PhoenixAlpha

@PhoenixAlpha@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nuclear fear-mongering is a ploy by Big oil⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Air pollution from coal and oil is estimated to kill 5 million people every year. That’s more than every nuclear disaster combined, and not to mention the signifcant safety advances that have been made since those disasters.

  All nuclear waste ever produced can fit in one football field. It’s stored in containers so thick you can go up and hug them safely, and so strong you can ram them with a train without doing significant damage. And if need be, we have the means to bury it deep underground.

  Renewables are fine, but they don’t deliver consistently, so they need backup power. Nuclear provides that at much lower environmental cost than, say, giant lithium batteries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why I Lost Faith in Kagi⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use Startpage and am happy with it. Yes it uses Google, but Google can’t track you as they can only see that the search came from the Startpage server. You also don’t get any of the AI summary or sponsored link bullshit. Beyond that, you could try SearXNG which can aggregate results from many engines.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Paris votes to crack down on SUVs | Non-Parisians will be charged almost $20 per hour to park large gas or hybrid vehicles within the city center in a bid to address pedestrian safety and air pollu...⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re looking to rent for the day, you would never pick 3 cars over 1. And if you already own the 3 cars, you wouldn’t go out of your way to rent another one. I don’t see how a parking charge would change this, unless it was far heavier than this proposal is.

  Additionally, think about how many full 9-seat vans there are in Paris. Think about how many single-occupant SUVs there are. I think the benefit here is pretty clear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Paris votes to crack down on SUVs | Non-Parisians will be charged almost $20 per hour to park large gas or hybrid vehicles within the city center in a bid to address pedestrian safety and air pollu...⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Article says they are tripling the cost, and 9 is more than 3, so…no.