publius on Nostr: Here's the thing. On the one hand, "alternative energy" has ALWAYS meant "alternative ...

Here's the thing.

On the one hand, "alternative energy" has ALWAYS meant "alternative to nuclear", NOT "alternative to fossils" — as in Amory Lovins' "coal-based, fission-free bridge to a solar future".

On the other hand, I will happily tell people that I can envision a world in which half to two-thirds of the energy is supplied by solar, wind, et cetera — but only if the remainder comes from nuclear. Concentrated to balance diffuse at acceptable density.