Re: Coal vs. Nuclear

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

Even if you ignore greenhouse effect, air pollution from coal burning 
does lots of harm to human health--- estimates run in the 10,000 to 
50,000 deaths per year range. And then there is acid rain, coal miner 
diseases, acid mine drainage, strip mine damage, etc, etc.

On Tue, 5 Dec 1995, ALDEN N TSCHAECHE wrote:

> 
> Agreed. But, the problem is: there may really be no greenhouse effect
> and attendant global warming. A bunch of CO2 MAY not be a problem and
> actually MAY be good for the plants, vegitarian, not nuclear. So - we
> need to be a little careful not to use that argument until we KNOW the
> greenhouse effect will cause problems for the earth.  Unless, that is, we
> want to be like the antis and scare people, perhaps unnecessarily,
> about coal plants.
>   The same argument may be made about any fossil fueled electric
> generating stations, heating homes with wood, burning gasoline in cars,
> etc. Al.
> 
> *** Reply to note of 12/05/95 14:23
> 
> From: Gary H. Kramer
> To: RADSAFE --INELMAIL RADSAFE
> 
> Subject: Re: Coal vs. Nuclear
> 
> Greetings
> 
> I have enjoyed following this thread but I haven't seen anything
> mentioned about the difference in carbon dioxide releases between the
> two type of energy production.
> 
> Following the previous note about what should be told to people, perhaps
> it should be pointed out that large amounts of carbon dioxide are going
> to hurt everyone if we keep dumping it in the atmosphere, especially if
> you live on the coast :(   So let's convert ALL to coal fired generating
> stations to nuclear!
> 
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