In the opening scene of WALL-E (2008) there are wind turbines and nuclear plants built on top of trash mounds to imply that mankind didn't convert to clean energy until it was too late

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image showing In the opening scene of WALL-E (2008) there are wind turbines and nuclear plants built on top of trash mounds to imply that mankind didn't convert to clean energy until it was too late

SantasArthritis on February 8th, 2020 at 15:35 UTC »

Last time i watched WALL-E I noticed how much space junk there was as they zoom into earth from space.

Seems like we are racing to that outcome full speed also.

semirigorous on February 8th, 2020 at 15:59 UTC »

Cooling towers are needed at all sorts of power plants, not just nuclear. Every plant that uses steam turbines needs to cool the water for the next cycle.

tokenflip408619 on February 8th, 2020 at 16:36 UTC »

Nuclear is far cleaner than coal and more efficient than wind and solar