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-Nuclear phase-out is an environmental disaster: it erases past gains and requires a huge expansion of renewables just to hold steady. No efforts at climate protection can get off the ground. Brinton et al ‘15 |
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-Published by Samual Brinton and Josh Freed. Scenario analysis done by Jesse Jenkins MIT PhD Candidate and Researcher with the Energy Initiative, holds a MS in Technology and Policy from MIT and Fernando de Sisternes PhD Engineering Systems: Technology, Management and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, World Bank's Energy and Extractives Global Practice and a research affiliate at MIT's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, has worked for the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the International Energy Agency in Paris, as an independent energy policy consultant.. “When Nuclear Ends: How Nuclear Retirements Might Undermine Clean Power Plan Progress” (August 19, 2015; updated August 21, 2016) |
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-If America’s nuclear...the past decade.19 |
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-Warming is real, anthropogenic and causes extinction. Flournoy ’12 cites Hsu |
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-Don Flournoy is a PhD and MA from the University of Texas, Former Dean of the University College @ Ohio University, Former Associate Dean @ State University of New York and Case Institute of Technology, Project Manager for University/Industry Experiments for the NASA ACTS Satellite, Currently Professor of Telecommunications @ Scripps College of Communications @ Ohio University (Don, "Solar Power Satellites," January, Springer Briefs in Space Development, Book, p. 10-11). Citing Feng Hsu, PhD, Ex-head of the NASA GSFC risk management function, and was the Goddard Space Flight Center lead on the NASA-MIT joint project for risk-informed decision-making support on key NASA programs. This guy’s job was risk analysis for NASA |
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-In the Online...take any chances” (Hsu 2010). |
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-It’s not too late to avoid the worst effects of global warming but immediate action is key. Gillis ’14 |
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-Justin Gillis NYT reporter covering climate change, quoting the IPCC UN organization of thousands of scientists conducting climate research and Ottmar Edenhofer IPCC report co-chair, PhD economist. “Climate Efforts Falling Short, U.N. Panel Says” (APRIL 13, 2014) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/science/earth/un-climate-panel-warns-speedier-action-is-needed-to-avert-disaster.html?_r=0 |
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-In a report ...achieve climate stabilization.” |