energy sources

  1. Despite Fukushima, Radiation Fears, Nuclear Still Safer Than Coal

    Link Removed - Invalid URL after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake has raised questions over the option of using nuclear power to generate electricity. The disaster has prompted an outpouring of fierce opposition to nuclear energy, and many states have begun weighing their nuclear futures. However...
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    • air quality cancer climate change coal power electricity emissions energy policy energy sources environmental impact fukushima meltdown nuclear nuclear waste pollution public health radiation safety solar power sustainable energy wind energy
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  2. 5 myths about nuke energy

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Explosions. Radiation. Evacuations. More than 30 years after Three Mile Island, the unfolding crisis in Japan has brought back some of the worst nightmares surrounding nuclear power — and restarted a major debate about the merits and the drawbacks of this energy...
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    • crisis debate energy sources fossil fuels japan myths nuclear power plants radiation safety three mile island
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