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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
This is a broad topic, and for an overview I would suggest to look at the wikipedia article on the anti-nuclear movement.
The main points are:
accidents which pose a risk to humans and the ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
According to Holman Jenkins in 2016, the answer is murky, not least because environmentalists are not unified against nuclear:
Honest greens have always said nuclear power is indispensable for ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
The whole point of these "New X Deal"s is to unite the party proposing it, pick up some outside support, and put the other party in a weak position if they oppose it. If there's some kind of seam in ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
It depends on what you consider good and bad.
If your only concern is greenshouse-gas emissions, then nuclear is indeed good.
Yet, nuclear energy brings along problems of its own, e.g. nuclear waste, ...
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Would the Green New Deal result in socialism?
If you mean Socialism as in European style Social Democracy, then yes, it will make the USA more "Socialist".
However, if you mean actual "Socialize the means of production and abolish Capitalism" ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
The environmental movement was initially opposed to nuclear power, partially due to it being tied to nuclear war (Chernobyl was a weapons grade Plutonium reactor), and partially due to the risks ...
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Why is neither methane nor fracking mentioned in the Green New Deal?
Because the “Green New Deal” is not a comprehensive energy policy, but a resolution to state the intent to create a policy (or policies) sometime in the future
The explanation is right in the first ...
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Would the Green New Deal result in socialism?
There is a difference between "socialism" and "a socialist direction."
In just about any country, the state owns some means of production and/or infrastructure. In a socialist country, they own most ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
I am just adding some stuff regarding CO2 emissions. The rest is well summarized by user tim.
While it is true that the process of generating electricity from uranium is more or less CO2 emission ...
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Green New Deal. Does it implies realization in the US only?
It should probably be noted that the Green New Deal isn't a full set of policies. It's a policy to make a policy. This is discussed in another question on the site, regarding the differences between ...
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What's the difference between AOC's Green New Deal and Sanders' Green New Deal?
The fundamental difference between these plans....is that one is a plan and the other is simply a statement to make a plan.
This answer from a question I asked recently addresses why the Alexandria ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
I notice your question is tagged united-states but most of the arguments from my European background will nonetheless remain valid.
Security
This sounds a little bit like fear of technology, but ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
In a word, Hollywood. We have had over half a century of bad movies*, and books, comic books (remember the "radioactive spider" of Spiderman?) and other forms of popular culture pushing the "Omigawd ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
The reason is because, to the degree that there is a consensus definition of "green," it does not match up with what you claim it is.
I have been googling experts consensus on nuclear energy and ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
You're projecting a worldview that isn't necessarily shared by Greens.
Basically, what you're saying is we've got problem X, Y is a solution, let's use it.
However, Greens have certain core values ...
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Would the Green New Deal result in socialism?
To start, let us establish that "socialist" in this case refers to the set of ideas that relates to the government controlling the economy or sectors of the economy instead of private individuals or ...
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Green New Deal. Does it implies realization in the US only?
Never forget the nukes
Per wikipedia:
As of 2019, the U.S. has an inventory of 6,185 nuclear warheads; of these, 2,385 are retired and awaiting dismantlement and 3,800 are part of the U.S. ...
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Would the Green New Deal result in socialism?
Not really. It’s merely that green issues are seen as an issue that is owned by the left and so to accept its possibility and it’s neccessity is seen to ‘give’ in to the left. It’s no surprise then, ...
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
Because not all nuclear reactors are the same, but almost nobody knows about the difference.
I'm not well versed enough in the exact science, because... well, that takes a real nuclear scientist. My ...
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