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Old 12-14-2006, 05:32 AM
Liam Liam is offline
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How about nuclear power?
Twenty years in 1986 we had the Chernobyl disaster and in 1979 the Three Mile Island. I believe that the death toll from Three Mile Island was 0 and the total death caused by Chernobyl was 45. With regard to Chernobyl 31 people were killed when the reactor blew and 134 people received high doses of radiation of which 14 died.
Studies in Switzerland have shown that for every unit of electricity produced that nuclear in 40 times safer than coal.
Nuclear power also has a lower carbon foot print that wind turbines.
A twenty-year study of the wild life within the vicinity of Chernobyl has shown that there are no detrimental effects to wild life.
At present the residents of the Isle of Lewis (an island off North west of Scotland) are fighting governments plans to build thousands of wind turbines. These turbines will blight the island. It is estimated they will produce enough power to provide the needs of 1 million people when the wind is blowing.
The UK has had a drop in its carbon emissions due to the Conservatives party changing power production from coal power stations to high efficient gas turbines.
Coal also leaks methane into the atmosphere, which is estimate to be 25 times more damaging than carbon dioxide.
France also has a low carbon emission due to the fact that it has invested heavily into nuclear power
Liam. UK
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