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The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk::The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk.

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[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I wasn't even that critical in my statement. I was just explaining how switching to nuclear power would require us to combat the NIMBY attitude that killed it in the first place, and that political capital would probably be spent more wisely elsewhere.

I'm fine with nuclear power, but as you said it's not exactly the silver bullet a lot of people claim it to be.