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yes, I'm pro-nuclear, as well as hydro-electric, wind, solar.....anything to diversify the energy consumption. Less than a generation ago, China and the Middle East was almost entirely agrarian, and now they are suddenly becoming urban (at an alarming rate).
There are 40 cities in China that have 1,000,000+ people right now. They are building enormous cities in the Middle East. These new cities will all require massive amounts of energy.
China has been smart, however, as they have put a ton of money into solar energy. They can do this because their government is set up so they just decide to do it; doesn't work in a democracy, but instead of something like solar energy being held up due to public debate, partisan politics, etc., they just say "we're doing this" and it happens. Either way, China is now the single biggest developer of (and investor in) solar energy.
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