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by perfunctory 2504 days ago
> "Renewable" energy does not include nuclear power.

Excuse my nitpicking, but renewable energy indeed excludes nuclear. By definition.

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> renewable energy indeed excludes nuclear. By definition.

It depends on whose definition. Breeder reactors count as renewable by some definitions. And I would argue that those definitions are more reasonable, particularly if whether something counts as "renewable" is used to determine government subsidies.

Carbon neutral energy is what we need.

Renewable energy defies physics.

I guess people aren't worried about the sun burning out or us running out of wind. I think most people know we don't create energy from nothing