Anonymous wrote:None of this stuff matters one iota when you consider how many data centers are being built all over Virginia, and all over the nation. And it’s happening relatively very quietly.
Virginia is expecting to about DOUBLE the average electrical demand in its grid in the next 10 years due almost entirely to planned data centers and the power purchase agreements already in place.
You guys want to talk about air conditioning and meat - and not having kids?!?! — that is crazy and useless. You would be better off agreeing to limit your web browsing and streaming. No more Spotify; break out your CDs, instead. Don’t share tons of photos, or compress the few important ones that you want to send to Grandma. Don’t unnecessarily like anyone’s posts. Seriously. If you’re going to worry about this other nonsense, you may as well throw these in, too. That’s where the demand is.
The grid capacity is doubling. (Electric cars are contributing additionally to that.)
Now, where do you want it to come from. Solar and wind are not sufficient, not by a long shot. People want to stream their shows and music at night, after the sun goes down. There is no large-scale storage solution. And even just the solar and wind, if it were 24 hours, would not be cost competitive.
Where are you advocate to local politicians to build more nuclear generation capacity?
When you say “just vote, that’s the most important thing,” what have your candidates committed to in terms of building more nuclear, and accelerating the permitting, licensing? How about guaranteeing capital investments?
This is what matters. The rest is rearranging deck chairs for people who are not serious.
Good luck.
Anonymous wrote:Someone needs to figure out how to get co2 out of the atmosphere.
Anonymous wrote:Someone needs to figure out how to get co2 out of the atmosphere.
Anonymous wrote:1. Don't fly.
2. Push government to take action; understand and accept that this may increase the cost of things you buy.
3. Buy less stuff. What you do buy, buy American (our environmental laws are better than China) and as local as possible to reduce shipping.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How people actually think we are going to revert the tide of global warming makes me ROFL.
We may not be at the tipping point in terms of science but psychologically you bet we're there. In our online Amazon 2 day delivery smart phone/phones/social media world, convenience reigns supreme. We will never return to a world where people don't want to travel, live the "good" life and have to sacrifice any convenience ever.
Acceptance is everything. Things will change only upon acceptance of our fate.
I’m always hopeful that someone can explain to me how my Prime delivery day box of assorted items being delivered by a truck that is already coming to my apartment building and neighborhood with hundreds of other orders is worse than me driving all over MoCo and DC to purchase those same items in person?
Most likely because you wouldn’t. Most people wouldn’t.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How people actually think we are going to revert the tide of global warming makes me ROFL.
We may not be at the tipping point in terms of science but psychologically you bet we're there. In our online Amazon 2 day delivery smart phone/phones/social media world, convenience reigns supreme. We will never return to a world where people don't want to travel, live the "good" life and have to sacrifice any convenience ever.
Acceptance is everything. Things will change only upon acceptance of our fate.
I’m always hopeful that someone can explain to me how my Prime delivery day box of assorted items being delivered by a truck that is already coming to my apartment building and neighborhood with hundreds of other orders is worse than me driving all over MoCo and DC to purchase those same items in person?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People are such idiots. This is the dumbest thread ever.
I challenge OP to stop eating anything you want, flying, using the A/C, basically living your life.
If you can't do that, don't expect others to sacrifice anything either.
This fantasy of humans collectively 100% globally coming together to do EVERYTHING we would need to make global warming either stop or slow is exactly that - a fantasy.
The best thing we can hope for is to try to find solutions for when things get totally out of control. We should work on not trying to stop the inevitable and instead figure out plans for how we are all going to make do with what will be our reality in I'm guessing 10 years. It will be a planet with much more adverse weather conditions and food production changes that will really impact all of us. Better we don't fool ourselves on what's to come very soon and face reality than to put efforts into actions that won't happen.
I used to be a rosey eyed supporter of focusing on ways we can change to stop the inevitable, but not anymore.
Now I agree with pp. I’m looking long term. Getting my family as financially secure as possible. Bought a second home up north to escape the heat for my family.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How people actually think we are going to revert the tide of global warming makes me ROFL.
We may not be at the tipping point in terms of science but psychologically you bet we're there. In our online Amazon 2 day delivery smart phone/phones/social media world, convenience reigns supreme. We will never return to a world where people don't want to travel, live the "good" life and have to sacrifice any convenience ever.
Acceptance is everything. Things will change only upon acceptance of our fate.
I’m always hopeful that someone can explain to me how my Prime delivery day box of assorted items being delivered by a truck that is already coming to my apartment building and neighborhood with hundreds of other orders is worse than me driving all over MoCo and DC to purchase those same items in person?
Anonymous wrote:Advocate to use lighter materials to reflect sunlight and cool the surface:
* pave the roads/highways with white material instead of black
* choose brighter/lighter materials for house exterior and roof shingles
These are easy and passive choices that will have a huge impact.
Anonymous wrote:How people actually think we are going to revert the tide of global warming makes me ROFL.
We may not be at the tipping point in terms of science but psychologically you bet we're there. In our online Amazon 2 day delivery smart phone/phones/social media world, convenience reigns supreme. We will never return to a world where people don't want to travel, live the "good" life and have to sacrifice any convenience ever.
Acceptance is everything. Things will change only upon acceptance of our fate.