RSSIs Nuclear Power Good?
Apr 18
A public change-of-heart by a founder of Greenpeace to believe that Nuclear power is good. He argues that it’s the only large-scale viable alternative to massive polluters like coal. He also analyzes the safety record of Nuclear in the US and other issues.
Going Nuclear: A Green Makes the Case
I’ve always been on the fence on this. Nuclear energy obviously has many drawbacks but perhaps its total impact on the environment is not as bad as a coal plant spewing massive amounts of greenhouse gasses into the air.
However, having said that, it should be noted that cars emit a much higher percentage of greenhouse gasses than any one form of power generation. So, reducing car emissions by 50% would have a much larger impact on the environment than getting rid of 50% of coal power plants.
Apr 18, 2006 @ 12:47:29
Not sure if your math works out overall, because the total amount of car emissions and coal emissions may not be equal. But the point is worth pondering.
You might well still be on the fence on nuclear after reading the following, but it will be wider, more informed fence….
Stewart Brand, the founder of The Whole Earth Catalog mentioned in the linked article above, has also endorsed a techno-thriller novel of nuclear power by a longtime industry insider (me). This story serves as a lay person’s guide to the good and the bad of this power source. (There’s plenty of both). The book is available at no cost to readers at http://RadDecision.blogspot.com – and they seem to like it, judging from their comments on the homepage.