• finderscult@lemmy.ml
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    4 hours ago

    Just a reminder, coal power releases more radiation per year than the totality of radiation released by nuclear power including all nuclear accidents and disasters… And it’s not even close.

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      3 hours ago

      It’s disingenuous to compare radiation which is diffused globally via the atmosphere with ground contamination which is localized and thousands of times too dangerous for human habitation.

      You’re saying don’t worry about the toxic waste dump next door because there’s air pollution everywhere.

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        1 hour ago

        Boy have I got news for you, coal is also worse in terms of ground and water pollution by a factor of 4… Without counting coal mining which is basically the most long term harmful activity to the environment humans can do.