Aaaaaand Gov. Hochul Announces Elimination Of 2030 GHG Target From State's Climate Law

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8. That helps to explain your hardline opposition to renewable energy

At one time you had a hardline opposition to nuclear power. I’ve noticed (for example) that former smokers and recovering alcoholics can be the least tolerant of those who do what they once did.

In my youth, I was ambivalent towards nuclear power, but I certainly didn’t protest against it. I didn’t display a “No Nukes” icon. I understood the “greenhouse effect.” There was no “controversy” regarding it (at least that I was aware of.) It was simply science. Nuclear power had its undeniable downsides, but at the time of my youth, apart from hydroelectric generation, there really was no viable alternative to burning fossil fuels, other than burning atoms. (I helped my father replace our oil furnace with a high efficiency wood stove, because wood was supposedly “carbon neutral.” Wood is problematic and ,even if it wasn’t, could never “scale up” sufficiently.)

Renewables like (PV solar and wind) have their drawbacks, but countries are successfully integrating them into their energy systems. Fusion appears to be on a comparable timetable to “Gen IV” fission reactors and offers several advantages.

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/05/20/nuclear-fusion-without-massive-land-use-huge-fuel-costs.html