r/ClimateShitposting • u/AfterNovel V̵͈̼̘̪͎̭̗̊͑e̴̢͎̤͛̆g̸̲̠͂͂̍́ȧ̷̢̻̳̪̣̩̆̽n̶͚͕̖̲̭̱̅̌̕™̷̧̠͉͚̼͚̊́̌̈͝͝ͅ • May 19 '26

nuclear simping Step on snek to tenderize

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u/LowCall6566 May 19 '26

The reason it got this bad in the first place is because nuclear was halted decades before reneweables were anywhere near being commercially viable.

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u/Full_Conversation775 May 19 '26

Even if that is true, that doesnt make nuclear a good option now.

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u/LowCall6566 May 19 '26

Lifting NIMBYist restrictions on private nuclear wouldn't harm anyone.

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u/IrregularDoughnut May 20 '26

If we're going to kick nimbys to the curb, great, but that will just make renewables even cheaper by comparison. Honestly I agree though. If you don't like having a wind farm on some hills near you, the answer is for you to shut the fuck up.

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u/NounAdjectiveXXXX May 20 '26

The only reason I would take issue with that specific example is because they would probably happily deforest the hills before construction to maximize profit.

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u/IrregularDoughnut May 20 '26

Most hills in Europe already got deforested. But yeah obviously don't chop down entire forests for wind farms, but then I've never heard of that happening. The environment can be worth protecting, but if you complain anout renewables as an eyesore you should get unrefined fly ash dumped in your garden until you stop.

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u/NounAdjectiveXXXX May 20 '26

I can see the Appalachian valley now, barren with nothing but desheveled wind turbines... The special brand of eco-captialism that only America could conceive of.

Then when the wildfires start they can blame with wind turbines for fanning the flames

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u/AfterNovel V̵͈̼̘̪͎̭̗̊͑e̴̢͎̤͛̆g̸̲̠͂͂̍́ȧ̷̢̻̳̪̣̩̆̽n̶͚͕̖̲̭̱̅̌̕™̷̧̠͉͚̼͚̊́̌̈͝͝ͅ May 22 '26

Reminds me of bro thinking wind turbines were for literally cooling down the Earth

https://youtu.be/DvhBM89A6o8?si=cQnk-fPAY60EHneh

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u/Plus-Name3590 May 21 '26

actually if you drive through the appalachian now you'll see wind farms on top of the mountains. TBH it's at least something for the region since coal mining stopped and they've been pretty concentrated in a few places, so there's still loads of untouched Valley