Climate

Many climate experts say we have nine years left, until 2030, before we begin to hit a tipping point from which there may be no return. If that is true then the end of the world is coming because India and China will still be increasing their carbon output by then and they are even today still building new coal fired power plants. The one thing China is doing that will help is building a thorium nuclear power plant. They plan to mass produce these and sell them on the world market. Production of wind and solar can continue and these facilities are best when they are near gas fired power plants because they need back up. This also eliminates the long transmission lines which are costly and ugly. If the coming elections take the power away from the far left the country can get about the business of solving the problem of climate change without being bogged down by social change. President Clinton offered the solution 30 years ago when he said we need to use all sources of power including nuclear. Today those who study this issue realize that nuclear must lead the way and not follow behind.