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Old 03-15-2013, 03:06 PM   #596 (permalink)
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Renewables despite being a good thing will not at all times be able to supply all of our power need (or wants)
The exception, of course, is Moon power. It's not as variable as solar power, and thus suitable for baseload.

I watched the TED talk. MIT and China are both updating the same 60's tech. No mention from MIT of Thorium.