Bernie Sanders wants to send executives at oil, gas and coal companies to jail and end the use of fossil fuels entirely. Just how feasible is this plan?
$16.3 trillion designated over the next decade to transitioning the United States to only electricity generated from renewable energies.Create 20 million jobs and offer assistance to displaced fossil fuel workers, which would “end unemployment.”Without fossil fuels, Americans would have a very difficult time traveling long distances. Thenew electric car batteries only carry a range less than 350 miles in normal conditions. They take too long to charge for serious road trips.
Thus, without gas powered engines, we could not travel as easily for business meetings or conventions. We would have trouble visiting grandma for Thanksgiving. Summer road trips would be out of the question. Hawaii and Alaska would basically be marooned and separated from the rest of the country. Train travel would be the only option for any trip more than a 300 hundred miles. Essentially, our movement would be like it was in the late 1800s, except a little worse.
Nuclear is not a renewable energy. If Senator Sanders actually wants all power created by renewable energies only, he would need to decommission nuclear power plants. In , 33% of U.S. electricity was generated from natural gas, 31% from coal, 19% from nuclear, 7% from hydropower and 5% from wind. If only hydropower and wind power remain from those top five power sources, the U.S. would need to severely decrease its electricity usage.
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