A "Green" New Deal That Could Work

It would work in the sense of reducing or eliminating carbon based fuels.

It would work in the sense that it would be more economical than solar or wind.

It would work in the sense that it would be 100% available, as opposed to other "green" technologies, like solar, wind, thermal, and hydropower.

The only opposition that can be made would be on the basis of safety and waste.  In reality, nothing is 100% clean, nor 100 % safe.  But this isn't bad.

If you want to do a fundamental change in how we do energy in the advanced world, this is the way to go.

By the way, Sorensen has some great comments in this video.  If there is any one person who would be responsible for the rebirth of this concept, it would have to be this guy.  There are others, of course.  But this guy has got all the arguments down pat.

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