas maintains their solar and wind. Nuclear may be a great transition fuel, but it definitely isn't the sole answer for "the future " and you can get large community solar/wind project's up beforethe plans for a nuclear plant even get approved. Both those lines of arguments are misleading.
DolansLebensraumUltra long term outlooks would favor investing in real estate in places like breck key copper abasin bc they will have reliable winters with good, non-melting spring conditions for thousands of years.
but im pretty sure if the earth keeps warming places like mammoth or the park city area are going to become very short seasoned. Late spring conditions in March and april in park city will only get more and more blown out of the water by places like breck where the snow is almost a glacier by comparison.
Overall though there will always be places to go skiing op. Even if the avg temp of the earth is much higher than it is now.
but earth cycles thru warm and cold phases naturally. Its not just bc “muh humam poluzhun”.
and if we do warm up the earth too much we can just dump megatons of fertilizer into the oceans and let phytoplankton save our asses.
Haha look at all the hippy downvotes.
Hippies dont like to hear about a climate solution that doesnt involve taking away the keys to a rich persons G55.
ThaLoraxEverybody except Texas maintains their solar and wind. Nuclear may be a great transition fuel, but it definitely isn't the sole answer for "the future " and you can get large community solar/wind project's up beforethe plans for a nuclear plant even get approved. Both those lines of arguments are misleading.
The notion that the significant investment in over 28 gigawatts of energy production is simply left to rot is absurd. I’m not sure why you would even think this.
basically all of our wind energy is in Texas.
and nuclear is insanely efficient, it has zero emissions, and a single plant takes up a good amount of space, but can provide energy for miles. It doesn’t get effected by clouds, cold weather, anything really. It can produce for a majority of the year
Wind is still a smaller niche source. It is very good and efficient. It can be built quite quickly and requires a lot less regulation than something like a nuke plant. Wind generation in reserve can be brought online and react to demand much quicker than nuclear or natural gas. We will always need large base load like nuclear. And if we do it right it can generate a lot less waste than people think.
SessionThe notion that the significant investment in over 28 gigawatts of energy production is simply left to rot is absurd. I’m not sure why you would even think this.
Where did I say anything remotely similar to this notion? I'm not sure why you would even think this.
I definitely think renewables are the future, but we can’t get their now. Nuclear would be the perfect transition from where we are now. Fossil fuels fucking blow, and they even produce more radiation and more deaths than nuclear energy does
SessionThe notion that the significant investment in over 28 gigawatts of energy production is simply left to rot is absurd. I’m not sure why you would even think this.
Wind is still a smaller niche source. It is very good and efficient. It can be built quite quickly and requires a lot less regulation than something like a nuke plant. Wind generation in reserve can be brought online and react to demand much quicker than nuclear or natural gas. We will always need large base load like nuclear. And if we do it right it can generate a lot less waste than people think.
Session"Everybody except Texas maintains their solar and wind."
I'm not sure what you mean then.
Ah, gotcha.. I'm referring to Texas' deregulated energy market. That would indeed fly over someone's head if they're not familiar with it.
If you're not familiar with it, a great recent example is their deregulation being part of the reason the turbines failed in Texas during the crazy winter storm in February when Cancun Cruz literally left his constituents in the cold. Texas "chose" to be exempt from regulations that mandate proper maintenance, thus, they didn't winterize their turbine. Then the conservatives tried to blame the failed (non-winterized) turbines for the resulting loss of power, despite wind only accounting for less than 10% of Texas' energy portfolio. As far as energy production and distribution goes, the US is basically split into several sections/groups where energy is shared/transported. Being completely deregulated and run by private companies, Texas is basically the equivalent of a remote island producing its own energy.
So, because they aren't subject to the same regulations as the rest of the US, they had no impetus to properly maintain their grid/equipment. Corporate greed at its finest.
ThaLoraxAh, gotcha.. I'm referring to Texas' deregulated energy market. That would indeed fly over someone's head if they're not familiar with it.
If you're not familiar with it, a great recent example is their deregulation being part of the reason the turbines failed in Texas during the crazy winter storm in February when Cancun Cruz literally left his constituents in the cold. Texas "chose" to be exempt from regulations that mandate proper maintenance, thus, they didn't winterize their turbine. Then the conservatives tried to blame the failed (non-winterized) turbines for the resulting loss of power, despite wind only accounting for less than 10% of Texas' energy portfolio. As far as energy production and distribution goes, the US is basically split into several sections/groups where energy is shared/transported. Being completely deregulated and run by private companies, Texas is basically the equivalent of a remote island producing its own energy.
Hope that helps provide some clarity and context!
I am intimately aware. I work with grid integrations entities in ERCOT (as well as the rest of North America) testing new wind plants and maintaining legacy plants generation controls and data.
