[leeroyjenkins11]

So why can't I tell these people who want to charge me more to F off and have them build nuclear? And is the threat of global warming enough to warrant making everyones life worse? Is adaptation more costly than stopping the use of fossil fuels?

[ajuc]

Nuclear won't be cheaper is the main reason.

You seem to think renewables will win because people are ecologically minded. That's not the case. It will win, because it scales better, it has very little paperwork or planning required, and it's very cheap.

Yes - in some cases it's less convenient than traditional powerplants. But early cars couldn't go everywhere horses could. Didn't stopped them from replacing horses for 99% of usecases.

[Schroedingersat]

Why pay more some of the time when you could pay more all of the time?