Eat the Rich: Origins of My Personal Hardline Stance Against So Called "Renewable Energy."

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11. One of the trends I've noted is from Japan....

Japan has a historical aversion to nuclear anything, given their experience being targeted during WWII. As an island nation, they are also deprived of native fossil fuels. They also have a very socially accommodating culture, which is tolerant of self sacrifice and frugality for the common good. And, on top of it all, in 2011 they experienced a natural disaster that triggered a nuclear emergency.

All in all, they have every reason to eschew nuclear power, to seek energy independence through renewable sources, and to accept energy conservation and curtailment.

And yet Japan is actively restarting its nuclear power plants to strengthen energy security and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels. They have 15 reactors operating and are restarting the one that failed and was shutdown after the natural disaster.

Why is that? If they can't eliminate nuclear and replace fossil fuels with renewables, how practical could it be elsewhere?