stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 7 天前rural americans will drive past a coal-fired power plant, in their five mpg ford truck, to go to a small town city council meeting and complain about how environmentally destructive solar panels areslrpnk.netimagemessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1695arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1669arrow-down1imagerural americans will drive past a coal-fired power plant, in their five mpg ford truck, to go to a small town city council meeting and complain about how environmentally destructive solar panels areslrpnk.netstabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 7 天前message-square87linkfedilinkfile-text
And their vote counts more than yours because they live in rural districts with lower populations. Smh at “democracy.”
minus-squarej5y7@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 天前How long are those drums good for? I wouldn’t count on anything staying leakproof for a hundred years, let alone thousands.
minus-squareTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 天前That’s a valid concern, but they use dry cask storage. If you inter these casks underground, you can redirect any water that may seep into the storage chamber or use an impermeable cover over the casks. We do this a lot with mining wastes.
How long are those drums good for? I wouldn’t count on anything staying leakproof for a hundred years, let alone thousands.
That’s a valid concern, but they use dry cask storage. If you inter these casks underground, you can redirect any water that may seep into the storage chamber or use an impermeable cover over the casks. We do this a lot with mining wastes.