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Solar farms require 300-400x more land than nuclear plantshttps://twitter.com/ScienceIsNew/status/1458512267150966786 https://environmentalprogress.org/energy1 California is planning on shutting down this nuclear plant in 2024-25 and

The Democrats $2.3 trillion climate infrastructure bill could worsen blackouts, inflation, & poverty but, in the biggest pro-nuclear victory to date, could also save America's nuclear plants My latest for

Renewable energy advocates said that cheap solar panels meant California's electricity prices would stop rising That was a lieCalifornia's electricity prices will rise more than 50% by 2030California electric prices

Democrats must stop sacrificing good American nuclear jobs for cheap Chinese solar panelsTHREADhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2021/04/22/democrats-must-stop-sacrificing-good-american-nuclear-jobs-for-cheap-chinese-solar-p

Twitter said it’s a “digital town square” & Facebook said “We don’t think we should be the arbiter of what’s true and what’s false” But now they are censoring content

Under Obama-Biden, “$15B went to energy efficiency, which turned out to be a massive waste of money. 2x as much money was spent weatherizing homes as was saved. The episode

Stop politicizing a tragedyCalifornia's top *forest* scientists say main causes of fires are- 5x more wood fuel in forests due to 100+ years of fire suppression- Drought (2012-16) that would

Hi @KamalaHarris - Berkeley, Calif. resident hereWe are in 3rd night of blackouts b/c of our over-reliance on unreliable renewables & the closure of nat gas & nuclear plantsGenuine question:

California- is imposing black-outs for a 2nd time in a year- saw electric prices rise 6x more than rest of US, 2011 - 2019- is shutting down last nuclear plant

Britain is set to close 14 of its 15 nuclear reactors by 2030Now, the UK and @BorisJohnson have major opportunity to lead the West on nuclear energyTime to go big

If you care so much about plastic waste polluting the environment then why aren't you advocating for higher economic growth in poor nations so they have the money to build

In fact, poor nations in Africa need to use more, not less plastic, since doing so will improve people’s lives, just as plastic has improved people’s lives in developed nations