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I agree with all of what you said. I'm Ok with nuclear power, as you say if managed correctly. I believe in capitalism, supply and demand and free markets. Lets burn the coal and petroleum until someone can produce energy that is cheaper or equal in cost. Cost is the incentive to get people to use clean energy, not the government subsidizing something that is not competitive.I'm going to step in and defend nuclear power here. If it's managed correctly, nuclear power is safe and efficient. It does put off water vapor, which is a greenhouse gas that everyone seems to forget about, but it has zero other greenhouse emissions.
But yes, the mining done to acquire copper and especially lithium is awful for the environment. A lot of people like to ignore that in favor of "Well, battery powered cars don't have any tailpipe emissions, so they're better for the environment."
And yes, coal is dirty. Even "clean coal" is dirty. According to EIA.gov, coal is the source of 31% of electrical power generation in the US, but the source of 66% of the CO2 emissions from producing power.
Natural gas is used for 29% of electric generation in the US, but only accounts for 33% of the CO2 emissions, with petroleum accounting for 1% of power generation and 1% of emissions and 39% of power generation coming from non-fossil fuels.
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