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Economy

Dan Brouillette: ‘Impossible’ to Reduce ‘Carbon Emissions’ Without ‘Nuclear Energy’

2019-09-19

[BREITBART] A national energy strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions yielded from the burning of fossil fuels requires the use of nuclear energy, determined Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, offering his analysis in a Tuesday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.

Those opposing the use of nuclear energy ‐ or neglecting to highlight its value within a national energy policy ‐ cannot be "serious" or "sincere" in their stated concerns to address carbon dioxide emissions, stated Brouillette.

"It’s hard to know what to make of that, except it’s nonsense, for the most part," said Brouillette of opposition to fracking and broader fossil fuel development.

Increasing domestic production of fossil fuels and alternatives increases American autonomy in the dimension of energy, explained Brouillette. "[We must reduce] our dependence on countries that, candidly, do not have our interests in mind. ... In the ’70s [and] ’80s we were highly dependent [on the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries]. These were countries that were adversaries, quite frankly, and I am very proud of the work this president [and] administration has done to turn that around."

"I’m happy to report that in 2019, the United States is now the world’s largest producer of natural gas and oil, and we surpassed Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
as the largest exporter of oil in the world, so we’ve turned this around quite dramatically," noted Brouillette.

Democrat presidential candidates such as Sens. Bernie Sanders

...The ~~only~~ first openly Socialist member of the U.S. Senate. Sanders was Representative-for-Life from Vermont until moving to the Senate for the rest of his life in 2006, assuming the seat vacated by Jim Jeffords. He ran for the 2016 nomination for president, to be cheated out of it by Hillary Clinton, then went back to being a socialist, waiting for 2020 to roll around...
(I-VT) and Elizabeth Being Native American has been part of my story since the day I was born Warren
...Dem Senatrix from Massachussetts, who traces her noble lineage all the way back to Big Chief Spouting Bull. It has been alleged that she speaks with forked tongue but she denies that. She had a DNA test to prove her lineage and it turns out she's colorless...
(D-MA) oppose development and use of nuclear power.

Posted by:Fred

#5 In High School my science teacher was a widow because of a factory hydrogen explosion. Methanol synthesis is doable, hydrogen is just a bad, bad idea (hydrogen embrittlement, low energy density, explosive, the list goes on and on!).

Posted by: magpie 2019-09-19 13:52

#4 They can't comprehend that 'solar' is nuclear. Number of people world wide who die of skin cancer doesn't figure into their calculations.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-19 09:12

#3 Remember Uncle Al, Robert? I'll never forget his article on the joys of hydrogen economy - especially a description of an average suburban housewife using self-service at the (hydrogen) gas station.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-19 08:49

#2 20-25 years ago, Scientific American had an article explaining why hydrogen fuel for cars was not feasible without [cheap] nuclear power.

That signaled the decline of the hydrogen fuel nonsense.

Posted by: Bobby 2019-09-19 08:38

#1 We could have been there a long time ago but for top nuclear physicists Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas weighing in.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-09-19 06:25

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