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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Goofyhoofy 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Who has the power?
Date: 09/01/25 7:51 AM
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While I appreciate the "suree", then why is hydro such a bad thing? Perhaps they are out there, but I've never met a pro solar farm/wind farm person/group that wasn't also anti hydro.

I think you have not met many people. I am in favor of hydro. Also solar, wind, (some) nuclear, and even fossil fuels. It would be hard to have an airline industry without fossil fuels, for instance. Likewise the kind of big iron used in road construction, mining, and other heavy applications - although the day may be coming when those, too, can be electrified.

I like nuclear, so long as it is well separated from population centers. Having one in the middle of New York metro or along an earthquake fault line on the west coast seems silly, but I have no objection to them in North Dakota, Texas, or Iowa. Yes, the energy will have to be transported, but then we ship copious amounts of oil across Alaska, so it’s not as though that’s a unique defect.

As for wind and solar, why not? Hydro? Great! Gravity works, my only caveat is for fish ladders or other environmental considerations as may be appropriate.

The human species has an infinite capacity for energy use, it is the very basis of our difference among other animals, and I’m all in favor of getting as much of it as we can. I prefer the sources with the fewest externalities, so that puts oil/gas lower on the scale than wind, solar, hydro and nuclear. Otherwise, knock yourself out.

And go meet people. You have some odd prejudices which I think are not true.
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