Hello Daily Kos Nation!
I've just submitted "Renewable plus Nuclear Conversation #ReNuLRC" as a proposal to the MIT Climate Colab contest.
The proposal is to host systematic "renewable + nuclear conversations" in multiple venues, adopting the existing "Living Room Conversations" model, tailored to renewables + nuclear, with an "energy supply field" worksheet.
Check out the proposal and let me know what you think! Please support the proposal on the Climate CoLab site, and better yet, let me know if you want to host one of these conversations. Indicate which side you lean toward in the comments - 100% Renewables only, or Pro nuclear.
Note that as of June 13th at midnight, the proposal has been frozen and sent to the Judges for the first round of evaluation. We will be able to revise and edit it in subsequent rounds after they unfreeze it. Your comments are welcome!
Let's win the Race to Zero Carbon, one conversation at a time. Thanks for your participation!
Update: Thanks for the comments below! I notice some quick dismissal of nuclear, and some name-calling by pro nuclear folks, and other easy shots taken. This is why we need a "Living Room Conversation" approach. The cheap shots go nowhere. We have a huge problem to solve that will take major team work. Get your head in the real game, not the cheap shot game.
Find your counterparts and commit to a 2.5 to 3 hour conversation. Come prepared. Be familiar with a 100% Renewable Solutions Project, and what it would take to actually achieve that. Also, watch Pandora's Promise for the nuclear perspective.
Then sit down, get to know each other, appreciate where you're coming from. Find some common ground! Some steps you can both push with full gusto. We need to move down the energy supply field ASAP. Thanks!