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Title: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: Marlin on Jun 07, 2019, 06:43
Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania's divisive nuclear rescue debate


https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania-renewable-power-advocates-propose-big-boost-green-energy-incentives-20190427.html
Title: Re: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: RDTroja on Jun 09, 2019, 07:49
Our fate is in the hands of poilticians and advocacy groups.

Get out the shutters. We are doomed.
Title: Re: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: peteshonkwiler on Jun 12, 2019, 07:40
Quote from: RDTroja on Jun 09, 2019, 07:49
Our fate is in the hands of poilticians and advocacy groups.

Get out the shutters. We are doomed.
Write, text, email, call... let the Legislation know. This is not an issue to stand on the sidelines watching the action.  Unless, of course, you have no skin in the game.
Title: Re: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: GLW on Jun 12, 2019, 09:41
Quote from: peteshonkwiler on Jun 12, 2019, 07:40
Write, text, email, call... let the Legislation know. This is not an issue to stand on the sidelines watching the action.  Unless, of course, you have no skin in the game.

it's a conundrum,....

my skin in the game is DnD skin,....
Title: Re: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: peteshonkwiler on Jun 12, 2019, 12:04
Quote from: GLW on Jun 12, 2019, 09:41
it's a conundrum,....

my skin in the game is DnD skin,....
Understood. You do better when the plants are closed. This thread is more oriented to keeping the PA plants open.
Title: Re: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: GLW on Jun 12, 2019, 02:30
Quote from: peteshonkwiler on Jun 12, 2019, 12:04
Understood. You do better when the plants are closed. This thread is more oriented to keeping the PA plants open.

it's still a conundrum,...

the more plants that close the more folks turn to DnD, more folks spur less competition, DnD wages stagnate,....
Title: Re: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: Mounder on Jun 12, 2019, 04:00
and begrudgingly, power reactor HPs will be slowly converted over to medical nuclear science HPs...
Title: Re: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: GLW on Jun 12, 2019, 04:17
Quote from: Mounder on Jun 12, 2019, 04:00
and begrudgingly, power reactor HPs will be slowly converted over to medical nuclear science HPs...

I know one- ONE - power reactor HP that has taken that route,....
Title: Re: Solar and wind energy advocates may hold swing vote in Pennsylvania’s
Post by: RDTroja on Jun 12, 2019, 06:37
Quote from: peteshonkwiler on Jun 12, 2019, 07:40
Write, text, email, call... let the Legislation know. This is not an issue to stand on the sidelines watching the action.  Unless, of course, you have no skin in the game.

I am not saying there is nothing we can do, I am saying that politicians and advocacy groups rarely get it right even when faced with overwhelming science (or especially when faced with overwhelming science.)