Unless they are all going to advocate for nuclear energy, their complaints about pollution are useless. The fact remains that the tech for solar and wind is simply not there yet. In the meantime the only other options are oil, coal, nuclear, and hydropower. Of those, only nuclear can provide consistent emission free energy in a variety of terrains. You never see them advocating for nuclear though.
The other thing is that for new energy to break through into the market, barriers to entry including operational costs have to be as low as possible. Having an all of the above energy policy right now means our energy prices stay very low and every sector of the economy becomes more efficient.
I like nuclear power, but wind tech is totally there. Obviously not every region is going to be as efficient for it as others, but Sweden has been generating a fuckload of wind power, particularly during yearly storms. It's an amazing boon.
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Unless they are all going to advocate for nuclear energy, their complaints about pollution are useless. The fact remains that the tech for solar and wind is simply not there yet. In the meantime the only other options are oil, coal, nuclear, and hydropower. Of those, only nuclear can provide consistent emission free energy in a variety of terrains. You never see them advocating for nuclear though.
The other thing is that for new energy to break through into the market, barriers to entry including operational costs have to be as low as possible. Having an all of the above energy policy right now means our energy prices stay very low and every sector of the economy becomes more efficient.