Renewables return less than half as much energy as high-energy societies require to function.

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• American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. MHMolson Hart6 Apr 2025energynuclear power
• Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. TCTyler Cowen1 Sept 2026energynuclear power
• Being strong, sovereign, hard-working and deeply competent, ideally also finishing ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, makes every other problem melt away. TLTobias Lütke13 Sept 2026energynuclear power
• Decarbonizing electricity grids without centering nuclear power will lead to blackouts. MSMichael Shellenberger17 Oct 2021energynuclear power
• Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. DMDavid MacKay3 Nov 2008energynuclear power

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