tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post2539999599297860941..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Gore's climate calculator is crapC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-4648501705697646082007-11-12T08:42:00.000+11:002007-11-12T08:42:00.000+11:00But the whole point of this post is that there is ...But the whole point of this post is that there is a poor correlation between "green" and "low carbon"...Dr. Lemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283138709890438772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-77871346642182213502007-11-11T16:08:00.000+11:002007-11-11T16:08:00.000+11:00In the US you can (in some places) specify the com...In the US you can (in some places) specify the company you buy your E from. This is part of the deregulation. Someplaces (gotta be vague here) have green choices, e.g. hydro, etc.) More expensive generally.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-45202535767625376632007-11-03T08:13:00.000+11:002007-11-03T08:13:00.000+11:00Depends on who you ask, and what their agenda is. ...Depends on who you ask, and what their agenda is. It also depends on the reactor design and the fuel enrichment. Probably more than wind and less than solar, though.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-33670618425411392622007-11-02T23:32:00.000+11:002007-11-02T23:32:00.000+11:00What's the carbon cost of constructing the nuclear...What's the carbon cost of constructing the nuclear plant? I'm guessing not too huge, but noticeable. OK, now what's the carbon cost of the bureaucracy that's created to regulate it?<BR/><BR/>I'm in favor of nuclear power if done right, but there may be hidden carbon costs in the way we're currently doing it.Chris Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368959552769808835noreply@blogger.com