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1. There is, of course, an upside, albeit painful, to high energy prices.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:25 AM
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It is that they create an impetus for both conservation and the funding of alternatives, the only "alternative" that I personally support being nuclear energy.

The German case demonstrates both in economic and environmental terms that it is possible to be exceedingly stupid in choosing "alternatives," however.

Rising electricity prices are driving interest and investment in nuclear energy and, increasingly a long overdue bout of public acceptance despite much antinuclear propaganda that has served fossil fuel interests for half a century.

Regrettably, however, in our less than ethical world, the most pain falls on those who can least afford it.

The orange pedophile is a vile idiot to be sure, but there is for the long term some silver lining on his impetuous violence. We all share in grief for those killed and wounded by his violence, but again, the risk of fossil fuel dependence is obviate by this outcome.

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