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Nuclear Energy
I believe that nuclear energy could be the solution to many of the world's energy needs. Although it gets a bad reputation for only two accidents and its relationship to cancer and war, nuclear energy is actually less harmful to humans and the environment than comparable gas or coal plants according to this study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanc … S0140-6736(07)61253-7/fulltext
With all the harmful pollutants put into the atmosphere by coal, gas, diesel and oil, those fine particles also cause lots, if not more cases of cancer and destruction of the environment because according to the EPA, fine particulates can cause premature death in people with heart or lung disease, nonfatal heart attacks, irregular heartbeat, aggravated asthma, decreased lung function, increased respiratory symptoms (such as irritation of the airways, coughing or difficulty breathing), and much more. What do you guys think?
That's an interesting viewpoint, I didn't think about that. I like that you linked evidence about nuclear energy being less harmful that gas and coal plants. It doesn't surprise me that nuclear energy is more safe than coal and gas, and I do think it is a better alternative.
Very interesting standpoint. I can see what you are talking about on how it releases water vapor which is not bad. But I also believe that the uranium pollutes the ground sometimes and that the two events are just the major events out of hundreds of meltdowns. Besides that its a interesting viewpoint on the matter no less.
I agree that nuclear energy could be a solution to some of the world's energy needs. Nuclear energy is a good idea but it has some cons as well as pros and I think there is better alternatives to solve the world's energy needs. According to (https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/ … -energy.ph) pros of Nuclear energy are the low pollution, low operating costs, and it is more proficient than fossil fuels. We could use it for for another 70-80 years. Some cons are that it is not renewable, it has environmental impacts, radio active waste disposal, there could be nuclear accidents, costs a lot, is in a few countries and military is using it to make weapons and the weapons could fall in the wrong hands. Thats why I think its a good idea for an energy source but I think we could use something else